High School Debate Topic 2002: Mental Health Services

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

High School National Debate Topic 2002/2003

Resolved: That the United States federal government should substantially increase public health services for mental health

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Last updated on February 27, 2009

Background on Subjects

Debate Readings and Background

CQ Researcher [http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/] (UMich Only)
- Weekly issues debate current public affairs topics pro and con
- Usually include an overview, list of issues, pros and cons, and bibliography
- Search "mental health" for separate issues on mental health insurance, childhood depression, Alzheimers, patients rights, treating anxiety
Debate Central [http://www.debate-central.org/] (National Center for Policy Analysis)
- Over 900 links on mental health policy with a focus on policy solutions
- Includes insurance, criminal justice issues, patients rights, mental health law, spending
- Especially strong in its links to individual articles and opinion pieces
- Rates popularity of articles
Hitchhiker's Guide to Mental Health Research [http://www.oneparadigm.com/the_hitchhiker.htm]
- Links to web sites on mental health
- Especially good for internet search engines, federalism, think tanks
- A handful of individual articles on debate topics
University of Michigan High School Debate Institute [http://www.michigandebate.com/webresources.cfm]
- Impressive list of mental health web sites with a focus on the problem
- Links to web sites on children, prisoners, the elderly, homeless, and Foucault
- UMich debate rules and library hours

Books [Web and Library]

MIRLYN-Web [http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/]
- MCAT lists books within the University of Michigan Library system
Searchable by author, title, subject, keyword, and call number

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS

Controlled vocabulary
Used for

Foreign material
When too many common keywords

Find through

LC Subject List (Library)
Record retrieved through keyword searching

Library of Congress Subject Headings: By Subject
Library of Congress Subject Headings: By Place
Keyword Searching when
- You don't know the subject heading
- There IS no subject heading
- You know part of the author, title, or subject

Boolean Logic

Keyword Searching

Illustration	MIRLYN-Classic	MIRLYN-Web	ProQuest	Academic Universe
PHRASE	k=health adj care	health w care	"health care"	health care
AND	k=health adj care and reform	health w care and reform	"health care" and reform	health care and reform
OR	k=managed or maintenance	managed or maintenance	managed or maintenance	managed or maintenance
COMPLEX SEARCHING	k=reform and (managed adj care or health adj maintenance)	reform and (managed w care or health w maintenance)	reform and ("managed care" or "health maintenance")	reform and (managed care or health maintenance)
TRUNCATION	k=dent?	dent?	dent?	dent!

Periodicals - Full Text [Web]

Comprehensive Sources

Academic Universe [http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe]
- Full text of many periodicals
- Best sources may be law reviews in the legal research section
Electronic Journals and Newspapers (UMich) [http://www.lib.umich.edu/ejournals/]
- Alphabetic and subject lists of full text journals and newspapers
- Available to campus web sites and authenticated remote users
ERIC
- Indexes educational reports and journals since 1966 by author, title, keyword, thesaurus phrase and report number since 1996
- Full text reports (not journal articles) available, 1993+
National Criminal Justice Reference Service [http://www.ncjrs.org/]
- Full text or summaries of federal, state, and local reports on crime, courts, law enforcement, juvenile justice, and the victims of crime
- Statistics included in the reports although there are few statistical tables
- NCJRS Data Base on the Web [http://AbstractsDB.ncjrs.org/content/AbstractsDB_Search.asp]
  - Indexes thousands of books, journal articles, and government reports
  - Provides lengthy summaries
  - Searchable by keyword (eg. domestic violence and workplace)
  - Virtual Library [http://FullTextPubs.ncjrs.org/content/FullTextPubs.html] is a separate full-text data base
Political Information [http://www.politicalinformation.com/]
- Mega web index to public policy concerns
- Indexes news, political parties, policy papers and interest group web sites
- Interesting variety of reports on mental health services
ProQuest (UMich Only) [http://www.lib.umich.edu/rrs/proquest.html]
- Research Library indexes some 2300 journals in all fields since the 1980s and provides the full text of many since the 1990s (marked by a full-page symbol)
- Journals indexed by author, title, keyword, periodical, and date
- Sample search
- Articles may be marked for downloading
- Text in HTML and image formats
- Replaces the Core Journals Project, which printed articles from MIRLYN on request
PsycARTICLES: APA Full Text [http://www.psycinfo.com/library/fulltext.cfm] (UMich Only)
- Full text articles of 49 psychology journals since 1985
- Use keyword search
Science Direct [http://www.sciencedirect.com/] (UMich)
- Index, abstracts, and full text of many scientific articles, including those in psychology
- Use Internet Explorer browser; choose psychology and do a keyword search
- Display the abstract; link to full text from abstract
- May not always work

Individual Titles

American Health Line [http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/healthline/] (UMich Only)
- Daily publication with current public policy news on health issues
- Extensive coverage of mental health legislation
- Full text available since 1991
Congressional Quarterly (UMich Only) [http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly]
- Library has online: 1983-
- Weekly publication with non-partisan political analysis of Congress
- Identifies major legislation, the issues, and players
- Political party and election analysis
- Web coverage begins in 1983 and is searchable
- Separate index for roll call votes beginning 1995
- 1946- available in Graduate Library stacks (JK 1.C12) with Almanac, 1946- in Documents Center (JK 1. C756)
National Journal [http://nationaljournal.com/] (UMich Only) [http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/nj/index.htm]
- National Journal focuses on the politics of the Executive Branch with some reference to current legislation
- Full text since 1977 available through the University of Michigan's campus license
- Paper copy: JK 1 .N28 (1977-)
WHO Mental Health Bulletin [http://www.whomsa.org/it/]
- Full text of quarterly bulletin since 1998
- Articles and news reports on World Health Organization initiatives
- Browsable only - no search engine

Periodical Indexes - No Full Text [Web and Library]

