Thousands of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. Workers Wear Yellow to Raise Awareness of Mental Health
25 Mai 2010 - 6:21PM
Business Wire
“Each day is a brighter day” for thousands of patients at
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSYS) (PSI) facilities
nationwide. Staff members will be using that theme to raise
awareness of mental health issues and to underscore the importance
of behavioral healthcare for overall health and economic
impact.
In honor of Mental Health Month in May, PSI is asking
approximately 23,000 workers at about 100 facilities to wear yellow
on May 26 to emphasize “Each day, a brighter day.”
“Mental health workers across the country provide a valuable
service, helping some of the most vulnerable members of our
communities,” said Joey Jacobs, Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. “Helping them
improve their lives helps us all. We are proud that our work
extends past the walls of our facilities and helps us become a
worthwhile contributor to our society and our nation’s
economy.”
Jacobs is referring to a new study commissioned by the National
Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) that takes a
close look at the impact inpatient psychiatric facilities have on
the economy. The study found not only do such facilities help
develop a healthy mind, they also help develop a healthy
economy.
The study shows for every dollar spent by psychiatric hospitals
and residential treatment centers, the national economy realizes
$2.97. In 2009, facilities across the United States had $20.6
billion in direct expenditures, translating into a total economic
impact in the U.S. of $61.2 billion. Researchers found that
everything psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers
buy, provide or pay for make a significant difference to the
overall economic health of the U.S.
But the numbers aren’t just dollars and cents. Approximately
223,000 people currently are working in inpatient psychiatric
facilities nationwide. This, in turn, creates other positions in
the national labor market in industries such as real estate and
pharmaceuticals. The NAPHS study found every one job directly held
in the inpatient psychiatric hospital sector resulted in the
addition of nearly two jobs in that particular community.
“As mental health professionals, we want to be valuable members
of society,” said Jacobs. “We want the work we do to benefit
everyone, but our primary concern is making a difference one life
at a time. We want to make sure every person who walks through our
doors gets the care they need and deserve, and we hope this day
will help raise awareness so we can continue to do that.”
For more information about the NAPHS study, please visit
http://www.psychiatricsolutionsmentalhealth.com/.
About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of
behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents
and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased
freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000
beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI
also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for
government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within
medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information,
please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com.
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