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National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
Awareness Day 2007 At A Glance

Founding Partners

Co-Sponsors

  • American School Counselor Association
  • National Association of School Psychologists
  • School Social Work Association
  • American Counseling Association

Congressional Sponsors

  • Senator Susan M. Collins - ME, Republican
  • Senator Christopher J. Dodd - CT, Democrat
  • Senator Pete V. Domenici - NM, Republican
  • Senator Tom Harkin - IA, Democrat
  • Senator Gordon H. Smith - OR, Republican

Speakers
280+ people attended the Educational Briefing

  • Moderator: Dr. Carl C. Bell
  • Honorary Consumer Spokesperson: Howie Mandel
  • Honorary Family Spokesperson: Debbie Marriott-Harrison
  • Honorary Youth Spokesperson: Marvin Alexander
  • Honorary Education Spokesperson: Mark Weist
  • CMHS Chief: Dr. Gary Blau

Capitol Hill Briefing Congressional Attendees

  • Senator Pete V. Domenici - NM, Republican
  • Representative Grace F. Napolitano - CA, Democrat, spoke at the briefing

Congressional Staff Attendees

  • Office of Ted Kennedy - MA, Democrat
  • Office of Senator Gordon H. Smith - OR, Republican
  • Office of Senator Kit Bond - MO, Republican (2)
  • Office of Representative Jan Schakowsky - IL, Democrat
  • Office of Representative Grace F. Napolitano - CA, Democrat
  • Office of Representative Patrick J. Kennedy - RI, Democrat
  • Office of Representative Robert E. Andrews - NJ, Democrat
  • Office of Representative Ron Klein - FL, Democrat
  • Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives

Media Highlights

  • Media in Attendance at the Educational Briefing
    • NASW News
    • New Yorker Magazine
    • SAMHSA News
    • Education Daily
    • DC Examiner
    • Counseling Today
    • International Medical News
  • Key Media Mentions
    • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, May 4
    • Larry King Live, May 8
    • Katie Couric's Notebook: Our Kids' Mental Health, May 8 (website)
    • DC Examiner, May 9
    • Martha Stewart, May 10
    • Oprah, May 10
    • Washington Post Style Section, May 10
  • Confirmed/Pending Media Stories
    • The Hill, Jan. 31
    • OK! Weekly, May 2007
    • Red Orbit, May 8
    • Netscape News, May 8
    • ASCD Smart Brief (Education Breaking News), May 8
    • Reuters Jumbotron in Time Square, May 8
    • International Medical News, June/July 2007
    • Counseling Today, June 2007
    • New Yorker Magazine
  • Radio Media Tour Featuring Howie Mandel and Dr. Gary M. Blau
    • Interviewed on 5 talk shows and potentially reached 3,631,700 listeners
    • A generic interview package was picked up by 417 stations across the country including all top 10 markets (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Houston) and potentially reached 9,523,630 listeners.

2007 Educational Briefing Materials

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