Ageline [http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=umich&access=umich093&cat=ageline] (UMich Only)
- Indexes book chapters and journal articles on aging since 1978
Criminal Justice Abstracts [http://webspirs3.silverplatter.com/cgi-bin/customers/c135082/c135082.cgi] (UMich Only)
- Indexes books, articles, and dissertations on crime and criminal justice
- Coverage since 1968 in Western European languages
- Searchable by author, title, keyword, date, and language.
- Lengthy astracts summarize the articles and may include some statistics
E*Subscribe (ERIC Documents Online) [http://www.edrs.com/Webstore/] (UMich Only)
- Provides full text access to 80% of documents collected since 1996 by ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), including reports, conference proceedings, government publications and other largely unpublished material
- 1996+
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Centers) [AskERIC Public Access Site] [http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/]
- Indexes journal articles, government publications and unpublished materials such as conference papers, reports, theses and more
- Unpublished materials are available on microfiche in the Graduate Library and through E*Subscribe
- Coverage is 1966+
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Centers) [FirstSearch] (UMich Only) [http://firstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=ERIC;FSIP]
- Indexes journal articles, government publications and unpublished materials such as conference papers, reports, theses and more
- Coverage is 1966+
- Unpublished materials are available on microfiche in the Graduate Library and through E*Subscribe
MEDLINE [http://medsearch.lib.umich.edu/] (UMich Only)
- Indexes medical journals since 1959
- Search by author, title, keyword, journal
- Can expand and limit headings
- Can limit searches to titles with full-text
- Order feature permits UMich affiliates to obtain printout
- PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?holding=umichlib]
  - Public access to this database since 1966
  - Includes links to journals the University of Michigan is purchasing
PsycFIRST [FirstSearch] (UMich Only) [http://www.ref.oclc.org:2000/dbname=PsycFIRST;FSIP]
- Citations to international periodical literature in psychology and related disciplines
- Also includes indexing of numerous books in the field
- Current and three preceding years
PsycINFO [MIRLYN] (UMich Only) [http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/]
- Citations to international periodical literature in psychology and related disciplines since 1887
Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (UMich Only) [http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=PAISIntl;FSIP]
- Subject index to books, articles, and government documents on politics and economics since 1972 in Western European languages
- Government documents include United States, United Nations, League of Nations, and State Governments
- There are also paper versions (English, 1915+, Z 7163 .P98 and foreign, 1968+, Z 7164 .E2 P96)
Social Sciences Citation Index, 1956- (UMich Only) [http://www.webofscience.com/]
- Indexes current periodical articles by author, title/keyword, journal, and author's affiliation
- Indexes cited authors by name, abbreviated title of book/journal and year
- Results provide cross references between the cited author, the citating author, and related items
- EXAMPLE
- Data base also includes the Arts and Humanities and Sciences Citation Indexes
- Corresponding paper copy located in the Graduate Library Stacks, 1956- (Z 7163 .S67)
- Also on CD-ROM beginning 1981 at the Graduate Library Information Center
- Social Sciences Citation Index Examples
- Connect to MIRLYN via telnet, or MIRLYN-Web, to identify library location and call number of book or article
Social Work Abstracts [http://webspirs3.silverplatter.com/cgi-bin/customers/c135082/c135082.cgi](UMich Only)
- Indexes books, articles, and dissertations on crime and criminal justice
- Coverage since 1977 in Western European languages
- Searchable by author, title, keyword, date, and language.
- Lengthy astracts summarize the articles and may include some statistics

Interest Groups

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry [http://www.aacap.org/]
- Concerns include foster mental health care, substance abuse, disaster relief, and treatment
American Psychiatric Association [http://www.psych.org/]
- Web site includes its lobby positions on mental health parity
- Includes fact sheets on post partum depression, the insanity defense, and coping with 9/11
American Psychological Association [http://www.apa.org/]
- Several position papers on children's mental health and mental health parity can be found under its press releases
Association of Schools of Public Health [http://www.asph.org/]
- Light on policy papers but has good links to public health organizations worldwide
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law [http://www.bazelon.org/]
- Brief issue papers on mental health and ADA, aging, children, housing, and mental health care
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill [http://www.nami.org/]
- Lobby issues include parity, jail diversion, and state medicaid cuts
National Association of Social Workers [http://naswdc.org/]
- Only brief press releases are available on its web site
- Position papers require authentication, unavailable to non-members
National Mental Health Association [http://www.nmha.org/]
- Lobby group for mental health legislation
- Current issue is mental health parity
Veterans of Foreign Wars [http://www.vfw.org/]
- Use search engine for lobby positions on mental health

Think Tanks

Comprehensive Sources

Political Information [http://www.politicalinformation.com]
- Web index to 5000 public policy sites

