OMNA On Tour
OMNA on Tour is a series of meetings to engage communities to eliminate
racial and ethnic disparities in mental health care. Next meeting:
OMNA on Tour
Los Angeles California
July 22, 2008
Co-occurring Disorders No Longer Double Jeopardy:
A Call to Action for Prevention and Recovery
in Diverse Populations in Los Angeles
Location: California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda St.,
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Keynote speakers:
Carl Bell, M.D.
President &CEO, Community Mental Health Council&Foundation, Inc.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Donald R. Vereen, Jr., M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Community-Based Public Health
University of Michigan, School of Public Health
Links:
Background
The OMNA on Tour initiative, launched in 2005, is a series of town-hall-style meetings to inform underserved communities about mental health disparities and their impact on overall health, economic productivity, and societal well-being. The meetings produce collaboration among stakeholder groups in developing local action plans to eliminate mental health disparities. The tour began in Washington, D.C. and continued with stops in Memphis TN, Philadelphia PA, and Arlington Heights IL.
OMNA on Tour brochure
Links to OMNA on Tour Articles:
OMNA on Tour in Gulf Coast (Psych News Sept 2007 and Nov 2007)
OMNA on Tour in Chicago (APA press release October 26, 2006)
OMNA on Tour in Philadelphia (Psych News May 2006)
OMNA on Tour in Washington DC (APA press release January 21, 2005)
OMNA on Tour in Washington DC (Psych News March 2005)