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H.R.7780 - Mental Health Matters Act - Library of Congress

(Just Now) WEBMental Health Matters Act. This bill requires certain federal actions to increase access to mental and behavioral health care. Among other provisions, the bill creates various grants to increase the number of school-based mental health services …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7780

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Biden's mental health plan has potential, experts say, if Congress …

(3 days ago) WEB5. Make sure insurance covers mental health. Since 2008, a federal law has called for health insurers to cover mental health conditions at the same level as they …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/03/02/1084006754/heres-what-experts-say-biden-gets-right-in-his-new-mental-health-plan

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FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce Strategy to Address …

(1 days ago) WEBThe 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act called for mental health care benefits to be covered at the same level as physical health care benefits. …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/01/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-announce-strategy-to-address-our-national-mental-health-crisis-as-part-of-unity-agenda-in-his-first-state-of-the-union/

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H.R.7780 - Mental Health Matters Act - Library of Congress

(5 days ago) WEB(a) Interventions that improve social-Emotional and behavioral health of children.— (1) I N GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Assistant …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7780/text

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House passes bill to reauthorize, expand federal …

(Just Now) WEBThe House last night voted 402-20 to pass the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-being Act, bipartisan legislation that includes reauthorization through 2027 of more than 30 programs that …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2022-06-23-house-passes-aha-supported-mental-health-bill

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Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 …

(9 days ago) WEBJun 22, 2022. H.R. 7666 (117th). To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to mental health and substance use disorders, …

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr7666

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Mental Health Matters Act (2022; 117th Congress H.R. 7780)

(9 days ago) WEBH.R. 7780 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress. A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the …

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr7780

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The Top 10 Facts About The Mental Health Reform Legislation in …

(1 days ago) WEBThe mental health system is deeply broken and underfunded. While these bills lay a foundation for reform, they are still only a beginning. Congress will need to build on …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/top-10-facts-about-mental-health-reform-legislation-114th-congress

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What Is Congress Doing to Advance Behavioral Health Reform?

(5 days ago) WEBThe new law creates investments for early identification and intervention programs in schools, including $240 million in appropriations for programs that increase …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/what-congress-doing-advance-behavioral-health-reform

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H.R. 1368 (117 th ): Mental Health Justice Act of 2021 - GovTrack.us

(9 days ago) WEBFeb 25, 2021. H.R. 1368 (117th). To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to hire, employ, train, and …

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr1368

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New Federal Rules Seek To Strengthen Mental Health Parity

(2 days ago) WEBOn July 25, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the tri-agencies) proposed a new rule to strengthen the enforcement of the federal …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/new-federal-rules-seek-strengthen-mental-health-parity

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Fetterman & Smith Introduce Bill to Establish Senate Commission …

(2 days ago) WEBWashington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the United States Senate Commission on Mental Health Act of 2024.The bill …

https://www.fetterman.senate.gov/press-releases/news-fetterman-smith-introduce-bill-to-establish-senate-commission-on-mental-health/

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To protect new mothers, a federal panel prescribes mental health …

(2 days ago) WEBPerinatal depression affects as many as 20% of women in the United States during pregnancy, the postpartum period, or both, according to studies. In some states, …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/protect-new-mothers-federal-panel-prescribes-mental-health-support-rcna152413

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Closer to the mental health crisis: Mayors combat 'failed system'

(5 days ago) WEBSen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., was the mayor of Richmond from July 1998 to September 2001. He said he has seen mental health challenges intensify amid the …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/21/mental-health-crisis-mayors-congress/70441066007/

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HHS Mental Health Accomplishments by the Numbers

(8 days ago) WEBHRSA, through Bipartisan Safer Communities Act funding, expanded the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access grant program, which funds pediatric mental …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/16/hhs-mental-health-accomplishments-numbers.html

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Mental Health Awareness Month GovInfo

(7 days ago) WEBIn July 1955, a joint resolution by Congress, "The Mental Health Study Act of 1955" (69 Stat. 381), Recent Legislation and Laws Enacted Related to Mental …

https://www.govinfo.gov/features/mental-health-awareness-month-2024

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NJ involuntary commitment law alarms mental health advocates