Individual Think Tanks

Agency for Health Care Research and Policy [http://www.ahcpr.gov/]
- Clinical Practice Guidelines allow physician to enter symptom and obtain possible diagnoses and treatments
- Clinical guidelines for patients (e.g. how to prevent strokes)
- Research reports and statistics, including the Medical Care Utilization Survey and
Alliance for Health Reform [http://www.allhealth.org/home.htm]
- Nonpartisan think tank on health coverage issues, especially for journalists
- Health care coverage in the states, medicare, consumer protection, minority health
Alpha Center [http://www.ac.org/]
- Bibliography of publications on health policy and analysis
- Web access to newsletters about state health policy initiatives
- Health insurance coverage by various socioeconomic factors by state
American Enterprise Institute [http://www.AEI.org/]
- Economic and foreign policy think tank
- Full text of selected periodical articles and economic outlooks appears until AEI Research/Online Library
Baker Institute of Public Policy [http://riceinfo.rice.edu/projects/baker/]
- Sponsored by Rice University in honor of James A. Baker
- Speeches and executive summaries on foreign and domestic policy issues
Brookings Institution [http://www.brook.edu/default.htm]
- Private, non-profit, independent institute analyzing U.S. government policy and international relations
- Summaries of position papers on "hot topics" and selected Congressional testimony
- Table of contents for the Brookings Review and selected articles
- Publications catalog and information about the organization
Carter Center [http://www.cartercenter.org/]
- Center founded by Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter to counter world hunger, disease, poverty, conflict, and oppression
- News and annual reports on projects
- Searchable by keyword
Cato Institute [http://www.cato.org/]
- Philosophy of limited government, free market, and individual liberty
- "Hot Topics" has the text of Cato Institute position papers, arranged by subject and searchable by keyword
- Congressional testimony by institute representatives
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities [http://www.cbpp.org/]
- Policy recommendations on welfare, social security, and taxes
Electronic Policy Network [http://movingideas.org/]
- Position papers on mental health cover racial, justice, and civil rights issues
Heritage Foundation [http://www.heritage.org/]
- Dedicated to limited government, individual freedom, a free market, and strong defense
- Text of public policy papers on various topics, including crime, education, foreign policy, health care, and trade
- Index of Economic Freedom for countries in the world
- Extensive list of conservative think tanks
- Numerous statistics in support of its positions
Hudson Institute [http://www.hudson.org/]
- Conservative think tank on domestic and international policy issues
- Summaries of its briefings and current periodicals
Kaiser Family Foundation [http://www.kff.org/homepage]
- Working papers on health care policy, HIV, media programs, reproductive health, and South Africa
- State reports on medicare, medicaid, and other health insurance coverage
- Expensive public opinion polls on health policy, morals, and politics
National Center for Policy Analysis [http://www.ncpa.org/]
- Non-profit, non-partisan public policy think tank
- Pro and con issue papers on health care, taxes, Social Security, welfare, education, and environment
- Background papers on high school debate topics supplemented by statistics
- Includes text of relevant bills and opinions of other think tanks
Rand Corporation [http://www.rand.org/]
- Non-profit research organization
- "Research Areas" includes a subject bibliography of RAND publications since 1985 with abstracts of the reports and articles in the RAND Research Review since 1994
- "Hot Topics" has the full-text of current policy papers
Russell Sage Foundation [http://www.russellsage.org/]
- Liberal think tank focused on research in the social sciences
- Describes organization
The Century Foundation [http://www.tcf.org/]
- Progressive think tank
- Position papers on economics, government, foreign policy, and health care

News Sources [Web and Library]

World Wide Web - Comprehensive Lists

Academic Universe/Lexis (UMich Only)[http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/]
- Full text of newspapers from around the world in English translation since the mid-1980s
- News has subsections on General News, World News, and State News
- Used Advanced Searching for full-text
- Academic Universe Search Guide
American Healthline (UMich Only)
- Daily news on national and state policy developments

Political Parties

Democratic Party

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Leadership Council
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
House Democratic Caucus
House Democratic Leadership
House Democratic Whip
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Republican Party
- Speaker of the House
Political Party Agendas
- Republican
  - Current Agendas
  - Contract with America
    - Ten policy changes the Republican candidates for the 104th Congress House of Representatives brought to the table
    - Includes bill text and description
    - Paper copy located in Documents Center and Undergraduate Library: JK 271 .C7331 1994
    - Signatories in 1994
- Democratic

Statistics

ChildStats
- Population, economic, health, and education statistics for the nation
- International comparisons
- Nurturing fatherhood
Community Health Status Indicators Project
- County level data for the United States on death by cause, infant mortality, life expectancy, unhealthy days
- Rates county by peer counties
Health Care Financing Administration
- Medicare and medicaid data via press releases and detailed reports
Health Insurance Coverage
- Census Bureau
  - Longitudinal and cross-sectional health insurance statistics by state and various socioeconomic characteristics
  - Data covers 1987-99
- Uninsured in America (PBS News Hour)
  - National survey results (pdf format) of public perceptions of the numbers and causes for people without health insurance coverage
  - Surveys of the uninsured about the effects and problems they encounter
  - Pop-up menus with a chronology of health insurance in America, individual state requirements for child health coverage, and the percent of non-elderly who are uninsured
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
- Summary data on the U.S. citizens withouth health insurance or living in nursing homes
- HTML or Adobe Acrobat format
- More detailed data available for purchase
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (CDC)
- Weekly articles on death, accidents, and disease, 1993+
- Includes interative tables for 122 cities
National Center for Health Statistics
- News releases on natality, marriage, divorce, mortality, and selected subjects
- FastStats is alphabetical list by subject and state/territory of brief descriptive data (e.g. teen births)
- Data Warehouse has extensive links to published and unpublished tables on mortality, natality, and behavioral risk factors
- Health, United States and Injury Chartbook is its annual report in pdf format with some files also available as Excel spreadsheets
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
- Quality Compass rates participating health plans (e.g. HMOs)
- Summary national data on childhood immunizations, health care screening, access to health care, and percentage of mental health patients readmitted to hospitals
- Includes the organization's annual report
Public Health Library (University of Michigan)
- Extensive links to biostatistics on the Internet
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
- Chapter 6 includes prisoners on death row and prisoners released from death row
- Capital punishment data since 1930 by race, crime, and jurisdiction (federal and state)
- Methods of capital punishment by state
- Also includes mental health problems of prisoners
- Information in AdobeAcrobat format
Statistical Resources on the Web
- Annotated links to over 20 categories of government and non-government statistics
- Large sections on demographics, economics, and health
- Optional cumulative frames index
Statistical Universe (UMich Only)
- Indexes and abstracts all published federal government statistics since 1974, business and state governments since 1980, and international agencies since 1983
- Begin search with Power Tables
  - Power Tables has the full text of the most popular statistical tables
  - Example: aids and mortality as keyword; previous two years; U.S. sources; and by state
- Choose Abstracts if you don't find what you need in Power Tables
  - This usually provides a web link or a citation to microfiche in the Documents Center but seldom has the full text
  - Example:
    - "aids and mortality" in any field; last two years; published by any source; and arranged "by state"
  - Results list indicates of web links to data (i.e. full text attachments) available
  - If full text not available, search MIRLYN by title, come to the Documents Center with the microfiche number (e.g. ASI 1998 4142-1), or search the Federal Web Locator for the agency web site

