Covering Mental Health:
A Resource Guide for Reporters and Editors
NEWSLETTERS/JOURNALS
Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow, 1110 Mar West St.,
Tiburon, Calif. 94920 * (415) 435-9743, fax 415-435-9879.
Adam Richmond is the managing editor; E-mail: arichmond@centralink.com
This bi-monthly magazine is published by CentraLink, a company
that tries to identify innovations in the mental health field
and educate professionals about them. The magazine covers
managed behavioral care, research about treatment of mental
disorders, patient privacy, child health issues, treatment
outcomes, and the report-card movement for evaluating behavioral
managed care.
Harvard Mental Health Letter, 164 Longwood
Ave., Boston, Mass. 02115 * (617) 432-1485. Dr. Lester Grinspoon,
editor. Web site: http://www.med.harvard.edu/publications/.
A monthly, this newsletter is heavily oriented toward academics
or mental health practitioners, but it can be useful. Published
by the Harvard Medical School Publications Group.
Health Care Policy Report, Bureau of National
Affairs, 1231 25th St., NW, Washington D.C. 20037 * (202)
452-4200, fax (202) 331-5102. David Nather reports on mental
health in his coverage of Medicaid and children's health.
This is a weekly publication aimed at professionals, congressional
staff members, health-association lobbyists and lawyers.
Mental Health Weekly,208 Governor St., Providence,
R.I. 02906 * (401) 831-6020, fax (401) 861-6370, Web site:
http://www.manisses.com. Gary Enos, editor.
A weekly newsletter owned by Manisses Communications Group
devoted mostly to policy issues for mental health administrators,
from managed care companies to community mental health providers.
Mind/Body Health Newsletter, published quarterly
by the Center for Health Sciences, part of the Institute for
the Study of Human Knowledge, P. O. Box 176, Los Altos, Calif.
94023 * (650) 948-9428, fax (650) 948-2687. Edited by David
Sobel, M.D., and Robert Ornstein, Ph.D.
Published by a nonprofit group, this newsletter focuses on
the psychological aspects of health. Offers continuing-education
programs recognized by the American Psychological Association.