(8 days ago) WEBPeople experiencing mental health crises could face longer involuntary commitment times in hospitals and emergency departments under a new law that Gov. …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2023/08/22/new-jersey-mental-health-crisis-law-alarms-social-service-groups-involuntary-confinement-hospitals/70623537007/

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The Task Force on Maternal Mental Health's Report to …

(7 days ago) WEBThe Task Force on Maternal Mental Health’sReport to Congress will help guide efforts to implement the national strategy. In response to the directive in the Consolidated …

https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/mmh-report.pdf

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Mental health Bills - GovTrack.us

(6 days ago) WEBSub-categories of Mental health Mental health has 0 sub-categories that you can use to track a more targeted set of legislation: Subject areas of legislation are …

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/subjects/mental_health/6176

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How a Young Lawyer’s Mental Health Journey Fuels Her Advocacy …

(7 days ago) WEBThe culture needs to improve—not just for disabled people, but for everyone. Some clear examples of parts of the legal profession that may impact mental health are …

https://blog.dol.gov/2024/05/14/how-a-young-lawyers-mental-health-journey-fuels-her-advocacy-work

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Maternal Mental Health

(8 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of a national strategy today, with recommendations developed by the Task …

https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20240514/maternal-mental-health-task-force-national-strategy-improve-maternal-mental-health-care

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Pass the Restoring Mental Health Act — now - New York Post

(9 days ago) WEBPublished May 19, 2024, 7:16 p.m. ET. New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants the Legislature to pass the Restoring Mental Health Act before it skips town next …

https://nypost.com/2024/05/19/opinion/pass-the-restoring-mental-health-act-now/

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Division of Mental Health Advocacy - The Official Web Site for The

(1 days ago) WEBFor questions about mental illness or accessing services or other non-emergency matters, you can contact NJ Mental Health Cares at: Phone: (866) 202-HELP (4357) Email: …

https://www.nj.gov/defender/services/mha/

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State of New Jersey

(4 days ago) WEBNEWARK –Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced new measures to promote access to mental health and …

https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/pr20200715b.html

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Systems Advocacy - The Official Web Site for The State of …

(2 days ago) WEBCommunity Health Law Project 4 Commerce Place Mount Holly, NJ 08060 (609) 261-3453 Community Health Law Project 35 Journal Square, Suite 827 Jersey City, NJ 07306 …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/treatment/mental_health/Systems_Advocacy.pdf

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H.R. 1638: Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2023

(4 days ago) WEBThis Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2023. 2. Improved access to mental health services under the Medicare program. …

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hr1638/text

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Mental Health by the Numbers: The 2024 Survey Infographic

(3 days ago) WEBEach year, ALM and Law.com Compass conduct our Mental Health Survey of the Legal Profession, tracking the well-being of lawyers and staff at law firms of any …

https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2024/05/17/mental-health-by-the-numbers-the-2024-survey-infographic/

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Gov. Reynolds Signs HF 2673, Behavioral Health Alignment

(5 days ago) WEBToday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 2673, a bill that aligns Iowa’s 32 disconnected mental health and substance use regions into 7 unified behavioral health …

https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2024-05-15/gov-reynolds-signs-hf-2673-behavioral-health-alignment

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Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender …

(8 days ago) WEBLIMA, May 17 (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters in Peru's capital marched on Friday to demand the scrapping of a new law that describes transgender people, among …

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-protesters-slam-new-insurance-law-that-deems-transgender-people-mentally-2024-05-18/

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Prioritizing mental health to the same degree as physical health to

(1 days ago) WEBH.Res. 1242. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress. H.Res. 1242 is a simple resolution in the United States Congress. A simple resolution is …

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hres1242

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Poll: Abortion rights draws support as most call current law "too

(9 days ago) WEBVoters, and women in particular, do have concerns that extend into all reproductive health care if the amendment does not pass. Most voters think that access …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/abortion-economy-inflation-poll-florida/

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