Special Topics

Overview

Mental Health Policy Resources (UMich Social Work Library)
- Guide to understanding and uses resources in mental health policy
- Includes searching MIRLYN, keyword searching in periodical indexes
- Lists key interest groups

Aging

Ageline (UMich Only)
- Indexes book chapters and journal articles on aging since 1978
Medicare (U.S. Government)
- Description of medicare benefits
- Sources to compare nursing facilities
Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002
- Description of H.R. 4954
  - Republican plan for adding prescription drugs to Medicare
  - Approved by House Energy and Commerce Committee on June 20, 2002
Older Adults and Mental Health: Issues and Opportunities
- Administration on Aging 2001 report on types of care for the aged with mental health problems
- Section on medicare

Children

Children's Health Insurance Program (HCFA)
- Provides grants to states for providing health insurance to poorer children under medicaid
- State statistics on enrollment
- Laws, regulations, and individual state plans
Department of Education [http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp]
- Use search engine for press releases on mental health programs
- Web site includes "No Child Left Behind Program," grants, and links to statistics
E*Subscribe (ERIC Documents Online) (UMich Only)
- Provides full text access to 80% of documents collected since 1996 by ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), including reports, conference proceedings, government publications and other largely unpublished material
- 1996+
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Centers) [AskERIC Public Access Site] http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/
- Indexes journal articles, government publications and unpublished materials such as conference papers, reports, theses and more
- Unpublished materials are available on microfiche in the Graduate Library and through E*Subscribe
- Coverage is 1966+
UCLA School Mental Health Project
- Description of issues in the mental health of school children
- Bibliographies of printed sources

Criminal Justice

Capital Punishment
- Broken System: Error Rates in Capital Cases
  - Report issued by the Columbia University Justice Project on June 12
  - Known as the Liebman Study
  - Shows that 68% of death penalty verdicts were thrown out when appealed
  - 7% of cases were let go
  - Predominant cause is poor defense lawyers
  - Rates states on death penalty errors
- Capital Punishment Statistics (BJS)
  - National data on executions since 1930 and current prisoners on death row
  - State by state executions for last 30 years and state law
  - Race and sex data, reasons for execution
  - Various formats: text, pdf, and spreadsheet
- Death Penalty Information Center
  - Executives by method and by state
  - Laws of individual states and the number of people on death row by race and gender
  - Names of people executed since 1976
  - Data on special topics: women, juveniles, the mentally retarded, costs, race, and innocence
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
  - Chapter 6 includes prisoners on death row and prisoners released from death row
  - Capital punishment data since 1930 by race, crime, and jurisdiction (federal and state)
  - Methods of capital punishment by state
  - Also includes mental health problems of prisoners
  - Information in AdobeAcrobat format
Debate Central Criminal Justice Issues
- Articles on crime, prisons, and the death penalty
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- Full text or summaries of federal, state, and local reports on crime, courts, law enforcement, juvenile justice, and the victims of crime
- Statistics included in the reports although there are few statistical tables
- NCJRS Data Base on the Web
  - Indexes thousands of books, journal articles, and government reports
  - Provides lengthy summaries
  - Searchable by keyword (eg. domestic violence and workplace)
  - Virtual Library is a separate full-text data base

Federalism

Assessing the New Federalism
- State data base includes statistics and law tracking for the 50 states and D.C.
- Fiscal, economic, demographic data
- Information about income security, health, employment, housing, and child welfare programs
- EXAMPLE: State Data Base - Use Online - Begin - Health Insurance/Proceed - Minimum Group Size/Proceed - All Years - for state laws on minimum size of group health insurance coverage
- Similar procedure for data on food stamps and AFDC caseloads
- Includes articles on state social service policies
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Debate
- Numerous links to federalism web sites and articles

Homelessness

National Coalition for the Homeless
- Extensive section on legislative issues, including the McKinney Homeless Act, welfare reform, housing
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
- Approximately 10 full text reports available online
- Fact sheets on homelessness and mental health
- Numerous links to other homelessness web sites

Human Rights

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (State Dept)
- Annual survey of rights in individual countries throughout the world
- Assessment of rights for the mentally ill and treatment facilities are found in the section entitled PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Human Rights Library (University of Minnesota)
- Full text of United Nations reports, resolutions, and treaties on human rights
- Includes rights of the people with disabilities, mental health, freedom from torture
- Browsable and searchable
Multilateral Treaties (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy)
- Historical and current international conventions on arms control, environment, human rights and trade
- Approach by topic or date with keyword index

Insurance

Debate Central Access Issues
- Numerous links on insurance, uninsured groups, and employer coverage
Census Bureau
- Longitudinal and cross-sectional health insurance statistics by state and various socioeconomic characteristics
- Data covers 1987-95
Children's Health Insurance Program (HCFA)
- Provides grants to states for providing health insurance to poorer children under medicaid
- State statistics on enrollment
- Laws, regulations, and individual state plans
Families USA
- Numerous reports and publications on health insurance and its relationship to welfare reform
Medicare Compare (HCFA)
- Type in zip code to determine health care providers, suppliers, nursing homes, and dialysis centers in area
- Compare health care plans for persons on Medicare
Uninsured in America (PBS News Hour)
- National survey results (pdf format) of public perceptions of the numbers and causes for people without health insurance coverage
- Surveys of the uninsured about the effects and problems they encounter
- Pop-up menus with a chronology of health insurance in America, individual state requirements for child health coverage, and the percent of non-elderly who are uninsured

Mental Disabilities

Debate Central Mental Disorders and Disabilities
- Descriptions and definitions

Mental Health Care

Debate Central Mental Health Care
- Background and philosophy
- Includes statistics and Foucault
University of Michigan Debate Institute
- One of the best set of links and resources on Foucault

Mental Health Care System

Debate Central Mental Health Care System
- Public and private providers
- World Health Organization reports with international comparisons

