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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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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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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, increased access to services and …

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

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Five Urgent Public Health Policies To Combat The …

(Just Now) WEBFive Urgent Public Health Policies To Combat The Mental Health Effects Of COVID-19. Cindy B. Veldhuis. Elizabeth Stuart. M. Daniele Fallin. January 27, 2021 10.1377/forefront.20210122.959001

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/five-urgent-public-health-policies-combat-mental-health-effects-covid-19

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

(1 days ago) WEBMental Health Policy Responses to the COVID-19 crisis. To facilitate major changes to clinical practice without exacerbating existing disparities across populations, …

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

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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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Reducing the Economic Burden of Unmet Mental Health Needs

(8 days ago) WEBA significant share of those with serious mental illness with perceived unmet needs reported not receiving care in the past year due to reasons related to costs …

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- - 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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Policy Options to Advance Mental Health: Resources and Tools for …

(8 days ago) WEBA new mental health resource guide offers state leaders best practices and insights for advancing four key areas of mental health policy The COVID-19 pandemic …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2021/policy-options-advance-mental-health-resources-and-tools-state-policymakers

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Is America Really in a Mental Health Crisis? - The New York Times

(3 days ago) WEBOf course, nobody can deny that there has been an increase in mental and emotional distress. To take two of the most common diagnoses, a study published in …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/20/opinion/us-mental-health-politics.html

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Mental Health Parity at a Crossroads KFF

(3 days ago) WEBThis brief discusses federal mental health parity protections -- what they are, who they apply to, who enforces them and key policy issues as Congress and …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/mental-health-parity-at-a-crossroads/

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Behavioral health policy for improving population health and …

(3 days ago) WEBINTRODUCTION. Every year behavioral health problems affect millions of individuals and cost over $240 billion in increased healthcare, criminal justice, child …

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

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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 …

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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NAMI Releases Issue Brief Exploring Trends in Access to Mental …

(9 days ago) WEBIn recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, NAMI released a new publication, Trends in Access to Mental Health Care State Policy. This issue brief …

https://www.nami.org/nami-news/nami-releases-issue-brief-exploring-trends-in-access-to-mental-health-care-state-policy/

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HHS Mental Health Accomplishments by the Numbers

(8 days ago) WEBThe MHBG supports public mental health systems in providing community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness (SMI) and children …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/16/hhs-mental-health-accomplishments-numbers.html

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NAMI State Legislation Report: Trends in State Mental Health …

(4 days ago) WEBMental health workforce; Crisis response; Diversion; Criminal Justice Reform; Due to the breadth of issues impacting mental health, this report is not comprehensive of all …

https://www.nami.org/support-education/publications-reports/public-policy-reports/nami-state-legislation-report-trends-in-state-mental-health-policy-2022/

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Policy development and challenges of global mental health: a …

(3 days ago) WEBMental health policy is a government statement specifying values, principles and objectives for mental health. It can be implemented in the forms of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5960139/

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The economic burden of mental health inequities - Deloitte US

(7 days ago) WEBDaniel E. Dawes is a health care and public health leader, health policy expert, educator, researcher, and author. Dawes is the Founding Dean of the School of Global Health at …

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/health-care/economic-burden-mental-health-inequities.html

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WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and …

(7 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization today released its largest review of world mental health since the turn of the century. The detailed work provides a blueprint for …

https://www.who.int/news/item/17-06-2022-who-highlights-urgent-need-to-transform-mental-health-and-mental-health-care

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Mental Health Services and Policy - Johns Hopkins

(Just Now) WEBMental Health. Research and Practice. Mental Health Services and Policy. The general public and policy makers are increasingly recognizing the burden of mental illness and …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/mental-health/research-and-practice/mental-health-services-and-policy

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The Mental Health Crisis Within the Mental Health Crisis KFF

(4 days ago) WEBThe independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. are more likely to believe that mental health issues in both children and adults are at a …

https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/the-mental-health-crisis-within-the-mental-health-crisis/

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Mental health policy: protecting community mental health during …

(3 days ago) WEBIn order to strengthen mental health policy during the pandemic, it is important to first identify mental health issues related to the present situation and place …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8129770/

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May's Mental Health Month ends; but Florida still has issues to solve.

(2 days ago) WEBOpinion: Mental health concerns remain problematic and state efforts to address them would benefit by making them a higher policy priority.

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/05/29/may-mental-health-month-ends-but-florida-still-has-issues-to-solve/73801940007/

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NAMI State Legislation Report: Trends in State Mental Health …

(Just Now) 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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Senate committee passes legislation on mental health, emergency

(3 days ago) WEBThe Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions May 23 passed legislation that included proposals on mental health and emergency pediatric …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-23-senate-committee-passes-legislation-mental-health-emergency-pediatric-services

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Kaine & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Mental …

(6 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Jeff …

https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-and-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-increase-mental-health-resources-for-students-in-schools

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Why the mental health crisis feels stuck - Axios

(5 days ago) WEBAnd in most cases, problems stuffed under the umbrella of mental health won't be solved by the health care system alone. "We've gotten better at measuring the …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/24/mental-health-pandemic

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