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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 want and support them in getting there. Recovery is founded on the principle that people can …

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

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Public Policy Reports NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

(1 days ago) WEBPublic Policy Reports. NAMI publishes reports on critical, emerging issues to help inform the public about the importance of effective mental health policy. People with mental …

https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Public-Policy-Reports

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Fact Sheet: Biden- - The White House

(2 days ago) WEBEarlier this week, ED announced $95 million of this total was awarded in grants across 35 states to increase access to school-based mental health services and …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/18/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-actions-to-tackle-nations-mental-health-crisis/

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FACT SHEET: Biden- - The White House

(6 days ago) WEBTo address this crisis, as part of his Unity Agenda, President Biden has put forward a comprehensive national strategy to tackle our mental health crisis, and used …

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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HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration HHS.gov

(3 days ago) WEBIn 2020, the past-year prevalence of any mental illness among adults in the United States (U.S.) was 21%, meaning that 52.9 million adults were affected by …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/12/02/hhs-roadmap-for-behavioral-health-integration-fact-sheet.html

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

(1 days ago) WEBSpecial considerations for mental health policy are discussed, including social determinants of health, innovative technologies, and research and evaluation. …

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

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With Pandemic Worsening the Mental Illness and Addiction

(4 days ago) WEBSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Funding to Support Comprehensive Community Prevention, Treatment, …

https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/202103110230

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Transforming Mental Health Care in the United States

(5 days ago) WEBReforming the U.S. mental health system has received strong bipartisan support at both the federal and state levels. Against this background, a RAND research team sought to identify goals for …

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA889-1.html

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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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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Transforming the

(5 days ago) WEBNIMH statistics pages include statistics on the prevalence, treatment, and costs of mental illness for the population of the United States. Brochures and Fact Sheets Download, …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

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Could the U.S. force treatment on mentally ill people (again)? - NPR

(5 days ago) WEBFor decades, the United States had locked away people deemed to be mentally ill in asylums. At their height, in 1955, these state-run psychiatric hospitals …

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2024/04/16/1244702372/could-the-u-s-force-treatment-on-mentally-ill-people-again

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Policy Priorities NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

(7 days ago) WEBNAMI fights for policies that promote effective interventions and that end practices that cause or worsen mental health conditions. This includes advocating against the use of …

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

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Reducing the Economic Burden of Unmet Mental Health Needs

(8 days ago) WEBWhile Federal and State laws require parity in coverage between mental and physical health services, mental health services are more than 5 times as likely to …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2022/05/31/reducing-the-economic-burden-of-unmet-mental-health-needs/

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Four Actions Government Can Take to Address Mental Health in …

(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 …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2023/four-actions-federal-government-can-take-address-mental-health-us

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Behavioral Health Care in the United States: How It Works and …

(4 days ago) WEBThe federal government and states also fund behavioral health care innovations through grants. At the federal level, the Substance Abuse and Mental …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/explainer/2022/sep/behavioral-health-care-us-how-it-works-where-it-falls-short

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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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About Mental Health - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(8 days ago) WEBMental illnesses are among the most common health conditions in the United States. More than 1 in 5 US adults live with a mental illness. Over 1 in 5 youth (ages 13-18) …

https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm

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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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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Prevent …

(8 days ago) WEBOffice of Science and Technology Policy; Office of the United States Trade Representative Tackling the Mental Health Crisis. Suicide was a leading cause of …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/30/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-actions-to-prevent-suicide/

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What the data says about abortion in the U.S. Pew Research Center

(4 days ago) WEBThe CDC says 56% of U.S. abortions in 2021 involved pills, up from 53% in 2020 and 44% in 2019. Its figures for 2021 include the District of Columbia and 44 …

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-read/2024/03/25/what-the-data-says-about-abortion-in-the-us/

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Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace Blogs CDC

(6 days ago) WEBWork plays a significant role in workers’ mental health. This impact is so substantial that managers impact workers’ mental health more than doctors or …

https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/04/15/workplace-mental-health-resources/

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Anxiety Disorders NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

(4 days ago) WEBAnxiety disorders are the most common mental health concern in the United States. Over 40 million adults in the U.S. have an anxiety disorder. Meanwhile, approximately 7% of …

https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Anxiety-Disorders

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State Bans on Abortion Throughout Pregnancy Guttmacher …

(6 days ago) WEBThe landscape of abortion access in the United States continues to shift rapidly in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 2022 ruling in Dobbs v.Jackson …

https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/state-policies-abortion-bans

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