Mental Health Legislation

Debate Central Mental Health Legislation
- Articles on federal and state current legislation to regulate mental health care
See also Congress, Political Parties and Associations

Mental Health Policy Issues

Mental Health Policy Issues
- Bush and Clinton mental health policies
- Government policy papers

Parity

Debate Central Parity Issues
- Pros and cons
- Parity legislation

Patients Rights

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- Advocacy links on patients rights, voting rights, custody
Debate Central Patients Rights
- Mental health bill of rights

Spending and Costs

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance [http://www.cfda.gov/]
- Index to federal grants providing money to individuals, organizations, and state and local governments
- Use keyword or agency approach
- Information includes a summary of program, application process, funds committed, authorizing laws and regulations
Debate Central Spending and Costs
- Costs to patients and society; economics of providing mental health care
See also Federal Budget

Treatment Issues

Debate Central Treatment Issues
- Types of treatment and economic costs

Veterans

Health Care Legislative Initiatives
- Description of TRICARE programs for the military
Veterans Administration
- Health services available to veterans, including counseling
Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Use search engine for lobby positions on mental health

Welfare

Office of Family Assistance
- Text of welfare reform act of 1996 and subsequent regulations for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
- Statewide contacts
- Program data
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
- Regulations and statistics on the medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program

International Agencies

Non-Governmental Organizations

World Federation for Mental Health
- Regional newsletters on mental health projects
World Federation of Public Health Associations
- Focus primarily on environmental health, tobacco, and epidemics (e.g. malaria)
- Some information on mental health available from the search engine

European Union

Europa (European Commission) [http://europa.eu.int/index-en.htm]
- History, structure, program, activities, and directory of members
- Search by keywords (e.g. mental) for the full text of documents
- Surprisingly extensive coverage of mental health in Europe as a social situation, employment problem, and consumer issue

Pan American Health Organization

Country health assessments include mental health care in individual nations of the Americas
Full text documents under "Mental Health" (left side of the screen) include epilepsy, mental health during crises, and treatment options

United Nations Publications

Background Information | Types of Printed Documents | Web Sites

Background Information [Library]
- United Nations Yearbook [Library]
  - Doc.Cen JX 1976 .A1 U64--UN Ref.
  - Most complete summary of United Nations activities with citations to or reprints of the most important United Nations documents
- UN Chronicle [Library]
  - Doc.Cen. JX 1977.A1 U6--UN Ref.
  - Quarterly summary of major issues before the United Nations
  - Includes selected citations to UN documents but seldom reprints<
  - Also in Academic Universe
- A Global Agenda: Issues before the UN General Assembly [Library]
  - Summary of agenda items with citations to relevant documents
  - Doc.Cen. JX 1977 .A1 U54-Ref.

Types of United Nations Documents

Document	Definition	Index	Full Text
Official Records	Debates	Access UN, 1948+	Access UN, 1990+ if vote UNODS, 1992+ (password in DocCen) DocCen in paper and fiche
Resolutions	Legislation	Access UN, 1948+	Access UN, 1990+ UNODS, 1946+ (password in DocCen) General Assembly, 1997+ Security Council, 1946+ DocCen in paper and fiche
Mimeographed (Masthead)	Letters and Drafts	Access UN, 1948+	UN Web Site, some, 1990+ UNODS, 1992+ (password in DocCen) DocCen in paper and fiche

United Nations Web Sites
- Access UN (UMich Only) [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?ddb=UNAD]
  - The United Nations has handled mental health care as a human right; medical aspects have been delegated to the World Health Organization
  - Access UN indexes United Nations documents issued since 1948
  - Searches may be defined by author, country, type of document (official record, sales publication), subject, title, text, and date
  - Provides citations to United Nations microfiche and paper records located in the Documents Center
  - Includes the full text of General Assembly plenary meetings (A/PV) since 1993 (48th session) and its committees (e.g. A/C.2/46/SR.1) since the 45th session, 1990 if there is a voting record in that session
  - Ask at the Documents Desk for publications not on the web
- United Nations Optical Disk System (UMich - On-Site Password)
  - Full text of UN Official Records and related parliamentary documents since 1992 as well as journals and bulletins
  - Searchable by date, document symbol, and full text with output in Adobe Acrobat format
  - Search Protocols
    - Date must be chosen first and entered in European fashion
    - Boolean operators (and, or, near) must be entered in brackets
  - On-site password in Documents Center only
- United Nations Web Site [http://www.un.org/]
  - Basic information on the United Nations (history, charter, member countries)
  - Press releases, daily highlights
  - General Assembly, ECOSOC, and Security Council publications and resolutions
  - Does NOT include debates; see paper copy in Documents Center
  - Indexed by keyword and type of document
  - Major conference documents, catalog of UN sales publications, audio-visual material
- United Nations System [http://www.undcp.org/unlinks.html]
  - Includes the texts of UN resolutions (indexed) and press releases from international conferences
  - Considerable information on developing countries
  - Gopher and web sites of the various UN departments, affiliated agencies, and conferences
  - Gopher site alternative if web site is difficult to load on your workstation
United Nations Scholars' Workstation (Yale University) [http://www.library.yale.edu/un/index.html]
- Subject index to web sites with United Nations information
- Links to numeric data sites
- Excellent research guide to United Nations information
- Academic information about Yale's UN Studies program and Yale Library resources

World Health Organization

Mapping Mental Health (WHO)
- Country profiles on mental health policy, approved drugs, psychiatric beds per population, and number of mental health workers (e.g. psychiatrists, social workers) per population
- Companion atlas shows countries in the world by each of the themes above
World Health Organization - Main Page
- Primary international organization dealing with health issues, including mental health
- Focus currently on terrorism, nutrition, and epidemics (such a tuberculosis)
- Provides mortality statistics
World Health Organization - Mental Health
- Describes World Health Organization programs on epilepsy, protecting women and children, schizophrenia, and suicide prevention
World Health Report 2001
- This particular issue devoted to mental health problems around the world and their principles for solution

