Mental Health Legislation In America

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

(2 days ago) WebThe Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (Division FF, Title I of P.L. 117-328, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023): Section-by …

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47910

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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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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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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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Biden's mental health plan has potential, experts say, if - NPR

(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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Four Actions Government Can Take to Address Mental …

(8 days ago) WebFour Actions the Federal Government Can Take to Address Mental Health in the U.S. Emily White and Amy White from Mobile Crisis Response Teams, an organization that deals with behavioral health, …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2023/four-actions-federal-government-can-take-address-mental-health-us

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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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Public Policy Reports NAMI

(2 days ago) WebNAMI publishes reports on critical, emerging issues to help inform the public about the importance of effective mental health policy. NAMI 2023 State Legislation Issue Brief …

https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Public-Policy-Reports/

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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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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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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

(Just Now) Web2008—Twelve NIMH staff members received the 2008 Hubert H. Humphrey Award for Service to America for their work addressing veterans' mental health needs. …

https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-institute-mental-health-nimh

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Deinstitutionalization Through Optimism: The Community Mental …

(8 days ago) WebIn 1946, the federal government entered mental health policy with the passage of the National Mental Health Act. In 1949, it established the National Institute of Mental …

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp-rj.2021.160404

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Laws and Regulations SAMHSA

(9 days ago) WebThe Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 requires insurance groups offering coverage for mental health or substance use disorders to …

https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/laws-regulations

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America's Long-Suffering Mental Health System Origins

(3 days ago) WebThe bill called for 2,000 CMHCs to be built by 1980, with the goal of rendering most state hospitals obsolete. Signing the Community Mental Health Act was one of Kennedy’s …

https://origins.osu.edu/article/americas-long-suffering-mental-health-system?language_content_entity=en

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National Mental Health Act - Wikipedia

(6 days ago) WebAn Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research relating to psychiatric disorders and to aid in the development of more effective methods of …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Mental_Health_Act

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Burnout and Suicide Threaten America’s Health Care Workers.

(8 days ago) WebThe Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, signed into law in 2022, gets us on our way to provide this guidance by establishing grants to implement …

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2024-05-16/burnout-and-suicide-threaten-americas-health-care-workers-they-deserve-better

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: Medicaid and CHIP Mental …

(5 days ago) WebConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: Medicaid and CHIP Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provisions Explained. Over shoulder view of female …

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/05/13/consolidated-appropriations-act-2024-medicaid-and-chip-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorder-provisions-explained/

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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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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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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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Mental Health Awareness Month GovInfo

(7 days ago) WebIn 1955, Mental Health America joined and supported the Commission on Mental Illness and Health which was created by Congress. In July 1955, a joint …

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

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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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Peru controversially classifies transgender, nonbinary and intersex

(7 days ago) WebThe highly-controversial decision was made to ensure the country’s public health services could “guarantee full coverage of medical attention for mental health” …

https://www.news.com.au/world/south-america/peru-controversially-classifies-transgender-nonbinary-and-intersex-people-as-mentally-ill/news-story/244b48c3647c0982aa520159b8adf449

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