519: Framing Mental Health Connections, New Shutdown Deadline

Mary Giliberti, Chief Public Policy Officer at Mental Health America, explains a new framework that connects public health with mental health and suicide prevention; Latoya Sahadeo, Director of the Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health program (DELPH), says the initiative empowers public health leaders; Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, says the deadline for Congress to reach agreement on federal funding and thus avoid a government shutdown is now November 17th; and a new ASTHO report examines how state agencies can support community and clinical connections to prevent falls among older adults in the U.S.

ASTHO Webpage: New Framework Helps Public Health Leaders Navigate Suicide, Mental Health

ASTHO Webpage: Public Health's Role in Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention

ASTHO Webpage: Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health

ASTHO Webpage: Expanding Falls Prevention Through Surveillance, Community-Clinical Linkages, and Strategic Planning and Evaluation