United States

Comprehensive Guides

Federal Agency Web Sites [http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html]
- Cleancut alphabetical listing of federal agency web sites
- Includes search engine
First.Gov [http://www.firstgov.gov/]
- Portal to federal government information
- Initial web page oriented toward the citizen-consumer with links to forms, consumer recalls, etc.
- Search engine indexes most government web sites
- A simple search of "national missile defense" netted over 1000 items
Google Search Engine [http://www.google.com/unclesam]
- Web search engine devoted exclusively to sites with .gov and .mil extensions
- Excellent for federal policy papers

Federal Budget

Congressional Budget Office
- On-line reports are primarily an economic analysis of the federal budget
Federal Budget FY 2003
- Federal Budget FY 2003
  - Full text of budget and appendices in pdf format downloadable by chapter
  - Also Historical Tables and Analytical Tables
  - Alternate spreadsheets in WK4 and XLS formats
- President's Budget Briefing
  - Submitted on February 4, 2002
  - Includes broad outlines
  - Supplemented by recommendations on revenue sharing levels for each state covering such items as homeland security,jobs, education, environment, and social welfare
General Accounting Office
- General Accounting Office
  - Accounting standards for federal agencies
  - News of fraud cases
  - Archive of blue book reports to Congress are listed below
- GAO Blue Book Reports (GPO Access)
  - Full text of "Reports to Congress" on government resource management, October 1, 1994+
  - Searchable by keyword in text, report title, report identifier, and date
  - For a known report number, use quotation marks and type the number as shown: "PEMD-95-1"
  - Phrases require quotation marks: "medicaid fraud"
  - Boolean operations must be capitalized: medicaid AND fraud
  - Selected reports are available in paper copy (HJ 10 .R44), GPO microfiche (Micro-F X277), and American Statistics Index microfiche; ask Documents Center staff for assistance

Executive Branch

Executive Agencies

Administration on Aging
- Statistics on older persons
- Practical information for seniors on health and living
- Information for gerontologists and family on senior care
Agency for Health Care Research and Policy
- Clinical Practice Guidelines allow physician to enter symptom and obtain possible diagnoses and treatments
- Clinical guidelines for patients (e.g. how to prevent strokes)
- Research reports and statistics, including the Medical Care Utilization Survey and
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
- Regulations and statistics on the medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program
Department of Education [http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp]
- Use search engine for press releases on mental health programs
- Web site includes "No Child Left Behind Program," grants, and links to statistics
Healthfinder
- Official federal government web site for consumer information on health
- Searchable by keyword and browsable by topic
- Annotated links to web sites of government agencies, research institutes, and universities
- Includes medical dictionaries and prescription drug information
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
- Extensive textual report on the causes and treatment of mental illnesses in children and adults
- Projects 20% of public suffers from mental difficulties at some time in their lives
- Stigma considered one reason for failure to seek treatment
- Statistics interspersed with text
National Institute of Mental Health
- Reports for the public include types of common mental illnesses and medications
- Grant opportunities and publications for researchers and practitioners
- Current clinical trials
- Numerous statistics in reports, including Numbers Count: Mental Illness in America
Office of Family Assistance
- Text of welfare reform act of 1996 and subsequent regulations for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
- Statewide contacts
- Program data
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
- Describes programs and grants available to treat mental health problems
- Statistics on both subjects
- The Center for Mental Health Services covers disaster mental health services, HIV, homelessness, and children
Surgeon General Reports (PHS/NLM)
- Annual reports since 1964
- Over half of the reports cover various aspects of smoking
- Additional reports on mental health, youth violence, suicide, HIV, obesity
- Additional proceedings of workshops
- Searchable and browsable by date, subject, or alphabetically
Veterans Administration
- Health services available to veterans, including counseling
White House Conference on Mental Health
- Conference was chaired by Tipper Gore in 1999 and web cast
- This historic site has research reports as well as agendas and speeches

President

Historical Material
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1993+ [http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara003.html]
  - Full text of Presidential executive orders, speeches, press conferences, names of nominees
  - Phrases should be in parentheses and Boolean operators capitalized (e.g. "china" AND "most favored nation")
  - Table of contents search (contents AND "july 28, 1997)
- White House [http://www.whitehouse.gov/]
  - Press releases, speeches and documents beginning January 2001 and updated daily
  - Keyword searching only
  - President Clinton's website is available through the National Archives [http://clinton4.nara.gov/]

Legislative Branch

Publication	Definition	UMich Source	Public Access Source
Background Information	Identifies bills, keyplayers, politics of issue	Academic Universe Congressional Quarterly, 1983+ Congress Daily, 1991+ National Journal, 1977+ ProQuest	AllPolitics Google Uncle Sam Political Information
Bills	Proposed Legislation	Congressional Universe, 1989+ THOMAS, 1973+	THOMAS, 1973+
Hearings	Committee Testimony	Congressional Universe, 1970+ --Index, 1970+ --Full Text, 1988+	Hearings Bibliography, 1995+ Selected full text
Committee Prints	Background Research	Congressional Universe, 1970+ --Index, 1970+ --Full Text, 1993+	Hearings Bibliography, 1995+ Sometimes on committee web site
Committee Reports	Committee Recommendations	Congressional Universe, 1970+ --Index, 1970+ --Full Text, 1988+	GPO Access, 1995+
Congressional Record	Floor Debates	Congressional Universe, 1985+	THOMAS, 1993+,

