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Private Practitioners Network Launched
March 6, 2007

The Mental Health Association of Morris County, a long-time United Way partner, recently announced the launch of a new Morris County Private Practitioners Network.  Funded in part by a grant from United Way, the Network represents an expansion of the Disaster Response component of the Mental Health Association's Information & Referral Service. 

"This new Practitioners Network will give us the opportunity to keep private practitioners informed about new developments in the County's Disaster Response Plan, as well as spread information about disaster training opportunities and mental health programs and services that private practitioners can refer their clients to," said Deborah Taggart, executive director of the Mental Health Association of Morris County, in making the announcement.  "At the same time, the Network addresses the need of private practitioners themselves to network with their colleagues."

United Way applauds the continued work of the Mental Health Association of Morris County, which has been providing specialized mental health information and referral services since 1953.  As the lead agency for Project Morris Nine Eleven, which grew from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, the Mental Health Association is now responsible for maintaining Morris County's computerized call-up roster of mental health practitioners who are trained in disaster response.

Meetings of the new Morris County Private Practitioners Network will be held quarterly.  For further information, please contact Karen Donofrio, Coordinator of Disaster Response, at 973.334.3496, x107 or kdonofrio@mhamorris.org.