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Report finds 'serious issues' with use of Mental Health …

(5 days ago) WEBToo many of those sectioned under the Mental Health Act receive a lack of dignity and respect from staff, according to the review …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/01/report-finds-serious-issues-with-use-of-mental-health-act

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

(2 days ago) WEBprogram authorized or amended by the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act without considering the incidence, prevalence, or determinants of …

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

(Just Now) WEBRestoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022. This bill reauthorizes through FY2027, expands, and modifies programs, grants, and activities …

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

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Vision Revisited: 50 Years of the Community Mental Health Act

(4 days ago) WEBThe vision was revived under President Carter with First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s “Presidential Commission on Mental Health” and passage of the Mental Health …

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2013.11b24

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Current Mental Health Legislation Mental Health America

(4 days ago) WEBRecovery as the Goal. Medicaid Reentry Act. The Safe Step Act of 2019. Learn about some of the bills introduced in the 116th Congress and where they fall in line with …

https://mhanational.org/issues/current-mental-health-legislation

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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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What the Afordable Care Act Has Meant for People with …

(Just Now) WEBWhat the Affordable Care Act Has Meant for People with Mental Health Conditions — And What Could Be Lost NOVEMBER 2020 ISSUE BRIEF. 2 NAMI.ORG ISSUE BRIEF …

https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NAMI_IssueBrief_ACA_11-10-20.pdf

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Mental Health Parity at a Crossroads KFF

(3 days ago) WEBThe focal point of these protections has evolved over the years from the narrow initial federal law, the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA), to the broader …

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

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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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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

(Just Now) WEB1929—P.L. 70-672 established two federal "narcotics farms" and authorized a Narcotics Division within PHS.. 1930—P.L. 71-357 redesignated the PHS Narcotics …

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

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The ACA at 10: How Has It Impacted Mental Health Care?

(8 days ago) WEBAlmost one of five adults in America — just under 50 million people — are currently living with a mental illness. People with mental health conditions are at …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2020/aca-10-how-has-it-impacted-mental-health-care

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Closer to the mental health crisis: Mayors combat 'failed system'

(5 days ago) WEBSen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., was the mayor of Richmond from July 1998 to September 2001. He said he has seen mental health challenges intensify amid the …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/21/mental-health-crisis-mayors-congress/70441066007/

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Autonomy, liberty, and risk: The ethical and legal challenges of

(3 days ago) WEBThe Care Quality Commission (CQC), the UK's inspector of Health and Social Services highlighted this issue in their annual report, Monitoring the Mental …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00258024221099691

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman Introduces the ACCESS In Mental Health Act …

(Just Now) WEBFor Immediate Release. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. (NY-16), along with 16 of his colleagues, introduced the ACCESS In Mental …

https://bowman.house.gov/2024/4/rep-jamaal-bowman-introduces-the-access-in-mental-health-act-to-strengthen-mental-health-workforce

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Fetterman, Smith want a Senate mental health commission

(4 days ago) WEBNow Fetterman and Smith are unveiling a bill to establish a bipartisan Senate mental health commission they say would address gaps in patient care, …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/10/fetterman-smith-want-senate-mental-health-commission/

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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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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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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Mental Health Care - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe Mental Healthcare Act 2017 (MHCA 2017),[] explicitly talks about the rights of patients with mental illness (PWMI) and lays down the ethical and legal responsibilities of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6436399/

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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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Unacceptable barriers for disabled; Preventing veterans' suicides

(2 days ago) WEBLetters to the editor for May 18, 2024. A Texas-based company that provides health insurance and benefit plans disclosed a data breach affecting almost 2.5 million …

https://www.yahoo.com/news/unacceptable-barriers-disabled-preventing-veterans-120115532.html

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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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California Moves Faster to Transform Mental Health System for All, …

(9 days ago) WEBWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California is accelerating the distribution of billions of dollars in new funding available to counties and others to construct outpatient, …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/14/california-moves-faster-to-transform-mental-health-system-for-all-with-urgent-focus-on-most-seriously-ill-homeless/

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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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Issue Brief: Parity Mental Health America

(3 days ago) WEBThe Metal Health America Policy Position and Call to Action was adopted in September 2006, before the passage of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act in 2008. …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/issue-brief-parity

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Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders Medicare

(Just Now) WEBMedicare covers certain screenings, services, and programs that aid in the treatment and recovery of mental health and substance use disorders. If you or someone you know is …

https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/mental-health-substance-use-disorder

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Public Health Considerations for Correctional Health

(6 days ago) WEBCorrectional health is community health. CDC provides treatment guidelines and other correctional health resources. Correctional health encompasses all aspects …

https://www.cdc.gov/correctional-health/about/index.html

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Policy Issues Mental Health America

(1 days ago) WEBMental Health America (MHA) takes a unique approach to policy because MHA believes policy should ask people what they need to live the lives they want and support them in …

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

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