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FACT SHEET: President - The White House

(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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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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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 State Legislation Report: Trends in …

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

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Reducing the Economic Burden of Unmet Mental Health Needs

(8 days ago) WebWhile Federal and State laws require parity in coverage between mental and physical health services, mental health services are more than 5 times as likely to …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2022/05/31/reducing-the-economic-burden-of-unmet-mental-health-needs/

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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Prevent …

(8 days ago) WebOffice of Science and Technology Policy; Office of the United States Trade Representative Tackling the Mental Health Crisis. Suicide was a leading cause of …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/30/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-actions-to-prevent-suicide/

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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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How to Transform the U.S. Mental Health System

(6 days ago) WebThe United States is at a time of promise for historic transformation in mental health care. For decades, systemic problems have persisted — including high levels of unmet need, underdevelopment of …

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA889-1.html

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Mental Health Policy in the Era of COVID-19 Psychiatric Services

(1 days ago) WebSpecial considerations for mental health policy are discussed, including social determinants of health, innovative technologies, and research and evaluation. …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.202000219

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

(3 days ago) Web1. Focus on children's mental health. In his speech Tuesday night, Biden gave special emphasis on addressing the mental health needs of children, "whose lives …

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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Policy Priorities NAMI

(8 days ago) WebNAMI fights for policies that end discrimination and help people successfully engage in the community and focus on their mental health. This includes promoting access to …

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

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Addressing Disparities: Advancing Mental Health Care for All

(3 days ago) WebMental health disparities are significant and easily documented. In this Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon discusses NIMH-funded research that aims to close the …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/messages/2020/addressing-disparities-advancing-mental-health-care-for-all-americans

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Biden-Harris Administration Releases National Strategy for Suicide

(1 days ago) WebSuicide is an urgent and growing public health crisis. More than 49,000 people in the United States died by suicide in 2022. That’s one death every 11 minutes. …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/23/biden-harris-administration-releases-national-strategy-suicide-prevention-first-ever-federal-action-plan.html

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2023: The Year of Federal Mental Health Policy Implementation …

(3 days ago) Web2023-the-year-of-federal-investments. Article Published: 7/26/2023. In 2022, the U.S. Congress and the Biden administration respectively passed legislation and …

https://www.nbcc.org/resources/nccs/newsletter/2023-the-year-of-federal-investments

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Behavioral health policy for improving population health and …

(3 days ago) WebThis work illustrates that not only has activity around federal mental health policy in general grown over the last three decades, but the number of mental health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7413185/

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Mental Health America 2024 Priorities Mental Health America

(Just Now) WebLearn more about our mental health policy priorities for the 2023-24 year. especially during this time of Medicaid unwinding in the states. MHA continues its longstanding …

https://www.mhanational.org/policy/2024-priorities

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Report: Access to mental health treatment is poor in the U.S. - NPR

(5 days ago) WebThe mental health advocacy group, Inseparable, commissioned the report and also released an accompanying brief offering policy solutions to address the gaps in …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/13/1218953789/most-americans-with-mental-health-needs-dont-get-treatment-report-finds

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Children's mental health policies in the United States: perspectives

(3 days ago) WebIntroduction. Since Jane Knitzer's pivotal work ‘Unclaimed Children’, a foundational chapter in the adoption of a more holistic approach to child mental …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5810712/

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About Mental Health - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(8 days ago) WebMental illnesses are among the most common health conditions in the United States. More than 1 in 5 US adults live with a mental illness. Over 1 in 5 youth (ages 13-18) either …

https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm

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Mental health and the pandemic: What U.S. surveys have found

(Just Now) WebA Santa Clara University student holds a sign during a rally demanding better mental health services for students in December 2021 in Santa Clara, Calif. (Dai …

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/03/02/mental-health-and-the-pandemic-what-u-s-surveys-have-found/

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Laws and Regulations SAMHSA

(9 days ago) WebThe Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (PDF 4.1 MB) (Public Law 117–328) (CAA, 23) was enacted in December of 2022. The CAA, 23 funded SAMHSA …

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

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$282 Billion: What Mental Illness Costs America Each Year

(5 days ago) WebThat estimate amounts to about 1.7% of American annual spending, and is about 30% larger than previous attempts to approximate the overall cost of mental …

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-04-24/282-billion-what-mental-illness-costs-america-each-year

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Black Adolescent Suicide Rate Reveals Urgent Need to Address …

(9 days ago) WebBlack adolescents are significantly less likely than their peers in other demographic groups to receive mental health care. This is due, in part, to systemic …

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2024/04/22/black-adolescent-suicide-rate-reveals-urgent-need-to-address-mental-health-care-barriers

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Mental Health Conditions NAMI

(7 days ago) WebMental health conditions are far more common than you think, mainly because people don’t like to, or are scared to, talk about them. However: 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental …

https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/

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Public Policy Mental Health America

(1 days ago) WebThe Regional Policy Council, or RPC, has connected national and state policy and advocacy on mental health since its inception in 2009. MHA transformed the program in …

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

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Health Policy Data Requests - Mental Health - Centers for Disease

(6 days ago) WebMental Health. Print. Estimates of Mental Health Symptomatology, by Month of Interview: United States, 2019 [PDF – 96 KB] (3/2021) Percentages of Selected …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/health_policy/mental_health.htm

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Integrating Mental and Physical Health to Better Support Patients …

(6 days ago) WebMay is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it is a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues. We continue to work …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2024-04-26-integrating-mental-and-physical-health-better-support-patients-and-communities

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National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and Federal Action Plan

(6 days ago) WebThe N-SUMHSS is a voluntary annual survey of all active substance use and mental health facilities in the United States, its territories, and D.C. The annual report …

https://store.samhsa.gov/product/national-strategy-suicide-prevention-and-federal-action-plan/pep24-01-005

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Child and Teen Firearm Mortality in the U.S. and Peer Countries

(9 days ago) WebThe child and teen (ages 1-19 years) firearm mortality rate varies by state in the U.S. from 2.1 deaths per 100,000 in New York and New Jersey to 17.6 deaths per …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/child-and-teen-firearm-mortality-in-the-u-s-and-peer-countries/

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The Federal and State Role in Mental Health

(1 days ago) WebThe Federal Role in Mental Health The federal government works in partnership with the states to address mental health. The federal role in mental health includes regulating …

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

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Nurses' Perceptions of Psychedelics to Address Mental Health …

(9 days ago) WebObjective: To explore nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and perceived social norms about psychedelic use to address mental health conditions. Methods: Data were …

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/psymed.2023.0073

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