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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. with serious mental illness.

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----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 . 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. Capitol , the
Campaign for Mental Health Reform released "Emergency Response: A Roadmap for
Federal Action on America's Mental Health Crisis.S.mentalhealthcommission.org.

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"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 . Also on the Website are links to each of the
Campaign's 16 constituent organizations.
The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Report, released
in 2003, may be found at http: //www. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental
Disability Directors (NACBHD)
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH)
National Empowerment Center (NEC)
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
Suicide Prevention Action Network USA (SPANUSA)
United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA)

CONTACT: Charles Konigsberg of the Campaign for Mental Health Reform ,
+1-202-587-2984, or info@mhreform.

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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.samhsa.

The Campaign for Mental Health Reform includes the following
organizations:

American Academy of Child + Adolescent Psychiatry
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (FFCMH)
Judge David L.

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"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. Its customers include health
plans, corporations and government agencies.

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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.

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, chief
operating officer for Magellan's public sector services unit. She has more than 17 years experience
in the public sector mental health arena.

"Our model for action is the bipartisan commitment to combating the public
health crisis of youth suicide embodied in the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act,
which Congress swiftly enacted and funded last year," said Campaign Director
Charles S.
Last week , the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) released "The Federal Action Agenda: First Steps" to follow-up on the
Commission's call for transforming America's mental health system.

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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.S.newscom.org.gov. The plan may be found at:
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, Magellan
Health Services (Nasdaq:MGLN) is the country's leading behavioral
health disease management organization.

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"Mental
illness is a significant public health issue, impacting one in every
five Americans at some point in their lifetime.

16 National Organizations Cite Crisis in Mental Health System Release Roadmap for Reform

" In that report, the 22 Commissioners found
the U."
"Yet , since the release of the Commission's report," said Michael Faenza,
President and CEO of the National Mental Health Association, "63,000 Americans
have died by suicide; more than 200,000 Americans with mental illnesses have
been incarcerated; more than 25,000 families have given up custody of their
children in order to get mental health services; juvenile detention centers
have spent $200 million 'warehousing' youth in juvenile justice facilities
instead of providing treatment; and the American economy has lost more than
$150 billion in productivity due to unaddressed mental health needs.S .

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Named for Senator Gordon Smith's son who died by
suicide, the law provides Federal funds for youth suicide prevention
initiatives.

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"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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(Logo: http://www." The Commission called for a "fundamental transformation of
the Nation's approach to mental health care.

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The full list of 28 action items and the entire text of the report, as
well as an executive summary , can be found on the Campaign's Website:
http://www.

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In all, there are an estimated 20 million adults and 6 million children
and teenagers in the U. "The time is now to make the promise of the New Freedom
Commission a reality. The
Campaign for Mental Health Reform views as a positive development SAMHSA's
coordination of multiple Federal agencies in developing an agenda to follow-up
on the Commission and commends the leadership of Administrator Charles Curie
and Director Kathryn Power .

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At Magellan, we are
committed to recovery, resiliency and developing consumer- and
family-centered systems of care."
"The Campaign's report provides a detailed action plan for the Federal
government to more effectively coordinate and align Federal, state, and local
resources to get the right services to the right people at the right time,"
said Michael Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of NAMI, the National Alliance
for the Mentally Ill.

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The Campaign for
Mental Health Reform seeks to make mental health a national priority and to
make early access, recovery and quality in mental health services the
hallmarks of our nation's mental health system.

Welcome to Health: Mental Health: Policy and Advocacy
This category is intended for sites that focus on mental health policy and advocacy.

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Boughtin was honored earlier this month at
an awards presentation program at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel . WASHINGTON, Today at the U. "By identifying people at risk of suicide and getting mental
health services to them in a timely way, this law will prevent suicides; it
will save lives," said Jerry Reed, Executive Director of the Suicide
Prevention Action Network USA (SPAN USA).
Commenting on the broad scope of the Campaign, Konigsberg said: "War
veterans and 9/11 first-responders with traumatic stress; children suffering
with disorders that, untreated, can lead to school failure; people with severe
depression that can lead to suicide; homeless adults suffering hallucinations
and hunger; people suffering in silence due to stigma or lack of accessible
treatment -- all deserve the hope, dignity and promise of productive lives.

Mental health organizations representing millions of Americans, their
families, and service providers have come together in an unprecedented
coalition to establish the Campaign for Mental Health Reform.

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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." The coalition of 16
national organizations proposed 28 action steps as a "roadmap" for Congress
and the Administration to transform the country's ailing mental health care
system. The Campaign
seeks to make mental health a national priority and early access, recovery and
quality in mental health services the hallmarks of our nation 's mental health
system.

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Speaking at the press conference in support of the Campaign's efforts were
Members of Congress from both political parties and both chambers: Senators
Mike DeWine (R-OH ) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA), and Representatives Sue Myrick
(R-NC), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Grace Napolitano (D-CA),
and Ted Strickland (D-OH),
The Campaign, representing millions of Americans, came together after
President Bush's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health released its
groundbreaking report in July 2003, "Achieving the Promise: Transforming
Mental Health Care in America. mental health system "fragmented and in disarray, lead[ing] to
unnecessary and costly disability, homelessness, school failure and
incarceration."
Among the 28 action items included in the Roadmap report are proposals by
the Campaign to:

* end discrimination by health insurance plans through enactment of
parity legislation this year;

* better utilize Medicaid dollars by providing cost-effective home- and
community-based care in lieu of institutional care, and permitting
states to utilize Medicaid dollars for comprehensive treatment plans;

* allow families to buy-into Medicaid to access services for a child with
a disability;

* end the unconscionable and costly "warehousing" of youth with mental
disorders;

* end discrimination against mental health treatment in Medicare, which
requires higher co-payments for mental health outpatient care and
limits inpatient hospital coverage for mental health treatment;

* provide early identification and effective treatment for returning
veterans at risk of post-traumatic stress disorders and their families;

* provide early detection and intervention services to mothers and
children who receive health care at federally funded maternal and child
health clinics;

* permit presumptive eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
and Medicaid for people who are homeless and have a serious mental
illness; and

* fund programs to divert people with mental illnesses who have committed
nonviolent crimes into treatment instead of jail or prison.

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