The Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare is an international organization of ambulatory mental health care providers dedicated to the delivery of high-quality psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment within a continuum of care. We promote a cohesive unified spectrum of care that addresses the needs of the patients being served. We believe that a continuum of care enables the movement of patients along the system to the most clinically appropriate and cost effective level of care. We believe that a continuum of care should promote a positive working relationship among consumers, payers, providers, and purchasers of mental health services. If you share our values and want to join us in advocating for the continuum of ambulatory mental health services, we invite you to become part of our national network.

The Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Inc. (AASWG) is an international professional membership association that engages in advocacy & action in support of group work practice, education and research. AASWG enhances the quality of group life throughout the world. Please visit www.aaswg.org for more information.

BenefitsLink is the Web's most reliable free source for online compliance developments and tools for employee benefit plans. Use our Buzz page to learn about new government rulings and to click on links to hand-picked online articles by leading practitioners. And our award-winning Benefits Jobs section helps you find qualified benefits personnel fast! (www.BenefitsLink.com)

The HERO Forum Think Tank is a national coalition of employers and stakeholders (providers) members, who have a common interest in making employee health management a widely accepted and accurately measured strategy to optimize the health of employees and their dependents, and there by, control health care costs. The Think Tank meets twice annually to create and develop tactics that convert this strategy into reality. www.the-hero.org

HRfocus has been the business newsletter of choice for HR professionals around the world for more than 80 years. With 16 full-color pages, this monthly must-have helps you shape and implement your organization's human capital strategies. HRFocus also features bonus in-depth quarterly special reports devoted to single key issues, such as HR metrics, controlling health care costs, legal issues, and more. Sign up for a FREE trial by contacting IOMA Subscriber Services at 1-800-401-5937 or visit www.ioma.com.

The Managed Care Information Center (MCIC) gathers, compiles, analyzes, studies and distributes business information on the managed care industry. The MCIC delivers this strategic business information to its clients via executive newsletters, yearbooks, leading industry databases and directories, management reports, and client research studies. The information is available in print, on CD-ROM and via the Internet at www.themcic.com.

IOMA's Report on Managing Benefits Plans is for managers who oversee the enrollment, communications, and administration of employee benefits. Titles include: HR Mgr., VP Benefits, Benefits Director, Personnel Director, Controller, CFO, et al. The goal of Managing Benefits Plans is to provide readers objective, original data that can help them control the cost of their benefits plans without sacrificing quality. Structuring, maintaining, and enhancing successful employee benefits packages with the latest techniques and technical solutions available are covered in each issue. Managing Benefits Plans also shows readers the latest trends in plan design, cost-cutting tactics, and much, much, more. For more information and a no risk trial offer please call IOMA Customer Service at 212-244-0360 or visit www.IOMA.com.

An American Psychiatric Association newsletter for business.

The Mid-America Coalition on Health Care is a regional, bi-state employer-driven collaboration of all components of the health care delivery system, seeking to improve the health of employees and their families; promote employee and community wellness and illness prevention; and develop strategies for containing health care costs. Members include large employers, hospitals, health plans, physicians, medical schools, state, regional and local governments, labor unions, and pharmaceutical companies. In addition to the Community Initiative on Depression, current projects focus on claims complexity (standardizing Patient ID cards and enhancing physician claims submission); public reporting of hospital quality measures; nursing shortages; and simplifying the employer/plan interface. The Coalition maintains the nation's largest network of local wellness professionals. www.machc.org.

A collaboration between the American Psychiatric Association and America's Employees.

This conference is supported NHI Publications, your source for specialized, targeted information for health care executives on a variety of topics from capitation to disease management. NHI publishes a variety of monthly newsletters and special reports offering practical advice and detailed information on how to succeed under managed care. Each one of our publications is written to help you meet the challenges you face today. For descriptions of each of our products or a free trial subscription to any of our newsletters, call toll-free 1-800-597-6300 or visit www.nhionline.net.

Found in 1987, OPEN MINDS is the premier industry research and management consulting firm for the behavioral health and social service field. It is our mission to provide behavioral health and social service payers and service providers, and the vendors that serve them, with the market and management knowledge needed to improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Services include consultation, technical assistance, workforce development, executive education, and subscription information services. For more information, visit www.openminds.com.

Partnership for Prevention™ is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving people’s health by preventing disease and injury. Partnership’s science-based policy tools and recommendations leverage America’s investments in disease and injury prevention by ensuring that they make the greatest impact. www.prevent.org

The SBM Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions will begin on Wednesday, April 13, with seminars (available for a separate fee) scheduled from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. and will conclude on Saturday, April 16, with informative paper sessions, symposia, a dynamic closing keynote speaker, and post-meeting seminars (available for a separate fee). The theme of the annual meeting is "Behavioral Medicine and Public Health: Promoting the Health of Individuals, Families, Communities, and Populations." Highlights of the Annual Meeting include captivating presentations from a stellar lineup of speakers and lecturers. For more information visit www.sbm.org.

Keep on top of the latest strategic moves of managed care organizations, proposed and pending legislation, and what other organizations are doing to successfully trim healthcare costs with The Executive Report on Managed Care. With things changing so rapidly in the managed care industry you need this twice-a-month briefing to find out what?s happening in Washington, D.C., and within the insurance industry. You?ll get concise and timely details on the most pressing issues affecting managed care so that you can plan efficient strategies to bring your healthcare costs under control. Sign up for a free no-risk trial subscription today. Call The Managed Care Information Center (888) 843-6242 or visit: