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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. The President’s fiscal year 2023

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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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 ü: Section-by …

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47910

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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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5 Mental Health Bills We Can All Agree On - Verywell …

(8 days ago) WEBVeteran rates of PTSD are estimated to be between 11% and 20% across the United States. Additionally, according to NAMI, the last quarter of 2020 saw a 25% increase in veteran suicides compared to the …

https://www.verywellmind.com/5-mental-health-bills-we-can-all-agree-on-6826669

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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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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Mental Health Reform is a Law

(8 days ago) WEBThe law includes key pieces of the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 (H.R. 2646), the Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 (S. 2680), and the …

https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/December-2016/Signed-Sealed-Delivered-Mental-Health-Reform-is

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

(Just Now) WEBschool-based mental health services; coverage of mental and behavioral health care through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, including …

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

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

(8 days ago) WEBhealthcare package of bills with many mental health, substance use, and criminal justice provisions taken from the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R. 2646), 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 poised to amend landmark mental health law - Los …

(Just Now) WEBTogether with the CARE Act and Newsom’s initiatives calling for the reform of mental health services funding, SB 43 is part of a wave of change coming to …

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-15/california-poised-to-enact-key-changes-to-landmark-mental-health-law

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Laws and Regulations SAMHSA

(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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California’s Mental Health Transformation Overwhelmingly Passes …

(5 days ago) WEBfact sheet on mental health reform Today’s final votes come after months of engagement with stakeholders across the state: people and families with lived …

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

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

(5 days ago) WEBThis commentary reviews proposals in a white paper published in January 2021 to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended in 2007) (MHA) in England …

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

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Advocate for Change NAMI

(Just Now) WEBVote4MentalHealth. You have the power to change how decision makers support people with mental health conditions. Your personal story is always right — and it can change …

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

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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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MURPHY’S MENTAL HEALTH REFORM ACT SIGNED INTO LAW

(2 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, attended the bill …

https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphys-mental-health-reform-act-signed-into-law

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The History, Justification, and Purpose of Mental Health Law

(3 days ago) WEBAbstract. Chapter 2 examines the historical development of mental health law in England (which is similar to the rest of the common law world, including America, Canada, and …

https://academic.oup.com/book/39958/chapter/340251903

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Issues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to Mental …

(2 days ago) WEBLaw enforcement officers may respond to mental health-related emergencies because of the threat of harm or violence (to the individual experiencing …

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47285

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Modernising the Mental Health Act: Will more rights lead to less …

(8 days ago) WEBby Professor Judy Laing, University of Bristol Law School. The government published a White Paper in January 2021 outlining proposals to reform the Mental …

https://legalresearch.blogs.bris.ac.uk/2021/05/modernising-the-mental-health-act-will-more-rights-lead-to-less-wrongs/

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Reform of the Mental Health Act in the UK - The Lancet Psychiatry

(3 days ago) WEBHassiotis and colleagues1 commentary on the reform of mental health legislation in the UK did not acknowledge the devolved nature of the NHS and mental health law in the …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00214-5/fulltext

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Landmark reform of mental health laws - GOV.UK

(2 days ago) WEB13 January 2021. Major reform of Mental Health Act will empower individuals to have more control over their treatment and deliver on a key manifesto commitment. Reforms will …

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-reform-of-mental-health-laws

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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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NC Senate changes 'Raise the Age' juvenile justice reform laws

(5 days ago) WEBThe measure approved 41-4 reworks some of the bipartisan juvenile justice reforms approved by the General Assembly that ended in late 2019 the mandate that 16 …

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/north-carolina-politics/north-carolina-youth-justice-reform-senate-changes-teens-tried-as-adults-superior-court/275-fd0159f8-46bc-45dc-9416-e7678dfe179c

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs Mental Health Reform Law - KCRG

(4 days ago) WEBIowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a law Wednesday to overhaul Iowa’s mental health system to include substance abuse and consolidate the mental health …

https://www.kcrg.com/2024/05/15/live-gov-reynolds-sign-mental-health-bill/

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State behavioral health services to be completely reformed after

(8 days ago) WEBCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The way people receive help for mental health and substance abuse in Iowa is facing a major change. Governor Kim Reynolds signed …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/state-behavioral-health-services-to-be-completely-reformed-after-gov-reynolds-signs-law/ar-BB1mstxR

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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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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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TN legislature: New bills passed in 2024 will change justice system

(7 days ago) WEBBills affecting TN justice system passed in 2024: Prison time, bail rules, mental health. While debates over the governor's controversial private school voucher …

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/06/tennessee-legislature-2024-new-bills-passed-change-judicial-system/73501872007/

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Reform of Federal Marijuana Law and Potential Impacts on

(3 days ago) WEBAfter more than 50 years as a Schedule I drug under CSA, the federal regulatory environment for marijuana looks set to change. On Aug. 29, 2023, the …

https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/05/07/reform-of-federal-marijuana-law-and-potential-impacts-on-state-medical-marijuana-programs/

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