The Implementation Challenge to State Mental Health Authorities

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The Implementation Challenge to State Mental
Health Authorities
Panel ChairSharon Carpinello, PhD, RNExecutive
Deputy Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health
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Panelists
Chip Felton, MSW NYS Office of Mental
Health Cathy Cave NYS Office of Mental
Health Edward Knight, PhDThe Empowerment
Project Laurie Flynn Columbia University Ron
Mandersheid, PhDCenter for Mental Health Services
James L. Stone, MSW, CSWNYS Office of Mental
Health Linda Rosenberg, CSW NYS Office of Mental
Health John M. Oldham, MD,NYS Office of Mental
Health Peter Jensen, MD, Columbia University
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Communicating a vision to obtain support
James L. Stone
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CHANGE There is nothing more difficult to carry
out,nor more doubtful of success, nor more
dangerousto handle, than to initiate a new order
of things. For the reformer has enemies in all
who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm
defendersin all those who would benefit by the
new order. This lukewarmness arises partly from
fear of their adversaries who have the law in
their favor and partly from the incredulity of
mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new
until they have had actual experience of
it. Niccolo Machiavelli