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About LIAF
LIAF, founded in 1988, provides educational and social services for
individuals with dementia and their families in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens and
Brooklyn. Following the film, acclaimed filmmaker Susan Smiley will
participate in an 'up close and personal' question and answer session
moderated by Dr.
"Ann is a great supporter of NAMI-Nashville, both personally and
through Magellan ," said Magdalena Samuchin, nominating chair for the
2005 Ambassador of Hope Awards.

Schizophrenia is an often-misunderstood brain disease that affects about 1% of the population worldwide.

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BGS has volunteered its interpreters,
who will sit in the audience and whisper their simultaneous interpretation
into a "whisper system. Ken Duckworth, Medical Director of the National Alliance for
the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard
Medical School.

The post-film discussion with Smiley and Dr. Duckworth will tackle issues
including:

* Access - Ensuring that all people living with schizophrenia have access
to integrated services and the latest , most-effective medications;
* Disease Management - While there is no cure for schizophrenia - with
comprehensive treatment schizophrenia can be effectively managed -
allowing people with this illness to live fulfilling and productive
lives; and
* Understanding - Raising public awareness of schizophrenia and reducing
the stigma associated with this challenging and compelling disease. Through Ann's continuous emphasis
that treatment works and individuals can and do recover from mental
illness, her voice in the community gives individuals hope.

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"We are excited to offer such cutting-edge presentations, and to be able
to include members of the Hispanic community who may not speak English," said
Pattie Gallatin, LIAF's Executive Director., Inc.

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" This is comprised of microphones and transmitters
for the interpreters, and 20 headset receivers provided by BGS, to be worn by
Spanish-speaking attendees. Bowne + Co.P.

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The film will be introduced by Dr. She has more than 17 years experience
in the public sector mental health arena., Magellan
Health Services (Nasdaq:MGLN) is the country's leading behavioral
health disease management organization .

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For more information or to register, call LIAF toll-free
866-789-5423 or visit http://www.
(NYSE: BNE).org
http://www.janssen.com. Boughtin is a passionate
community activist, having once served as president of the Mental
Health Association of Nashville , the chair of the behavioral health
sub-committee of the Governor's TennCare Partners Advisory and
Steering Committees and as an advisor on co-occurring substance abuse
and mental health disorders for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration. "Her dedicated leadership and
passionate advocacy give community visibility to NAMI and demonstrate
to consumers and their families that Magellan is an organization that
cares about them.

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BGS Provides Interpreters to Help Hispanic Caregivers and Early-stage Sufferers of Alzheimer's

"We serve a high percentage of
Spanish speakers , and we want them to hear our world-class presenters in their
own language.
Schizophrenia is a serious brain disorder that affects how a person
thinks, feels and acts.

Business Editors /Health/Medical Writers

FARMINGTON, Conn.

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When
that number is multiplied by the one to four family members who are
caregivers, there are more than 600,000 people in LIAF's service region who
are directly affected by the disease. Norman
Relkin, a leading expert on Alzheimer's. For more information, visit http://www.

Bowne Global Solutions is a business unit of Bowne + Co.

* Bowne Litigation Solutions: Consulting, electronic discovery and
software solutions , including DecisionQuest(R), one of the nation's
largest trial research firms, bring our clients fresh perspective
resulting in better informed choices about strategies and tactics at
every step in the litigation process. For more information, visit us at
http://www.com. More than 2 million people in the United States live
with schizophrenia.

Symptoms can include, but are not limited to: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking and speech, and bizarre or inappropriate behavior.

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Long Island conference will present latest research on treatment, as well as
discuss difficult topics such as intimacy

NEW YORK, Approximately 150,000 people
in Brooklyn, Queens, and Nassau and Suffolk counties are afflicted with
Alzheimer's disease, according to the Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation
(LIAF), a group that provides support to sufferers and their caregivers.

About Bowne Global Solutions
Bowne Global Solutions (BGS) is one of the world's leading providers of
multilingual solutions for Products + Documents, Marketing + Communications,
Regulatory Compliance, Training + e-Learning and Globalization Strategy., founded in 1775, is a global leader in
providing high-value solutions that empower our clients' communications ., Janssen Pharmaceutica Products,
L. All of these
companies work, in some way, with the nominees , and board members are
personally familiar with the nominees' contributions to NAMI and the
behavioral health industry.

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To meet this need, and because there are so many Hispanic Alzheimer's
sufferers in LIAF's service area, LIAF and Bowne Global Solutions (BGS)
announced today that they have teamed up to provide Spanish-speaking
caregivers and sufferers of Alzheimer's with English-to-Spanish interpretation
at LIAF's innovative 17th Annual Coping and Caring Conference and Expo, to be
given in English on March 12. We're thrilled that Bowne Global Solutions volunteered its
services, partnering with us to provide the translators and necessary
equipment.com.

