Federal Government Releases 70-Point Mental Health Transformation Plan

August 01, 2005 Federal Government Releases 70-Point Mental Health Transformation Plan  The federal government released a 70-point agenda to transform Mental Health Services at the federal level. The departments within this transformation include: Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Justice Department, Labor Department, Veterans Affairs, and the Social Security Administration. A few points outlined by the cabinet members included: Reinforce the message that mental illnesses and emotional disturbances are treatable and that recovery is the expectation Act immediately to reduce the number of suicides in the nation through implementation of the National Strategy for . . .