THE JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH POLICY AND ECONOMICS

Willard ManningAward
in Mental Health Policy and Economics Research
2015

We are pleased to inform our readers that the Willard Manning Award in Mental Health Policy and Economics Research – 2015 was presented during the "Twelfth Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry - Mental Health Policy, Economics and Health Care Reforms", held on March 27-29, 2015, in Venice, Italy.

The winning article was:

• Roland Sturm, Deborah Cohen. Proximity to Urban Parks and Mental Health. J Ment Health Policy Econ 2014; 17 (1): 19-24

In addition, two Excellence in Mental Health Policy and Economics Research Awards were presented for the following articles (alphabetical order):

• Joran Lokkerbol, Rifka Weehuizen, Ifigeneia Mavranezouli, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Filip Smit: Mental Health Care System Optimization from a Health-Economics Perspective: Where to Sow and Where to Reap? J Ment Health Policy Econ 2014; 17 (2): 51-60
• David S. Salkever, Brent Gibbons, Robert E. Drake, William D. Frey, Thomas W. Hale, Mustafa Karakus. Increasing Earnings of Social Security Disability Income Beneficiaries with Serious Mental Disorder. J Ment Health Policy Econ 2014; 17 (2): 75-90
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