Public Information and
Legislative Initiatives.
AGPA actively promotes the awareness of
group psychotherapy as a treatment alternative to the public, patients/clients, potential
sources of referrals, creators and public policy, third-party payers, and educators.
AGPA is an active participant in the Mental Health Liaison Group, a consortium of mental health
organizations which cooperates on public information and legislative initiatives. As part
of its work with the Mental Health Liaison Group, AGPA:
- supports consumer protection legislation
(Bill S.1890) for those enrolled in managed care;
- supports confidentiality protections for
all healthcare conditions, particularly mental illness;
- endorses legislative and regulatory
initiatives to increase appropriations for mental and behavioral healthcare research
funding;
- promotes the recognition of group
psychotherapy as a core mental health service and credentialling of group
psychotherapists;
- consults with accrediting organizations
such as the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding the inclusion of behavioral
healthcare standards into their review standards.
Quality Indicators for Group Psychotherapy
Programs
AGPA's
Contribution to the Report of the Surgeon General on Mental Health
Report
on the White House Conference on Mental Health June, 1999 |
