SAMHSA MFP Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary (3/18/04)
SAMHSA MFP Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary (3/18/04)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) celebrated its 30 year anniversary by convening the First National SAMHSA MFP Conference, December 11 - 13, 2003, in Washington, DC. The conference theme, Cultural Competence and Reducing Health Disparities, drew more than 300 current fellows, alumni, government leaders, mentors, and mental health experts from the core mental health professional groups: nurses (American Nurses Association), psychologists (American Psychological Association), psychiatrists (American Psychiatric Association), social workers (Council on Social Work Education), and child and adolescent psychiatrists (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry). For three intense days, conference attendees participated in workshops that focused on Community Based Treatment and Prevention; Reducing Stigma and Barriers; Children and Families; Co-Occurring Disorders: Substance Abuse and Treatment and Prevention; HIV/AIDS; Trauma and Violence; and Cultural Competence and Reducing Health Disparities. Objectives of the conference were to (1) provide MFP fellows and alumni with information about organizational structure/processes that SAMHSA uses to achieve its mission; (2) explore options for fellow career enhancements; and (3) offer opportunities for the exchange of scientific knowledge about mental health and substance abuse issues.
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