Mental Health Policy in the News
Students are to look for a specific mental health policy issue in the news: TV, radio (NPR), newspaper, and/or the internet.
Two other good resources for keeping informed about mental health policy are:
· MHA/Mental Health America (aka National Mental Health Association): http://www.www1.nmha.orgLinks to an external site.
· NIMH/National Institute of Mental Health: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/e-mail-newsletters/index.shtmlLinks to an external site.
Note: This writesup must adhere to APA formatting (including title page, reference page if appropriate, headings, font size, double spaced, etc).
Grading Criteria (Total Possible Points: 5)
· Selection of an appropriate mental health policy issue (1 point)
· Use of appropriate news/media means to obtain mental health policy information (must identify means in paper) (1.5 point)
· Summary adequately provides basic information regarding policy issue to instructor and classmates (3 points)
· Submission adheres to APA formatting (1 point)
· Submission is of appropriate length and is grammatically appropriate (1 point)
Upto 2 pages.