U.S. Needs Integrated Mental Health Treatment System

An Institute of Medicine (IOM) report released Tuesday (November 1, 2005), says the U.S. needs a "comprehensive strategy" to improve the quality of health care services for people with mental illnesses and drug and alcohol problems. The report outlines a number of steps federal agencies can take to improve health services for people with mental health and substance-abuse problems.

An abstract of the report is available online at http://www.iom.edu/report.asp?id=30836