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Seminars that caregivers and early-stage sufferers can attend will
cover the latest on research, diagnosis and treatment, presented by Dr . Supported by
proven project management methods and innovative technologies, including the
Elcano (TM) translation portal, clients have come to rely on the BGS team for
all of their translation, localization , technical publication and
interpretation needs. The event will take place on Monday, May 23, at 6:30 pm at
the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Centennial Ballroom I/II.
"Out of the Shadow offers an honest portrayal of schizophrenia and the
profound challenges family caregivers face when navigating the public health
system on behalf of loved ones with this serious brain disorder," said Ken
Duckworth , MD."
As general manager for Magellan's Nashville care management
center, Boughtin is responsible for all operations related to
Magellan's management of mental health care for the State of
Tennessee 's TennCare contract.

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"We are
proud to provide interpreters to help disseminate information on how to cope
and how to plan.P. currently markets prescription medications for the treatment of
schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.----Ann Boughtin,
general manager for Magellan Health Services' Nashville care
management center, has been awarded the 2005 Ambassador of Hope Award
for Business/Community Partner of the Year by the National Alliance
for the Mentally Ill's (NAMI) Nashville chapter.


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The film, an official selection at the Vancouver Film Festival
and SILVERDOCS: the AFI/Discovery Channel Film Festival, offers a frank look
at this complex disease, dispels stigma and misconceptions surrounding
schizophrenia, and presents the challenges Smiley's family has faced while
navigating the public health system.D.

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The film screening is supported by Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, L.

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Those numbers are expected to soar 25%
by the year 2020, as the population ages. These include resource and referral; counseling by certified social
workers; in-home respite care; support groups for individuals with the
disease, caregivers, adult children and the bereaved; an adult day services
program; and comprehensive Centers for Memory Disorders at area medical
facilities. With
employees in 24 countries, BGS is ideally positioned to help companies adapt
their products and communications to reflect the unique linguistic and
cultural characteristics of their target markets worldwide.

Bowne + Co.
The making of Out of the Shadow was a personal journey for
director/producer Susan Smiley, whose mother, Millie, lives with
schizophrenia. "The film underscores the importance of access to quality care
and is a call to action for mental health professionals and policymakers
alike," he added.

Magellan Health Services Executive Honored by Nashville Chapter of National Alliance for the Mentally Ill; Boughtin Awarded Ambassador of Hope Award for Busine

"Mental
illness is a significant public health issue, impacting one in every
five Americans at some point in their lifetime."
To select the winners in the 17 award categories, NAMI-Nashville's
eight-person nominating committee consulted with the boards of
directors of some of Nashville's leading corporations .

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enable companies to more-effectively target customers to increase
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"Helping LIAF reach the diverse population it serves with support and
understanding for people who are affected by this disease is a very satisfying
project for BGS to undertake," said BGS CEO and President Jim Fagan.org.

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The BGS interpreters will also attend break-out
sessions, one of which will be a groundbreaking session focused on the
intimacy issues that Alzheimer's patients and their loved ones may face.liaf. 'Out of the Shadow' Filmmaker to Discuss Her Mother's Illness and
Barriers to Care

ATLANTA , The award-winning documentary, Out of the
Shadow, which illuminates the national plight of schizophrenia through one
family's struggle, will be shown at a screening for 1000 mental health
professionals at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in
Atlanta, Georgia.J.

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"Creating Out of the Shadow has allowed me to translate my personal
challenges living with a loved one with schizophrenia into advocacy," said
Smiley. For more information, visit
http://www.

About Magellan: Headquartered in Farmington, Conn.

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, Inc.

Additional resources can be found at: http://www.nami.mentalwellness.
"We're very proud of Ann for her leadership at Magellan and in the
behavioral health community," said Russell Petrella, Ph.

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http://www.com

About Janssen - Based in Titusville, N.

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Award-Winning Documentary on Schizophrenia to Be Screened at 2005 American Psychiatric Association Meeting

Michael Hogan, Chair of the President's
New Freedom Commission on Mental Health and Director of the Ohio Department of
Mental Health.

CONTACT: Srikant Ramaswami Nicole Barsamian
Janssen Pharmaceutica Barsamian Associates
(609) 730-2612 (212) 595-5749
(609) 647-8195 (mobile) (917) 692-5037 (mobile)


, chief
operating officer for Magellan's public sector services unit. Its customers include health
plans, corporations and government agencies.

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"The film demonstrates that schizophrenia can be effectively managed
when patients receive comprehensive psychosocial services, including safe and
stable housing, family support and access to the latest medications," said
Smiley.outoftheshadow .

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The conference will be the first bilingual conference of its kind on Long
Island. At Magellan , we are
committed to recovery, resiliency and developing consumer- and
family-centered systems of care.

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In
addition to BGS, Bowne + Co. includes:

* Bowne Financial Print: The world 's largest financial printer and
leading EDGAR filer, specializing in the creation, management ,
translation and distribution of regulatory and compliance documents. combines these capabilities with superior customer service,
new technologies, confidentiality and integrity to manage, repurpose and
distribute a client's information to any audience, through any medium, in any
language, anywhere in the world.bowne. The annual award
honors individuals who contribute their professional knowledge and
efforts to support NAMI's mission of breaking the stigma that too
often surrounds mental illness . Boughtin was honored earlier this month at
an awards presentation program at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel.

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