HHS Gives $1.5 Million to Promote Exemplary Mental Health Practices inCommunities

December 15, 2003 HHS Gives $1.5 Million to Promote Exemplary Mental Health Practices in Communities Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Tommy G. Thompson on October 3, 2003, announced ten one-year grants totaling $1.5 million to promote the adoption of exemplary mental health practices in communities around the country.  These grants are designed to help support consensus building, infrastructure development, and training activities for the delivery of services to children with serious emotional disturbance, adults with serious mental illness, and those with co-occurring substance disorders. “The President’s Commission on Mental Health called on . . .