mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, md; jane callahan, director, national community anti-drug coalition institute, community anti-drug coalitions of america, alexandria, va; jordan burnham, mental health advocate, active minds inc., washington, dc; dr. wendy greene, assistant director of trauma and critical care and program developer, screening, brief interventions and referral to treatment program, howard university hospital, washington, dc. fran, what is the definition of behavioral health, and how do we distinguish between prevention, early intervention, and treatment within that definition? the definition for behavioral health for samhsa is we are taking the substance abuse and mental health prevention, intervention, and treatment programs, and we are encasing it within the disorder realm. so substance abuse, prevention, intervention, and treatment are exactly the same, same levels, and so is mental health. we are finding that mental health properties for prevention, especially, are very similar to the properties of substance abuse, and treatment is different in one respect, but the intervention to get people into treatment is very similar. it is similar, but there are differences between

doing were close with law enforcement and prosecutors and protective services, victim advocates, medical and mental-health professionals. colleagues have spoken on the need for improved mechanism can i join them in their car before training for mandated reporters. recent events have asked why individuals to support child abuse. and we know what 95% of americans express deep concern about abuse, only one third contacted the authorities when actually confronted with the view. adults do not report because they don't know the kinds of abuse and they worry what will happen when they do and because they don't know how to report. all these problems can be addressed by widespread training and public awareness campaign to 240 million americans adults who should be reporting abuse if they suspect it. and that is something uniquely the federal government's role to do, given the scale of that task. but we can't forget that perhaps the most important and concerning underreporting occurs among the most vulnerable. that is abuse children themselves. research tell us that only one third of adults who say they were abused

advocate for laura's law. >> i think we have an obligation as mental health providers, as the mental health system, to do what bassler said after what happens with his son, mendocino county is now seriously at laura's law. he hope it doesn't stop. there he doesn't want tragedies like what happened in mendocino to be necessary in other counties for things they are to change. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> it is a difficult and complicated situation. >>> let's get a check of the forecast. >> we're starting to see those changes, ladies, with some showers developing. just off to the north. we're going to have more on that coming up. let's look at the numbers. marked improvement from this time on monday and tuesday. we did have 20-degree temperatures at this hour. 42 in livermore, 42 in fairfield and 41 currently in napa. so for the morning hours, we will find areas of isolated showers. for thursday, plenty of sunshine for your afternoon. we'll get some gradual clearing. and still a dry seven-day forecast. across highway 101, down santa rosa and novato. here's the problem with this storm system. as it tips t

mental health. one of the biggest concerns that i have, both as a military wife and an advocate, is we're just not addressings facing the military faces themselves. right now we really have no standing operating procedures on what happens if a family member attempts or commits suicide. we have a working model we use for the military member, but that does not -- that does not apply to the family member. and i know that there are a lot of challenges around this with hip with a and all that kind of thing, but -- with hipaa and all that kind of thing, but i do think that there is a stigma for a reason. it's not just a reception-based stigma in regards to if it's going to affect your career. we have seen it affect our husbands' career and us going to get services has had some negative blowback. i do think there's a big reception issue that we could help with education. i also think that, until that never happens, people are going to err on the side of caution. so, karen, did you want to bring up jessica maybe? >> actually mine was also to april. >> get a little closer to the mic. >> mine is also to april. i was t

carter has been a leading advocate on mental health issues. they teamed up. they were a great lobbying pair by all accounts. mrs. ford would make the case for her issues, and mrs. carter for her issues, and they worked together very successfully and developed -- it's not just politics that bring these people together. they discovered they had lots of things in common. they talked about each other's families, they wanted to know about the kids. i mean, it is an extended family in many ways. host: richard norton smith spending some time with us this morning on this december 26, the legal hole did i for christmas. we hope you have a little time to spend with us as well. he's going to come back and we're going to focus in on the presidency of george washington, a little history lesson. richard norton smith, presidential historian, wrote a book in the early 199 's about george washington called "patriarch." today, an important anniversary for george washington. it is the anniversary of the battle of trenton. 235 years ago, a very decisive battle for him and the co

