The Road to Recovery - Building Public Awareness and Community Support: Strategies for Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery in Behavioral Health
Continues progress in meeting the challenges associated with bahavioral health problems in our nation depends largely on building public awareness and community support. Increased public awareness on the costs and comnsequences of untreated mental and substance use disorders will likely result in higher levels of community support for prevention, treatment and recovery intiatives. What are the most effective ways for those involved in the behavioral helth field to reach out to their communities to build awareness and support? What are the best ways to connect with community leaders who can influence other in this endeavour? This show will examine a variety of strategies and messages for building public awareness and communtiy support, including how the direction of health care reform and the integration of behavioral health care into the primary helath care setting present opportuntites for progress and also challenges.