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In particular for families of children with disabilities, Thursday's Supreme Court ruling upholding most of the Affordable Care Act may come as a huge relief. Other government health insurance programs, including Medicaid and the Children's health Insurance Program, or CHIP, have filled some of the gaps in health insurance coverage for people with disabilities before the health care law, but they didn't go far enough.

Click here for the Save the Date!What:The day's offerings include renowned speakers on children's psychiatry & treatment, integrated recovery models including primary care, dual-diagnosis treatment, and the mental health consumer recovery movement. Five CMEs (currently pending approval) will be available to those attending; conference registration is $60.When:March 1, 20129:00 am - 3:00 pmWhere:Miles City Community CollegeMiles City, MTContact:Phone: 406-587-7774

Register here!What:Got Transition recognizes that health care transition often begins at home with preparation and planning- but where else do young people spend most of their time?  School!  Tune into this first episode of a series related to how healthcare transition might be addressed in the school setting.  In this episode, Eileen and Mallory will discuss the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process as a key element in transition, keeping it student centered, and real ways to incorporate goals related to health!When:Wednesday, February 22, 20121:00 PM - 1:30 PM MDTContact:Got Transition?Phone: 603-228-8811

About 35 mental health advocates and providers gathered in a board room at St. Peter’s Hospital Wednesday morning in a show of unity, trying to prove to the man overseeing the distribution of a $9.5 million mental health trust that they’re all working toward common goals and are worthy of three grants totaling $565,400.

This spring, Montana State University's College of Nursing and Extended University offer a series of recorded Webinars designed for primary care providers who offer mental health care in their practices but who are not mental health professionals.Topics cover conditions that often present in the primary care setting: Diagnostics; Pharmacotherapy; Depressive Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Bipolar Disorders; Cognitive Disorders in the Older Adult; and Managing Neurobehavioral Crises.

In support of the DCoE mission to identify and promote effective instructional material for wounded warriors, families, and health care providers, we developed the Children of Military Service Members Resource Guide – an online resource to assist families and health care providers address the mental and emotional health needs of military children.

The United States is facing a child mental health crisis, and Montana is no exception. Untreated or undertreated child and adolescent emotional-behavioral problems often lead to psychiatric disorders in adults, representing a significant public health problem. In fact, mental illness is the No. 1 cause of disability in the U.S. and in Canada, according to the World health Organization.

"No qualified handicapped individual shall, solely by reason of his handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity which receives or benefits from Federal financial assistance."(10)

Mrs. Park, a college English teacher, wanted to tell her daughter’s story, and the book she wrote, “The Siege,” published in 1967, did that and more. It was credited with assuaging the guilt that so many parents of autistic children had assumed, and came to be regarded as an important source of insight for psychiatrists, psychologists, educators and advocates.

Child Health Day - October 5, 2009 Every Child Deserves a Medical Home Monday, October 5th is Child Health Day (CHD).  Since 1928, the President has proclaimed one day each year National Child Health Day and people across America have worked together to prevent problems and improve childhood Health. For the first 32 years, the day was observed on May 1, but since 1960, Child Health Day is observed the first Monday in October. 

The mission of the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is to contribute to national, state, and local efforts to promote Health and wellness in people with disabilities and identify effective intervention strategies that reduce Health disparities between people with disabilities and the general population. AAHD accomplishes its mission through research, education and advocacy at the national, state and community level.

Scholarships will be limited to under $1,000. The AAHD Board of Directors Scholarship Committee will evaluate each of the applicants and make a decision in December of each calendar year.

Suppose the typical U.S. health insurance plan didn’t cover treatment for cancer. Or suppose most American insurance companies put annual and lifetime benefit limits on cardiac care, limits that didn’t apply to other ailments. Imagine that the health plans still covering heart care applied higher deductibles to that treatment than to other health care bills. These ideas are outrageous, yet they are reality for American families living with mental illnesses.