The Mental Health Section seeks nominations for the Mental Health Section Award, the Carl Taube Award, and the Kenneth Lutterman Student Research Award.  The Mental Health Section Award recognizes contributions to the work of the Section. The Carl Taube Award recognizes individuals for significant contributions to the field of mental health services research.

Nominations for these awards are due by May 5, 2006. Please include: (1) the name of the award for which you are nominating the person, (2) the reasons that the nominee should be granted the award, and (3) a copy of the nominee's curriculum vita. All students are encouraged to submit papers for presentation in the annual meeting. The best paper will receive the Kenneth Lutterman Student Research Award.

Letters of nomination should be mailed or e-mailed to:  Huey J. Chen, Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, MHC2705, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard,
Tampa, FL, 33612-3807.  E-mail: <chen@fmhi.usf.edu>.

Rema Lapouse Award

Nominations are sought for the Rema Lapouse Award for 2006.  Sponsored by the APHA’s Mental Health, Epidemiology, and Statistics Sections, this award is granted to an outstanding psychiatric epidemiologist in recognition of “significant contributions to the scientific understanding of the epidemiology and control of mental disorders.”  Nominating letters and curriculum vitae by March 1, 2006 to Rema Lapouse Award Committee may be submitted electronically to Anthony Kouzis at akouzis@jhsph.edu.