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Psychiatric Advance Directives NAMI

(Just Now) WEBPsychiatric Advance Directives (PAD) Where We Stand NAMI believes that all people with mental health conditions deserve access to supports that promote wellness. NAMI supports public policies and laws that encourage the development and use of …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Responding-to-Crises/Psychiatric-Advance-Directives/

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What Is Congress Doing to Advance Behavioral Health Reform?

(5 days ago) WEBIn light of the well-documented mental health and substance use crisis and the exacerbating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, congressional policymakers are …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/what-congress-doing-advance-behavioral-health-reform

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Policy Options to Advance Mental Health: Resources …

(8 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the nation’s mental health. Americans were more likely to report experiencing stress, anxiety, or great sadness compared to people in other countries; …

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

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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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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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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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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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Advance directives in mental health care: evidence, challenges and

(3 days ago) WEBIn the U.S., the Patient Self-Determination Act created momentum for recovery-oriented care, which has led to the enactment of mental health-related …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4592640/

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Human Rights-Based Approaches to Mental Health - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe relationship between mental health and human rights has at least three parts. 10 First, human rights violations such as torture and displacement negatively affect mental …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5070696/

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Laws and Regulations SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental …

(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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Changes in Mental Health and Treatment, 1997–2017

(2 days ago) WEBCurrent research has often focused on the extent to which more recent birth cohorts drive mental health trends because more recent cohorts report more …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022146520984136

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Mental health advance directives Washington State Health Care …

(7 days ago) WEBWhat is a mental health advance directive? A mental health advance directive is a legal written document that describes what you want to happen if your mental health …

https://www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/i-need-behavioral-health-support/mental-health-advance-directives

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California’s Mental Health Transformation Overwhelmingly Passes …

(5 days ago) WEBState of California. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Tonight, the California Legislature approved a cornerstone piece of Governor Newsom’s broader, multi-year …

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

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How the Consolidated Appropriations Act Will Help Older Adults

(8 days ago) WEBThe law expands access to mental health services by addressing barriers to the mental health workforce, continuing to fund crisis support, and providing grants to outpatient …

https://www.ncoa.org/article/new-law-will-help-older-americans-save-for-retirement-access-mental-health-care

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Psychiatric Advance Directives - California Association of Local

(2 days ago) WEBA psychiatric advance directive (PAD) is a legal document that documents a person’s preferences for future mental health treatment, and allows appointment of a health …

https://www.calbhbc.org/pad.html

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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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Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care …

(3 days ago) WEBVeterans more care options to take charge of their health. » Boost telehealth availability in rural areas to reduce barriers Veterans face in accessing mental health …

https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/HannonAct_FactSheet_7-29-21_508c.pdf

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MENTAL HEALTH ADVANCED DIRECTIVES - Department of …

(4 days ago) WEBmaking it Act 194 of 2004. By allowing you to create a Mental Health Advance Directive – which can include a Declaration and/or a Mental Health Power of Attorney – this new …

https://www.dhs.pa.gov/docs/For-Providers/Documents/Behavioral%20Health%20Services/Instructions%20%20Forms%20-%20English.pdf

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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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Learning From History: Deinstitutionalization of People with …

(5 days ago) WEBJudge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law August 2007. medicaid a n d t h e uninsured kaiser commission The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured …

https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/7684.pdf

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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, As Amended ADA.gov

(7 days ago) WEBCongress passed the ADA as a “Public Law,” and it originally was in a different format than presented here. To make the law more widely available, the ADA was later reformatted …

https://www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/ada/

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Iowa mental health, substance use system consolidation signed …

(Just Now) WEBNew law consolidates mental health, substance use disorder services. Now that the bill has been signed into law, the clock is ticking for top officials at Iowa's human …

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/15/iowa-mental-health-substance-use-system-consolidation-signed-into-law-kim-reynolds/73672968007/

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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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Bill signed into law that’s intended to divert mental health - MSN

(6 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.msn.com/en-us/health/other/bill-signed-into-law-that-s-intended-to-divert-mental-health-patients-away-from-jail-detentions/ar-BB1mkJ6V

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New State Laws Could Complicate Behavioral Health Dealmaking

(3 days ago) WEBIndiana, the most recent addition to the pack of states with these laws, requires health care deals where the assets of the health care entity, post-combination …

https://bhbusiness.com/2024/05/14/raft-of-new-state-laws-could-complicate-behavioral-health-dealmaking/

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Gov. Reynolds Signs HF 2673, Behavioral Health Alignment

(5 days ago) WEBToday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 2673, a bill that aligns Iowa’s 32 disconnected mental health and substance use regions into 7 unified behavioral health …

https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2024-05-15/gov-reynolds-signs-hf-2673-behavioral-health-alignment

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Text - S.4312 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): A bill to establish a

(6 days ago) WEBText: S.4312 — 118th Congress (2023-2024) All Information (Except Text) As of 05/10/2024 text has not been received for S.4312 - A bill to establish a United States …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4312/text

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