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>>> Stuart Gordon 1/23/2020 3:58 PM >>><br></span><div>Good Afternoon --</div><div><br></div><div>Attached is this week's <em>NASMHPD Weekly Update, </em>with the following information included in its<em> </em>43 pages:</div><div><br></div><div>(1) a request from the NASMHPD Research Institute for the submission of information to be included in a new 2020 State Mental Health Agency Profiles compilation;</div><div>(2) information on a Finnish study finding no association between long-term antipsychotic use and the likelihood that a patient will experience severe somatic illness leading to hospitalization;</div><div>(3) data from another study that found that 20 percent of adults with Major Depression Disorder experience suicidal ideation despite treatment with SSRI or tricyclic antidepressants;</div><div>(4) a link to a Crisis Now <em>CrisisTalk </em>blog on how New Jersey is using a newly-launched Psychiatric Advance Directive Registry; </div><div>(5) the publication by the HHS Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) of a new environmental scan of state regulations governing residential treatment for behavioral health conditions;</div><div>(6) a story on a Pennsylvania Supreme Court case reviewing primary care physicians' duty to protect where they have failed to involuntarily commit a violent behavioral health patient;</div><div>(7) information on the Health Resources and Services Administration's Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students, and technical assistance being provided next month for those individuals interested in those scholarships;</div><div>(8) a wide array of NASMHPD links of interest, including a link to a brand new SAMHSA resource showing the grants awarded to each state in 2019; </div><div>(9) a notice from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that they are seeking nominations, due March 15, for new members;</div><div>(10) newly scheduled webinars from the SAMHSA GAINS Center and the SMI Advisor; and </div><div>(11) two new Funding Opportunity Announcements from SAMHSA relating to the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers.</div><div><br></div><div>We hope you find this information useful.</div><div><br></div><div>Have a good weekend.<br></div><span id="GWSignatureSent" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; display: block;"><span style="display: block;"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; display: inline-block; -ms-word-wrap: normal;">
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