Directories of Congressional Members
- Almanac of American Politics (UMich Only)
  - Political biographies of Congressmen and their districts
  - Good source for analysis
  - Issues for 1998, 2000, and 2002 available
- Congressional Yellow Book (UMich Only)
  - Most current directory of Congress available
  - Brief biographies of Congressmen and great detail on legislative staff assignments in Washington and in their respective districts
  - Directories of committees and subcommittees with similar detail on their legislative staffs
  - Congressional YellowBook is searchable on its own or in conjunction with the Federal, State, Municipal, Associations, and NonProfit sector books
  - Can search by location, industry, name, or personal characteristics (job title, degree, alma mater)
- Contacting the Congress
  - Most updated directory of Members of Congress
  - Includes committee and subcommittee assignments
- House of Representatives
  - Calendars and daily floor schedules
  - Links to Member web sites
- Senate
  - Directory of Members and Committees
Directories of Committee Assignments
- Congressional Yellow Book (UMich Only)
  - Most current directory of Congress available
  - Brief biographies of Congressmen and great detail on legislative staff assignments in Washington and in their respective districts
  - Directories of committees and subcommittees with similar detail on their legislative staffs
  - Congressional YellowBook is searchable on its own or in conjunction with the Federal, State, Municipal, Associations, and NonProfit sector books
- Contacting the Congress
  - Directory of committee assignments for the current Congress (only)
  - Arranged by committee and subcommittee
  - Lists individual members, their e-mail addresses and web sites, phone and fax numbers
  - Links to the committee web site
- Official Congressional Directory (GPO Access)
  - Biennial directory of Congress, committee assignments, and biographies
  - Begins with the 104th Congress, 1995-96
  - For committee assignments, go to the browsable on-line revisions at the top of the page; standing committee assignments follow the section on state delegations
Background
- Academic Universe (UMich Only) [http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/]
  - Full text of newspapers from around the world and journal articles
  - Search Government and Political News/Legislative News
- All Politics [http://www.cnn.com/allpolitics]
  - Today's political news from Time, CNN, and Congressional Quarterly
- Congress Daily (UMich Only) [http://nationaljournal.com/]
  - Full text of Hill news since 1991 and updated twice daily
  - Searchable by keyword and year
- CQ Researcher (UMich Only)
  - Weekly issues debate current public affairs topics pro and con
  - Usually include an overview, list of issues, pros and cons, and bibliography
  - Search "mental health" for separate issues on mental health insurance, childhood depression, Alzheimers, patients rights, treating anxiety
- CQ Weekly Report (UMich Only) [http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly/]
  - Full text of CQ since 1983
  - Initial page boots up to current issue
  - Separate search engines for articles and roll call votes can be limited by year
  - Paper copy in Documents Center as JK 1.C12--Ref. with older issues in Graduate Library
  - Web subscription includes CQ Researcher which provides briefing reports on public policy issues
- Google's Uncle Sam [http://www.google.com/unclesam]
  - Indexes federal government web pages with a .gov and .mil extension
  - Great for obtaining statements by members of Congress and reports of the Executive Branch
- National Journal [http://nationaljournal.com/]
  - Weekly periodical on government agencies; includes major legislative issues
  - Full text, 1977+
  - Also in Graduate Library as JK 1.N28 with current issues in Documents Center--Docs.Ref.
- Political Information [http://www.politicalinformation.com/]
  - Index limited to political information on the web
  - Links to full text
- ProQuest [http://www.lib.umich.edu/rrs/proquest.html]
  - Index to over 2300 popular and scholarly journals since the mid-1980s
  - Full text of numerous journals since the 1990s
- Speak Out [http://speakout.com/activism/issues/]
  - Daily periodical with current policy news, issue of the week, and in-depth analysis of 20 current policy issues
Bills
- Congressional Universe (UMich Only) [http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/]
  - Indexes bills since 1989 by subject, keyword, sponsor, and date
  - Provides the full text and legislative status
  - Also includes the full text of laws and regulations in force
- THOMAS [http://thomas.loc.gov/]
  - Indexes bills since 1993 by keyword, sponsor and date
  - Provides the full text and status
- Key Bills
  - Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002
    - Description of H.R. 4954
      - Republican plan for adding prescription drugs to Medicare
      - Approved by House Energy and Commerce Committee on June 20, 2002
  - Mental Health Parity (S. 543/107th Congress)
    - Domenici/Wellstone
Committee Publications
- Includes hearings (testimony), committee prints (research reports), reports (recommendations on bills), and documents (Executive Branch communiques)
- Congressional Universe (UMich Only) [http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/]
  - Indexes published hearings (1970+), committee prints (1993+), and reports (1989+) by subject, keyword, committee, and date
  - Provides an abstract of publications located in the Documents Center in paper and/or microfiche format
  - Includes the full text of selected testimony beginning 1988
  - From the main page, search under Congressional Publications
- Paper and CD-ROM indexes of hearings and all publications, as well as paper and/or microfiche copies, located in the Documents Center
- Illustrative Slides
Congressional Record [Web]
- Congressional Universe (UMich Only) [http://www.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/]
  - Indexes Congressional Record since 1985 by keyword, speaker, and date
  - Provides the full text
  - Located under Congressional Publications
- THOMAS [http://thomas.loc.gov]
  - Indexes speeches on the floor of Congress by subject, Member of Congress, and date since 1993

Laws

Americans with Disabilities Act
- Text of Public Law 101-336 (S. 933)
- Enacted in 1990
Health Law Resource
- Separate web pages summarize such issues as telemedicine, Medicare and Medicaid, bioethics, and patient records
- Provides links to federal and state laws and regulations, AMA opinions and decisions, and official reports, such as the RAND Corporation
United States Code
- Text of all laws in force
- United States Code (via Congressional Universe)
  - Search under Bills, Laws and Regulations
  - Full text of all laws updated monthly to incorporate newly-passed laws
- United States Code (via Cornell Law School)
  - Text of all laws in force as of 1997/98
  - Searchable by popular title of law, title and section of the U.S. Code, or keyword
  - Currently the best interface
  - Good Remote Alternative to Congressional Universe
  - Paper copy of U.S. Code in Doc.Cen. KF 62 .A2