doing were close with law enforcement and prosecutors and protective services, victim advocates, medical and mental-health professionals. colleagues have spoken on the need for improved mechanism can i join them in their car before training for mandated reporters. recent events have asked why individuals to support child abuse. and we know what 95% of americans express deep concern about abuse only one third contacted the authorities when actually confronted with the view. adults do not report because they don't know the kinds of abuse and they worry what will happen when they do and because they don't know how to report. all these problems can be addressed by widespread training and public awareness campaign to 240 million americans adults who should be reporting abuse if they suspect it. and that is something uniquely the federal government's role to do, given the scale of that task. but we can't forget that perhaps the most important and concerning underreporting occurs among the most vulnerable. that is abuse children themselves. research tell us that only one third of adults who say they were abused

doing were close with law enforcement and prosecutors and protective services, victim advocates, medical and mental-health professionals. colleagues have spoken on the need for improved mechanism can i join them in their car before training for mandated reporters. recent events have asked why individuals to support child abuse. and we know what 95% of americans express deep concern about abuse, only one third contacted the authorities when actually confronted with the view. adults do not report because they don't know the kinds of abuse and they worry what will happen when they do and because they don't know how to report. all these problems can be addressed by widespread training and public awareness campaign to 240 million americans adults who should be reporting abuse if they suspect it. and that is something uniquely the federal government's role to do, given the scale of that task. but we can't forget that perhaps the most important and concerning underreporting occurs among the most vulnerable. that is abuse children themselves. research tell us that only one third of adults who say they were abused

advocate for the increased psych bed at st. luke's because the capacity keeps going down. there is an aging population with these medi-cal people coming in. they have more mental health problems, so we will need these mental health services. thank you very much for your time and attention. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. next speaker, please. >> thank you. i am a volunteer with p.o.c. i am here instead of dr. eugene and am reading his letter. my name is dr. eugene, and i am a retired physician who served this community for over 35 years, and i am a member of p.o.c. i referred many patients to st. luke's when it had a full complement of services and was licensed for 28 beds. there are the residents who live in the south of market area. this should be rejected. st. luke's has been significantly dismantled over the past years to the point where cpmc's plan is a mere 80 beds. there are no few -- fewer people living south of market and years ago. they still suffer from heart attacks, strokes, drug overdoses, and the likes. this hospital cares for occupations with a high incidence of birth-related injuries, cooks, landscapers, truck drivers, warehouse workers. the workmen

one of the biggest concerns i have as a military wife and an advocate is we are just not addressing a effectively the mental health challenges facing military families themselves. right now we have no standard operating procedures on what happens if a family member attempts or commit suicide. we have a working model that we use for the military member. that does not apply to the family member. i know there are a lot of challenges around this with hippa and that thing. but it is a huge issue i do not think we understand at this point. with all due respect to the general, i do think there is a step before a recent. it is not just a perception based diplomat in regards to if it will affect your career. we have seen it affect our husbands' careers and us going to get services have had some negative blowback. i also think until that never happens, people will air on the side of caution. >> mine was also to april. i was talking to a young lady the other day. her husband is also 100% disabled. she went to a care giver group at the v.a. hospital in jacksonville and said, i need help. i need to talk to somebody. she was to

advocate were those struggling. some struggling alone, a sheen to seek help. it was a privilege to work with her to bring addiction and mental healthmmy and jerry, developed a close relationship than any other president after leaving the white house. i think danny and i had a similar relationship. in closing, i just want to add that bad and i shared another passion, our husbands and our families. her partnership with jerry, both public and private, helped heal the nation and strengthen the family unit, in its many varied forms. her love of her children, michael, jack, steven and susan, was unbounded. and her grandchildren were a source of constant pleasure. when we get together later in life, we talked about our hopes and dreams, for our children and grandchildren, and also our great grandchildren. to you here who mourned the loss of your mother, your grandmother, and great-grandmother today, jenny and i extend our most sincere sympathies, and want you to note of the deep love and respect we have for this extraordinary woman. it was my privilege to know where. -- to know her. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background soun