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Grassroots Outreach:
The Campaign draws strength from local Mental Health Associations throughout
the country who organize community-based coalitions and conduct educational,
screening, media and advocacy activities for diverse audiences.
Primary Care Outreach:
The first point
of entry for many patients with depression and anxiety disorders is
the primary care setting. Therefore, primary care professionals are
in a unique position to provide early detection and integrated care
for persons with depression, anxiety disorders and co-occurring medical
illnesses. Early diagnosis and treatment can reduce patient discomfort,
duration and severity of illness, and the costs associated with misdiagnosis.
Unfortunately, these illnesses go undetected all too often. To address
this problem, NMHA's Campaign for America's Mental Health has a strong
outreach component designed to improve the detection and treatment of
mental illnesses in primary care settings.
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