Current Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations (regulations in-force)
- Code of Federal Regulations via Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  - Search full text by keyword and agency
  - Updated every two weeks
  - Congressional Universe Guide and Universe Quick Guide
- Code of Federal Regulations (National Archives)
  - Search CFR by keyword or a combination of title, part, and page
  - Good Remote Alternative to Congressional Universe
  - Corresponding paper copy in Documents Center as JK 416.A5-Ref
Federal Register
- Federal Register via Congressional Universe (UMich only) [Web]
  - New regulations, proposed regulations, notices of grants and agency hearings since 1980
  - Indexed by keyword, agency, date, and type of publication
- Federal Register via GPO Access
  - Accurate results through keyword searching
  - Example: "nursing homes"
  - Search its Unified Agenda for agency regulatory plans
  - Good Remote Alternative to Congressional Universe beginning 1994

Courts

Academic Universe (UMich Only)
- Full text of federal Supreme, Circuit, and District court opinions
- Full text of state Supreme and appellate court decisions
- See Academic Universe Guide for search strategies
Atkins v. Virginia
- Supreme Court decision rendered June 20, 2002
- Rules execution of the mentally retarded is cruel and unusual punishment
- Provides full text of majority opinion and dissent as well as syllabus and links to previous cases
- Oral Arguments
Federal Courts (Admin. Office of the U.S. Courts)
- Articles on and a description of the U.S. court system
- Directory of automated access to court records arranged by type of court and district
Supreme Court Decisions (Cornell)
- All current Supreme Court decisions
- Easiest to use
- Official Supreme Court Web Site includes oral arguments

State Governments

Associations

Council of State Governments
- Organizational information and telnet interface for assistance via e-mail
- Index of CSG publications
National Conference of State Legislatures
- Newsletters, policies, and testimony on federal-state relations
- Organizational information, publications, and conferences
- Extensive links to state legislative web sites
National Governors' Association
- Extensive list and full text of policies on federal-state relations, economic development, human and natural resources
- Interest in mental health revolves around welfare, medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance program in the STATE LEGISLATIVE ISSUES section
- Includes a position paper on state mental health issues
- Additional issue briefs, press releases
- Background and the administration of welfare reform
- Links to governors of the states and territories, their biographies, election status, and web sites

Executive Branch

State and Local Government via Piper Resources
- Comprehensive link for state government web sites, updated daily
- Links to federal and non-government national organizations serving state and local governments
State Health Agencies on the Net
- Links to the government agencies in each state and territory which deal with public and mental health issues
StateSearch (National Association of State Information Resource Executives)
- Subject arrangement of state government web sites and publications
See State and Local Government for additional indexes and state government associations

Legislative Branch

American Health Line (UMich Only)
- Daily periodical with a summary of legislative issues affecting health care in Congress and the states
- Available since 1992
Florida Legislature
- Searchable laws of Florida
- Citizens guide to State Legislature
- Current bills
National Conference of State Legislatures
- Newsletters, policies, and testimony on federal-state relations
- Organizational information, publications, and conferences
- Extensive links to state legislative web sites
State Capital Universe (UMich Only)
- Indexes current codes and administrative regulations of all states
- Indexes bills and bill status since 1990
- Includes official political journals of selected states and newspaper of record for all states
- Various policy briefs from the National Conference of State Legislatures
State Legal Information
- Links to legislative web sites in all 50 states
Stateline (PEW Research Center)
- Summary of news articles about state legislative issues for all 50 states
- States can be compared and ranked on population, economic, crime, budget, and environmental factors

Laws and Regulations

Academic Universe/LEXIS (UMich Only)
- State codes (laws-in-force) appear under State Legal Research
- Can only search one state at a time
- Choose state and then state code
- Sample Search
Assessing the New Federalism
- State data base includes statistics and law tracking for the 50 states and D.C.
- Fiscal, economic, demographic data
- Information about income security, health, employment, housing, and child welfare programs
- EXAMPLE: State Data Base - Use Online - Begin - Health Insurance/Proceed - Minimum Group Size/Proceed - All Years - for state laws on minimum size of group health insurance coverage
- Similar procedure for data on food stamps and AFDC caseloads
- Includes articles on state social service policies
Health Law Resource
- Separate web pages summarize such issues as telemedicine, Medicare and Medicaid, bioethics, and patient records
- Provides links to federal and state laws and regulations, AMA opinions and decisions, and official reports
State Capital Universe (UMich Only)
- Indexes current codes and administrative regulations of all states
- May be searched by state and keyword or across states by keyword
- Provides full text and notes
- Includes Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest
State Legal Information
- Links to free state government web sites with new laws and legal codes

Additional Resources

University of Michigan

University of Michigan High School Debate Institute [http://www.michigandebate.com/]
- Description of various debate programs, application forms and financial aid
- Outline of the issues, information for ordering the debate handbook
- Web resources
Undergraduate Library [http://www.lib.umich.edu/ugl/services/debate/]
- Library resources, libraries on campus and debate hours

Internet Search Engines

About Mental Health Resources
- Search engine for individual web sites on mental health, both government and non-government
- Glossary of mental health terms
AltaVista [http://altavista.digital.com/]
- Keyword index to the TEXT of individual web pages
- Largest and most popular of search engines as of July 1996
Excite [http://www.excite.com/]
- Extremely fast index to the contents of web pages
Fast Search [http://www.alltheweb.com/]
- Fastest search engine on the web
- Links to over 2 million web pages
Google Uncle Sam Search [http://www.google.com/uncldesam]
- Fast search engine which indexes only .gov and .mil web sites
- Excellent for obtaining U.S. policy information
Healthfinder
- Official federal government web site for consumer information on health
- Searchable by keyword and browsable by topic
- Annotated links to web sites of government agencies, research institutes, and universities
- Includes medical dictionaries and prescription drug information

Writing Guides
[http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/psref.html]

On-line versions of dictionaries and thesauri
Guides to English usage
Also includes interactive maps

Citation Guides
[http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/cite.html]

Best citation guides on the Internet and in the library
Includes guides for citing government documents

Grace York, Coordinator, Documents Center
University of Michigan Library

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/debate02.html

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