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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. The President’s fiscal year 2023

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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What Is Congress Doing to Advance Behavioral Health Reform?

(5 days ago) WebIn light of the well-documented mental health and substance use crisis and the exacerbating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, congressional policymakers are …

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

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Policy Issues Mental Health America

(1 days ago) WebMental Health Policy. Mental Health America (MHA) takes a unique approach to policy because MHA believes policy should ask people what they need to live the lives they …

https://www.mhanational.org/policy-issues

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Fact Sheet: Biden- - The White House

(2 days ago) WebGrantees from ED’s mental health programs project that these funds will create more than 14,000 new mental health professionals in U.S. schools – including …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/18/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-actions-to-tackle-nations-mental-health-crisis/

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Transforming Mental Health Care in the United States

(5 days ago) WebReforming the U.S. mental health system has received strong bipartisan support at both the federal and state levels. Against this background, a RAND research team sought to identify goals for …

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA889-1.html

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2 senators are working across the aisle to address the mental …

(7 days ago) WebDemocratic Sen. Chris Murphy and Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy first teamed up six years ago on mental health legislation. Now, we check in on this unlikely …

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/19/1100228359/2-senators-are-working-across-the-aisle-to-address-the-mental-health-crisis

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HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration HHS.gov

(3 days ago) WebOur nation faces an unprecedented behavioral health crisis among people of all ages. In his first State of the Union, the President outlined a bold national strategy to …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/12/02/hhs-roadmap-for-behavioral-health-integration-fact-sheet.html

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Current Mental Health Legislation Mental Health America

(4 days ago) WebRecovery as the Goal. Medicaid Reentry Act. The Safe Step Act of 2019. Learn about some of the bills introduced in the 116th Congress and where they fall in line with Mental …

https://mhanational.org/issues/current-mental-health-legislation

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H.R.7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act …

(Just Now) WebSubject — Policy Area: Health; View subjects ; Summary (3) Text (4) Actions (48) Titles (4) Amendments (6) Cosponsors (2) Committees (3) Related Bills (16)

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7666

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Comprehensive mental health reform - American Psychological …

(8 days ago) WebComprehensive mental health reform. The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 2646, a bill that seeks to help the 44 million Americans who confront mental health …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/09/policy-brief

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HHS Finalizes Policies to Make Coverage More Accessible and …

(Just Now) WebExpanding access to behavioral health care remains a top priority for the Biden-Harris Administration. As part of that effort, the final rule includes two new …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/04/17/hhs-finalizes-policies-make-coverage-more-accessible-expand-behavioral-health-care-access-millions-americans-2024.html

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Transforming Mental Health And Addiction Services

(Just Now) WebWe identified the three areas of behavioral health policy in greatest need of reform—inadequate access to care (waiting for patients to access the system), …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01472

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Yale's mental health policy reform: A landmark settlement and the …

(9 days ago) WebBefore the mental health policy reform in 2023, students could take time off from Yale through a leave of absence or withdrawal. Before the 15th day of each …

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/05/19/yales-mental-health-policy-reform-a-landmark-settlement-and-the-path-forward/

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Fetterman & Smith Introduce Bill to Establish Senate Commission …

(2 days ago) WebThe bill would establish a U.S. Senate Commission on Mental Health tasked with providing Congress and the president independent, expert policy recommendations to improve …

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

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Maternal Mental Health …

(5 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 Force …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/14/biden-harris-administration-announces-maternal-mental-health-task-force-national-strategy-improve-maternal-mental-health-care-amid-urgent-public-health-crisis.html

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FACT SHEET: Biden- - The White House

(6 days ago) WebThe Department of Education is issuing new guidance to colleges and universities on how to use ARP relief funds to provide mental health and substance use …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/31/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-highlights-strategy-to-address-the-national-mental-health-crisis/

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California’s Mental Health Transformation Overwhelmingly Passes …

(5 days ago) Webfact sheet on mental health reform Today’s final votes come after months of engagement with stakeholders across the state: people and families with lived …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/09/14/mhsa-reform-passes-legislature/

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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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News Template - Work Accelerates on Historic Transformation of

(8 days ago) WebBigger picture: Transforming the Mental Health Services Act into the Behavioral Health Services Act and building more community mental health treatment …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/15/news-template-work-accelerates-on-historic-transformation-of-californias-mental-health-system/

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Policy Priorities NAMI

(8 days ago) WebPublic policy impacts people with mental illness in many ways — from health care to housing to criminalization. Changes in policy can result in improved treatments, …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/

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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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Iowa mental health, substance use system consolidation signed …

(Just Now) WebNew law consolidates mental health, substance use disorder services. Now that the bill has been signed into law, the clock is ticking for top officials at Iowa's human …

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/15/iowa-mental-health-substance-use-system-consolidation-signed-into-law-kim-reynolds/73672968007/

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Advocate for Change NAMI

(Just Now) WebYou have the power to change how decision makers support people with mental health conditions. Your personal story is always right — and it can change the hearts and minds …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Advocate-for-Change/

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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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HHS announces national strategy to improve maternal mental …

(2 days ago) WebThe Department of Health and Human Services May 14 announced a national strategy to address maternal mental health and substance use issues. The strategy was …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-14-hhs-announces-national-strategy-improve-maternal-mental-health-care

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Whitmer signs bill requiring equal mental health coverage

(2 days ago) WebDetroit Free Press. 0:02. 1:18. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Tuesday expanding requirements for insurance providers in Michigan to provide …

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/21/michigan-mental-health-coverage-parity-medical-insurance/73785493007/

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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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Healthy NJ 2020 - The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey

(4 days ago) WebHealthy New Jersey 2020 was the basis for the latest State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan and was the state's health promotion and disease prevention …

https://nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/

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Rutgers Provides Hope for Ex-Offenders Navigating Recovery and …

(2 days ago) WebFor more than a decade, Rutgers has provided physical and mental health care to more than 19,000 of New Jersey’s inmates. The NJDOC asked Rutgers to create the IRTS …

https://impact.rutgers.edu/irts/

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