November 2005

CMHS Program Spotlight: HIV/AIDS
CMHS has partnered with five other Federal components to look at treatment adherence, health outcomes, and costs associated with delivering integrated mental health, substance abuse, and primary care services to people living with HIV/AIDS. This program focuses critical attention on the unique needs of people with HIV/AIDS who also have a diagnosable mental and substance abuse disorder.

National Family Caregivers Month - November 2005
National Family Caregivers Month is an annual national observance, created by Presidential proclamation in November 2000. This event recognizes the unselfish and loving devotion of caregivers who willingly give their time, energy, and support to help loved ones with disabilities or chronic illnesses live in their communities. This year’s theme, “Caring Every Day,” corresponds with a new initiative from the National Family Caregivers Association, called The Caring Every Day Campaign.

National Alzheimer's Disease Month - November 2005
National Alzheimer’s Disease Month is an annual national observance that was established by former President Ronald Reagan in 1983. The observance was begun as a way to increase public awareness and Federal research funding to find treatments and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.

National Epilepsy Awareness Month - November 2005
National Epilepsy Month is an annual national observance to build public awareness about epilepsy. Everyone with epilepsy is encouraged to share his or her unique story with someone at school, in the workplace, or at a house of worship. The general public often overestimates the impact epilepsy has on lifestyle, and National Epilepsy Month was created to change that.

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