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Rep. Rick Hansen Receives Award for Work With Mental Health Caucus
State Representative Rick Hansen of South St. Paul was jointly awarded the Legislator of the Year Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota (NAMI-MN) with other charter members of the Minnesota Mental Health Legislative Caucus.
The Mental Health Caucus is a first-in-the-nation effort to draw attention to mental health issues as they affect criminal justice, employment, education, health care and legislative policy.
"The formation of the Mental Health Legislative Caucus was truly groundbreaking," said Sue Abderholden, Executive Director of NAMI. "The caucus addresses issues that go beyond committee jurisdictions and presents the opportunity to more fully learn and solve the problems faced by both children and adults with mental illness."
"I'm proud of the work the Mental Health Caucus has done to draw attention to these critical issues," Rep. Hansen commented. "I look forward to working with the Caucus in 2006 to advance legislation that improves mental health diagnosis and treatment in Minnesota."
"This is an award that is truly deserved," said Abderholden.
NAMI-MN is a grassroots statewide nonprofit organization that provides education, support, and advocacy for children and adults with mental illness and their families. The organization, founded in 1977 by a group of dedicated family members of persons with mental illness, works to affect positive changes in the mental health system, and increase the public and professional understanding of mental illness.
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