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Our Mission
The mission of the All Healers Mental Health Alliance is to organize a long term, culturally competent response to the mental health needs of people of the United States, particularly people of color and people living in poverty affected by all hazards and disasters. We will work with all individuals, organizations, mental health, emergency response and crisis workers of various disciplines and backgrounds towards the goal of providing culturally competent mental health services and in doing so, foster hope, recovery, and resilience among affected people.
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BELIEVE IN WHAT WE DO? PLEASE SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS . . .
Why donate to AHMHA? Read about the many invaluable activities, promoting mental health and a balanced well-being in the face of disasters. About Us
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If you would like to speak with someone directly, please contact our donations coordinator by email at Donations Coordinator or by phone at 212-969-0417.
Your support allows AHMHA to provide emotional healing to disaster victims and it also allows AHMHA to provide healing to the healers providing service to disaster victims.
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“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?” - Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968).
Latest News . . . OFFICIAL AHMHA NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER SITE
Creative, Therapeutic Interventions for Survivors of Disasters and Trauma
IPS seems like such a distant memory, but we have a finished product that being displayed at the Women's Mental Health Congress in Melbourne Australia this month (March 16). A Baylor colleague is attending and will present the poster on behalf of AHMHA. For those of you who have not yet met Alice Mao, she was an APA minority fellow, is a very active mentor for us at Baylor and UT.
You Are Cordially Invited
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CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Position Open
Employer: The Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC), University of Maryland School of Medicine
Description: The Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC), an international leader in schizophrenia research, is accepting applications for a two-year training fellowship. The MPRC is part of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine. The MPRC has a strong record of helping fellows develop successful careers in diverse research areas within the context of schizophrenia. Current research areas include psychopharmacology, behavioral neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, neuroimaging, post-mortem, psychophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, drug treatment trials, ethics, and genetics.
The goal of the fellowship is to train psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, and basic scientists to become leading researchers in the area of schizophrenia. The program combines individual mentored basic and clinical research with educational experiences. General educational activities include MPRC’s internal course on schizophrenia, journal clubs, meetings with invited outside senior researchers, grant writing workshops, and individualized career development.
Requirements: Applicants must hold a M.D. with completed residency training in psychiatry, a Ph.D. in psychology, neuroscience, basic science relevant to the fellowship goal, or a PharmD. Only U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents can apply. Positions must be filled by June 30, 2008.
Other Career Opportunities
Case Manager: download
Case Manager Supervisor: download
Clerical Assistant: download
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Brother Leonard G. Dunston, MSW, Dr. Ron Daniels, and Dr. Annelle Primm cordially invite you to the 2008 Institute of the Black World Black (IBW) Family Summit Policy Institute III. The summit will be held on Friday, May 16, 2008 from 9:00 AM until 4:30 PM at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2237 in Washington, D.C.
Below you will find three documents. The first document is the official Black Family Summit invitation letter, complete with the full agenda for the summit. The second document contains the minutes from the February 22nd meeting of the 2008 Black Family Summit Policy Institute. The third document is a draft of a letter addressed to President Bush on behalf of the Grant Family.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Brother Leonard Dunston at 919-765-5710 or via email: leonard_dunston@yahoo.com (please note there is an underscore between Leonard and Dunston).
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Brother Leonard Dunston at 919-765-5710 or via email: leonard_dunston@yahoo.com (please note there is an underscore between Leonard and Dunston).
Peace and Blessings,
PTSD Research
Dr. Michael Pratts, BPA secretary, BPGNY member and Friend of AHMHA is conducting some research on PTSD and has asked us to identify some patients for the study. I believe that the patients will be paid to participate. Please review the letter below and let me know if your practice is able to help him with this study. I know that we will be able to help with interpretation and utilization of the data. Dr. Phyllis Harrison-Ross is on their advisory board (in an effective manner). More information . . .
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
 National Leadership Council on African American Behavioral Health (NLC) is proud to appoint nationally recognized expert on Mental Health, Altha J. Stewart, MD, as the Executive Director for the organization. press release
Abstracts to Review:
Dr. Phyllis Harrison-Ross in her Easter Bonnet
 
Dr. Harrison-Ross looking smart as she shares a moment with Susan Taylor.
Dr. Beny Primm Selects AHMHA as an Exceptional Organization
 Dr. Beny Primm received the Public Health Leadership Award. He selected AHMHA as an  exceptional organization conducting the work of public health at the community level, garnering us an award and a $5,000 grant. AHMHA was represented by Dr. Annelle Primm and Mr. Elliott Hill, LCSW, BCD.
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