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

(Just Now) WEBThis bill reauthorizes and expands programs, grants, and activities for mental and behavioral health in the US. It covers topics such as substance use disorder, suicide prevention, crisis response, maternal mental health, and Medicaid coverage.

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

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FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce Strategy to …

(1 days ago) WEBThe President will announce a national mental health strategy in his first State of the Union, calling on Congress to strengthen privacy protections, ban targeted …

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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The Federal and State Role in Mental Health

(1 days ago) WEBLearn how the federal and state governments regulate, fund, and protect mental health systems and services in the U.S. Find out how federal and state legislation and …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/federal-and-state-role-mental-health

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What Is Congress Doing to Advance Behavioral Health …

(5 days ago) WEBLearn about the recent progress and proposals on mental health and substance use policy in the U.S. Congress, including the Bipartisan Safer Communities …

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

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House passes bill to reauthorize, expand federal …

(Just Now) WEBThe bill includes AHA-supported legislation that would address maternal mental health and substance use disorders, and establish a crisis coordinating office. The legislation now goes to the …

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

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Trends in State Mental Health Policy - nami.org

(6 days ago) WEBfurther underlines the need for more mental health resources. Responding to the ever-growing mental health crisis, state lawmakers passed critical legislation in 2022 to …

https://www.nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI-Media/PDFs/NAMI_2022_State_Legislation_Report.pdf

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Rights of People with Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

(1 days ago) WEB1. Rights Regarding Benefits and Service Delivery. The right to affordable health insurance and to affordable health care which includes mental health and substance use …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/rights-people-mental-health-and-substance-use-conditions

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Biden signs law to support health care workers' mental health

(6 days ago) WEBNew law aims to protect health care workers' mental health. President Joe Biden on Friday signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act into …

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2022/03/22/lorna-breen-act

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NAMI State Legislation Report: Trends in State Mental Health …

(9 days ago) WEBMental health was front and center in states’ policymaking in 2020 and 2021, following a trend in recent years that was accelerated by concerns related to the COVID-19 …

https://www.nami.org/support-education/publications-reports/public-policy-reports/nami-state-legislation-report-trends-in-state-mental-health-policy-2020-2021/

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42 U.S. Code § 9501 - Bill of Rights U.S. Code US Law LII / Legal

(7 days ago) WEBThis section of the U.S. Code lists the rights that mental health patients should be accorded in programs or facilities, such as the right to appropriate treatment, …

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/9501

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

(5 days ago) WEB(a) Suicide Prevention Lifeline.— (1) P LAN.—Section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c) is amended— (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as …

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

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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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California’s Mental Health Transformation Overwhelmingly Passes …

(5 days ago) WEBState of California. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Tonight, the California Legislature approved a cornerstone piece of Governor Newsom’s broader, multi-year …

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

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During Mental Health Awareness Month, U. S. Department of …

(4 days ago) WEBToday, during Mental Health Awareness Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions to increase access to school-based mental …

https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/during-mental-health-awareness-month-u-s-department-education-announces-new-actions-increase-access-school-based-mental-health-services

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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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Policy Issues Mental Health America

(1 days ago) WEBMental Health America advocates for legislation and policy that will positively affect the lives of people with mental health conditions and their families. Mental Health Policy …

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

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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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Families, advocates: Change needed after federal scrutiny of

(2 days ago) WEBA press release from the Department of Justice said the state is violating the ADA based on the 1999 Supreme Court case Olmstead v. L.C., which found states are …

https://www.1011now.com/2024/05/16/families-advocates-change-needed-after-federal-scrutiny-nebraskas-mental-health-system/

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Mental Health Legislation and Human Rights

(9 days ago) WEBMental health legislation in the other States and Territories does not provide for involuntary treatment without hospitalisation. Standards of Care and Allocation of …

https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/disability-rights/publications/mental-health-legislation-and-human-rights

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Telehealth in Washington State - Washington State Department of …

(Just Now) WEBTelehealth care takes place where the patient is located at the time of the appointment. This means that practice laws and requirements in the patient's location regulate healthcare …

https://doh.wa.gov/public-health-provider-resources/telehealth/telehealth-washington-state

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Mental Health Rights Mental Health America

(1 days ago) WEBAs an organization, MHA is committed to the principles of human and civil rights inherent to the concept of equal justice under the law. This includes the rights of persons with …

https://mhanational.org/issues/mental-health-rights

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Mental Health Act - NHS

(5 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Act (1983) is the main piece of legislation that covers the assessment, treatment and rights of people with a mental health disorder. You can read the Mental …

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/social-care-and-your-rights/mental-health-and-the-law/mental-health-act/

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Peru classifies trans, intersex people as 'mentally ill' - New York Post

(5 days ago) WEBThe decree will supposedly alter the language in the Essentials Health Insurance Plan to reflect that trans and intersex people have a mental disorder, …

https://nypost.com/2024/05/15/world-news/peru-classifies-trans-intersex-people-as-mentally-ill/

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Bill signed into law that’s intended to divert mental health - WLBT

(9 days ago) WEBLaw enforcement told lawmakers in a November 2022 hearing that they have become the default mental health facility in a lot of counties around the state. …

https://www.wlbt.com/2024/05/14/bill-signed-into-law-thats-intended-divert-mental-health-patients-away-jail-detentions/

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