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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 Mental Health Parity and

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

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FACT SHEET: Biden- - The White House

(2 days ago) WEBEnsuring robust access to mental health care has been a bipartisan priority for almost 15 years, since the 2008 enactment of the Mental Health Parity and …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/25/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-takes-action-to-make-it-easier-to-access-in-network-mental-health-care/

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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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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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Mental Health Reform Provisions in H.R. 34, the 21st Century …

(8 days ago) WEBHelping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R. 2646), the Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 (S. 2680), the Mental Health and Safe Communities Act (S. 2002), and the …

https://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Psychiatrists/Advocacy/Federal/Comprehensive-Mental-Health-Reform/APA-Summary-Mental-Health-Reform-Provisions-21st-Century-Cures-Act.pdf

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California’s Mental Health Transformation Overwhelmingly Passes …

(5 days ago) WEBNow, it will be up to voters to ratify the most significant changes to California’s mental health system in more than 50 years.” Senate Bill 326 (Eggman, D – …

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

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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. …

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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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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House Passes Most Significant Mental Health Reform Bill in Decades

(8 days ago) WEBThe Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act that passed in the House 422-2 on July 6 will help to address holes in the US’ mental health system by providing …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/house-passes-most-significant-mental-health-reform-bill-decades-n611106

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

(Just Now) WEBShown Here: Passed House (06/22/2022) Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022. This bill reauthorizes through FY2027, expands, and modifies …

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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Reforming the Mental Health Act: Will More Rights Lead to Fewer …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Parliamentary Health Committee scrutinised the 2007 changes to the MHA in 2013 and noted these concerns, See also I Cummins, ‘Narratives of Reform: …

https://academic.oup.com/medlaw/article-abstract/30/1/158/6409961

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Governor Newsom’s Mental Health Services Act Reform Passes Key

(6 days ago) WEBThe status quo is simply unacceptable,” said Governor Newsom. “This reform will ensure our state has a true mental health care system that has real …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/08/22/governor-newsoms-mental-health-services-act-reform-passes-key-committee/

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Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Announces Historic …

(3 days ago) WEBActions are the latest in a series of steps the Biden-Harris Administration has taken to improve safety, provide support for care workers and family caregivers, and to …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/22/fact-sheet-vice-president-harris-announces-historic-advancements-in-long-term-care-to-support-the-care-economy/

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Mental Health Act reform: where the government stands

(6 days ago) WEBBy Tim Spencer-Lane. The draft Mental Health Bill, published in June 2022, contained proposals to update the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA).A joint committee of …

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2024/03/21/mental-health-act-reform-where-the-government-stands/

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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 …

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

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State Leaders Agree Behavioral Health a Top Bipartisan Concern in …

(1 days ago) WEBPresident Joe Biden reflected in his State of the Union in March on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it had wreaked havoc on people’s day-to-day lives, spurring “a …

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2024/04/29/state-leaders-agree-behavioral-health-a-top-bipartisan-concern-in-2024

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Modernizing Our Behavioral Health System - California Health and …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) has fundamentally changed how we deliver mental health care in California. For those with the most serious and persistent needs, …

https://www.chhs.ca.gov/behavioral-health-reform/

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People with depression or anxiety could lose sickness benefits, …

(5 days ago) WEBDescribing the changes as “probably the most fundamental reforms in a generation”, he said: “There are those that have perhaps milder mental health …

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/29/people-with-depression-or-anxiety-could-lose-sickness-benefits-pip

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Reform Mental Health Act and implement LPS: new ADASS …

(4 days ago) WEBLeftover social care reforms. MHA reform: this would reform the 1983 act to lower the thresholds for detention in hospital and community treatment orders and …

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2024/05/02/reform-mental-health-act-and-implement-lps-new-adass-presidents-message-to-next-government/

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Reforming the Mental Health Act - House of Commons Library

(5 days ago) WEBThe Queen’s Speech in May 2022 included an announcement on draft legislation to reform the Mental Health Act. Sajid Javid, then Secretary of State for …

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9132/

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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase …

(5 days ago) WEBIt protects the health and safety of people who receive HCBS by improving states’ incident management systems and requires states to have a grievance process …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-takes-historic-action-increase-access-quality-care-support-families-care-workers.html

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Reforming the Mental Health Act: summary - GOV.UK

(5 days ago) WEBPart 1: legislative reforms – the changes we are proposing to the Mental Health Act itself. Part 2: reforming policy and practice to improve patient experience – …

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reforming-the-mental-health-act/reforming-the-mental-health-act-summary

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'Sick Note Culture' at Work Must End, Says UK's Rishi Sunak TIME

(3 days ago) WEBU.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for an end to Britain’s “sick note culture” in a speech on Friday morning. Sunak made the announcement when …

https://time.com/6969002/rishi-sunak-welfare-reform-sick-note-culture-uk/

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Mental health focus of PIP disability benefit overhaul - BBC News

(8 days ago) WEBDisabled people could face major changes to how the personal independence payments (PIP) benefit works, as the government tries to tackle the rising number of …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0ry09d50wo

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Biden administration plans big change to marijuana rules - USA …

(1 days ago) WEBThe federal proposal to reschedule marijuana would have broad support among voters. A nationwide survey last fall commissioned by the Coalition for Cannabis …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/30/dea-reclassifies-marijuana-reports/72865632007/

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PIP changes: Everything you need to know if you receive disability

(5 days ago) WEB"This is in part fuelled by the rise in people receiving PIP for mental-health conditions such as mixed anxiety and depressive disorders, with monthly awards …

https://news.sky.com/story/pip-changes-everything-you-need-to-know-13126447

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Texas’ Mental Health Court Programs - Legal Talk Network

(7 days ago) WEBShould our criminal courts exist to punish or reform those who have broken the law? Every case is unique, but in those involving mental health, a rehabilitative …

https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/state-bar-texas/2024/05/texas-mental-health-court-programs/

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A Proclamation on National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2024

(5 days ago) WEBI signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — the largest investment in youth mental health ever, and we are investing $1 billion of that funding to help schools …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/04/30/a-proclamation-on-national-mental-health-awareness-month-2024/

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Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana for the first time since the Controlled Substances Act was enacted more than 50 years ago. psychosis and …

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-administration-plans-reclassify-marijuana-easing-restrictions-na-rcna149424

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Pascrell, NJ Delegation Members, Send Letter to New Jersey

(7 days ago) WEBAs Congress works diligently to pass comprehensive health reform this year, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) released an open letter he led to New Jersey’s …

https://pascrell.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3534

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Microsoft Word - eanj comments on nj health exchange act

(3 days ago) WEBStatement on Senate Bill No. 1319 ("New Jersey Health Benefits Exchange Act") to the N.J. Senate Commerce Committee My name is John Sarno, president and general …

https://www.eanj.org/sites/default/files/basic_pages_docs/eanj%20comments%20on%20nj%20health%20exchange%20act.pdf

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Westfield Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Therapist

(6 days ago) WEB"Counseling services are provided to individuals, couples, and families who wish to address any of a variety of adjustment, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral issues, including …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/acceptance-and-commitment-therapy-act/nj/westfield

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Child or Adolescent Psychiatrists in Teaneck, NJ - Psychology Today

(9 days ago) WEBPsychiatric nurse practitioners in Teaneck, or mental health nurse practitioners, perform many of the same functions as a psychiatrist. This includes diagnosing mental illness …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/psychiatrists/child-or-adolescent/nj/teaneck

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