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

number of organizations, such as open house san francisco, to act as our advocate for housing, medical treatment, mental health issues, and support in social services. i have lost nearly all of my peer support group, and i am estranged from my family. the dilemma is also for what constitutes affordable housing. for all of us, there is no model, especially for lgbt seniors, especially those living with hiv/aids and what the future holds for us. thank you. supervisor wiener: thank you very much. next speaker. >> good morning, good afternoon peter i am pam. i am 55. and i love my city. that is why we are here. we love our city, and we want to stay. we want to be safe in our city. we have worked here, paid rent, you know, did all this that heterosexuals do, and you all know that already. i just want to say that all of us have been through a lot already, and we're just asking for help, so help us to live the rest of our lives more gentle, more loving. some of these people that i know have been through a lot. i have a friend in a hotel that has been raped and abused because she was a lesbian, the mission hotel. and

number of organizations, such as open house san francisco, to act as our advocate for housing, medical treatment, mental healths, and support in social services. i have lost nearly all of my peer support group, and i am estranged from my family. the dilemma is also for what constitutes affordable housing. for all of us, there is no model, especially for lgbt seniors, especially those living with hiv/aids and what the future holds for us. thank you. supervisor wiener: thank you very much. next speaker. >> good morning, good afternoon peter i am pam. i am 55. and i love my city

our young people aren't succeeding in school or perhaps they have mental health issues not adequately addressed our volunteers advocatefor those needs and make sure that the people responsible are addressing those needs and our young people are growing up in communities so they can become strong, stable adults. >> you said -- so you are looking for a wide variety of people earlier we were talking about some groups in particular they need male mentors for young men as far as you are concerned men, women anybody. >> we only serve 20% of the children in foster care in need in prince georges county we need everyone who cares about children to come out and help us, men certainly make a difference it is a powerful statement, to be a man working with a younger boy or a young adult, and helping them grow up in the community, but anyone who is willing to make a difference in the life of a child is needed. >> group is court appointed special advocates, ann marie, executive director if this is something in particular you want to find out about, get information about call in (202)895-3307 ask for those folks specifically or we ha

advocates say... the new budget will hhlp more marylanders. (demarco) "providing health helping people with e peopll, - ddvelopmental isabilities, providing funding for drug and alcohol abuse treatment prevention, heleping people with mentalhalth problems, ttat's exactly what the alcohol tax was intended to." &pto." last summer, a 50 percent increase in the alcohol sales tax was approved...raising it froo six to nine percent. your gas taxes could be going up by more than 60 percent. that will be debated by state lawmakers this session.if thh gas increase passes...it can't be challenged because it's an appropriations bill."americans for prosperity" began a petition drive so marylanders can let their lawmakers now what they thiik of the proposed increase.see the petition at fox baltimore dot com.look for " stop the gas tax" undee "hot topics." president obama lays out his blueprint for americaa.. during tuesday night's state of the union address.and today... he plans to sell it. as greg black explains... the president is kicking off a three-day swing... through key election states. statee. "members of congress, i have the higg privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the united states."in his third

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

mental health. [applause] >> and i suspect for abigail, each is a strong advocate on behalf of her husband's career. so, i think all is well. and i'm happy to turn over the mic to our moderator, mary richardson. now, john and abigail never tuned in to the evening news on channel 5. but had they done so, i'm sure they would have applauded such an intelligent and eloquent commentator, enlightening the public about the day's events. mary? [applause] >> john adams, a 24-year-old lawyer, saw abigail smith for the first time in the summer of 1759. he was unimpressed. not candid was the overall assess independent his diary. what changed between them and when we don't really know, but by the time of their first letter, something certainly had. >> braintree, october 4th, 1762. miss adorable. by the same token that the bearer sat up with you last night, i hereby order you to give him as many kisses and as many hours of your company after 9:00 as he shall please to demand and charge them to my account. i presume i have good right to draw upon you for the kisses as i have given two or three million at least. w

mental health. [applause] >> and i suspect for abigail, each is a strong advocate on behalf of her husband's career. so, i think all is well. and i'm happy to turn over the mic to our moderator, mary richardson. now, john and abigail never tuned in to the evening news on channel 5. but had they done so, i'm sure they would have applauded such an intelligent and eloquent commentator, enlightening the public about the day's events. mary? [applause] >> john adams, a 24-year-old lawyer, saw abigail smith for the first time in the summer of 1759. he was unimpressed. not candid was the overall assess independent his diary. what changed between them and when we don't really know, but by the time of their first letter, something certainly had. >> braintree, october 4th, 1762. miss adorable. by the same token that the bearer sat up with you last night, i hereby order you to give him as many kisses and as many hours of your company after 9:00 as he shall please to demand and charge them to my account. i presume i have good right to draw upon you for the kisses as i have given two or three million at least. w

advocates say... the new budget will help more marylanders. (demarco) "providing health care for lower income people, helping people with providing funding for rug and alcohol abuse treatment prevention, heleping people with mentallth problems, that's exactly what the alcohol tax was intended to." to." last summer, a 50 percent increase in the alcohol sales tax was approved...raising it from six to nine percent. the d.c.-baltimore area is being ranked as one of the riskiest online regions in the country. the problem is serious enough, that even the president talked aboutt battling cyber-threats in last night's state of the union. joel d. smith is live at &panne arundel community colleg now with 3 things you an do today, to try to keep cyber--rime out of your life. ggod morning joel d. 3 whhther you love it or hate it... facebook's new "timeline" feature will soon be mandatory.as of now... facebook users can pt out.but in a few weeks... you won't have that choice.once you get the timeline... you'll have days before it goes live. during that time... users can hide things they don't want to be shared.one of the biggest your old posts. photos and comments are easily accessed. that brings us to our question of the da