Mental Health

Mental Health Policy in the News

Students are to look for a specific  mental health policy issue in the news: TV, radio (NPR), newspaper, and/or the internet.

Two other good resources for keeping informed about mental health policy are:

· MHA/Mental Health America (aka National Mental Health Association):  http://www.www1.nmha.orgLinks to an external site.

· NIMH/National Institute of Mental Health:  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/e-mail-newsletters/index.shtmlLinks to an external site.  

Note: This writesup must adhere to APA formatting (including title page, reference page if appropriate, headings, font size, double spaced, etc).

Grading Criteria (Total Possible Points: 5)

· Selection of an appropriate mental health policy issue  (1 point)

· Use of appropriate news/media means to obtain mental health policy information (must identify means in paper)  (1.5 point)

· Summary adequately provides basic information regarding policy issue to instructor and classmates  (3 points)

· Submission adheres to APA formatting  (1 point)

· Submission is of appropriate length and is grammatically appropriate  (1 point)

Upto 2 pages.