Mental Health Equity Policy

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Behavioral Health Equity SAMHSA

(7 days ago) WEBBehavioral health equity is the right of all individuals, regardless of race, age, ethnicity, gender, disability, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, or geographical location, to access high-quality and affordable healthcare services and support. …

https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity

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Prioritizing Minority Mental Health Health Equity …

(5 days ago) WEBMental health matters! Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, act, handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/minority-mental-health/index.html

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Interim Public Policy and Equity Framework - Mental Health America

(Just Now) WEBAdvance equity through MHA’s policies. In every policy, MHA strives to do what it can through its role in mental health advocacy to: (1) acknowledge the role of systemic …

https://www.mhanational.org/interim-public-policy-and-equity-framework

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SAMHSA’s Behavioral Health Equity Fact Sheet

(1 days ago) WEBSAMHSA’s mission is to promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery while ensuring equitable access and …

https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/health-equity-fact-sheet.pdf

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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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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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Achieving Mental Health Equity - PMC - National Center for

(3 days ago) WEBInitial articles help to frame the overall issue of mental health equity and discuss financial and policy considerations. We explore mental health equity from the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7416740/

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Health Equity Fact Sheet Health Equity CDC - Centers for …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is committed to ensuring health equity is embedded in an all-of-public health approach to overcoming persistent health …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/core/fact-sheet/index.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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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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Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And …

(Just Now) WEBStark disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic led to new health policy funding and interventions addressing social needs and social determinants of health to …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20220210.360906/

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Advancing health equity in psychology

(7 days ago) WEBWhereas, health equity, defined as “the absence of avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, …

https://www.apa.org/about/policy/advancing-health-equity-psychology

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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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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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Mental Health Equity - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

(4 days ago) WEBAccordingly, NIMH prioritizes research to advance practices that aim to reduce mental health disparities, promote equity, and address the needs of people and …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/messages/2023/mental-health-equity

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Health Equity in Healthy People 2030

(1 days ago) WEBThis focus is reflected in one of the overarching goals of Healthy People 2030: “Eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/health-equity-healthy-people-2030

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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)

(4 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) provided that large group health plans cannot impose annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits that are less …

https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/private-health-insurance/mental-health-parity-addiction-equity

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2023 State Legislation Issue Brief Series: Trends in Mental Health …

(2 days ago) WEBThe brief is the first publication in a larger series – NAMI’s 2023 State Legislation Issue Brief Series – which will also examine new state mental health laws from 2023 addressing …

https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Public-Policy-Reports/2023-State-Legislation-Issue-Brief-Series-Trends-in-Mental-Health-and-Criminal-Justice-State-Policy/

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Mental health inequities cost U.S. $477 billion per year, report says

(Just Now) WEBAnd those inequities are expensive for society. According to a new report from Deloitte and the Meharry School of Global Health, inequities in mental health will cost …

https://www.marketplace.org/2024/05/16/mental-health-care-inequities-477-billion-per-year/

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Limited mental health equity might cost U.S. $14T by 2040

(4 days ago) WEBThe cost of avoidable mental health emergencies due to inequitable access is only slated to grow, the assessment continued. By 2040, the Deloitte and Meharry …

https://www.techtarget.com/patientengagement/news/366585593/Limited-mental-health-equity-might-cost-US-14T-by-2040

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Disparity Impact Statement SAMHSA

(4 days ago) WEBAs part of this strategy, SAMHSA requires all discretionary grant recipients to prepare a Behavioral Health Disparity Impact Statement (DIS) which: is a data-driven, …

https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/disparity-impact-statement

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Using Health Equity Principles in Communities DNPAO Programs …

(3 days ago) WEBHealth equity should be taken into account when decisions are made. Make the case for health equity. Communicating effectively requires understanding the …

https://www.cdc.gov/dnpao-state-local-programs/php/practitioners-guide/equity-principles.html

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Mental health disparity could cost trillions in years to come

(7 days ago) WEBThe U.S. currently spends about $477.5 billion annually in avoidable and unnecessary expenses related to mental health inequities, according to the report. That …

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-pulse/mental-health-disparity-could-cost-trillion-analysis

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Mental Health & Addiction Services

(Just Now) WEBThe Bergen County Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services aims to raise awareness that mental illness and substance use are diseases, not choices. If you or a …

https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/mental-health-addiction-services

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NAMI Greater Bergen: Mental Health Support, Education

(Just Now) WEBPeople living with mental health conditions must know that they are not alone. NAMI Greater Bergen serves residents across our community with free mental health support, …

https://namigreaterbergen.org/

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Exploring the Effects of Pediatric Mental Health Boarding on

(4 days ago) WEBThere has been a nearly 200% increase in emergency department visits for mental health emergencies by children and adolescents over the past decade. This issue impacts not …

https://policylab.chop.edu/research-glance/exploring-effects-pediatric-mental-health-boarding-adolescents-their-families-and

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Whitmer signs bill requiring equal mental health coverage

(2 days ago) WEBThe legislation puts Michigan's requirements parallel with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. SB 27 passed both chambers of the …

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/21/michigan-mental-health-coverage-parity-medical-insurance/73785493007/

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Task Force on Maternal Mental Health National Strategy to

(9 days ago) WEBsupport enhanced access and equity in maternal mental health. More than two- fifths (41 percent) of women who gave birth in the United States in 2021 were covered by …

https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/mmh-strategy.pdf

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of Northern, Central and Southern New Jersey, Inc.

(9 days ago) WEBMy Black Health Is Beautiful In Community. In recognition of Maternal Health Awareness Day, Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central, and Southern New Jersey visited …

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-northern-central-southern-new-jersey

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