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The overturned ruling of "Wit" in March sets a dangerous precedent for how mental health, substance use disorder treatment can be covered nationwide, say advocates. #mentalhealth #substanceuse onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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“My concern is by encouraging people to take antidepressants long term we are creating populations dependent, unable to withdraw & plagued by debilitating & often unrecognised adverse effects” My contribution to @MHWeekly article
Study finds high levels of MI in people with disabilities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Annual direct health care costs for people who did not recognize their symptoms of depression average 149% higher than the average of people with no symptoms of depression. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
The CBHL's equity-grounded leadership fellowship initiative is considered a call to action, with the aim to “take action to right our wrongs.” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
The University of Montana is taking advantage of schoolchildren's growing familiarity with pandemic-era technology to make mental health counseling services more available to young people in the state's remote communities. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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It's time to #Reimagine988!
“It’s a new way of envisioning the way a crisis response system should be conducted. We’re fixing what doesn’t work.”-@LisaDaileyTAC is in @MHWeekly.
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More than half of doctors, nurses and emergency responders involved in COVID-19 care could be at risk for one or more mental health problems, including acute traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, problematic alcohol use and insomnia. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Mental health care workers and patients in Iowa would be in line for assistance under a package of bills introduced by state lawmakers, The Gazette reported Jan. 18. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
The Gainesville, Georgia, Police Department is likely to get new grant funding for mental health and de-escalation training, The Times reported Jan. 13. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
North Dakota officials continue to make adjustments to the state's Medicaid behavioral health program, first implemented in a state plan amendment last February. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Research is revealing that psychedelics are showing promise as mental health treatment for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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In the latest issue of @MHWeekly, Chief Medical Officer Dr. @reidrobison discusses the benefits and barriers of psychedelic treatment and weighs in on the progress of MDMA & psilocybin research and legislative activities in the US.
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Last week, #CaAlliance CEO and Member Association @UpliftFamily spoke with a reporter from @MHWeekly to discuss the growing youth mental health crisis due to the ongoing #COVID19 pandemic & the shortage of school #MentalHealth counselors and providers and other needed resources.
Unmet mental health needs were prominent well before the pandemic, but participants in a partnership involving New York school districts say COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation and likely will continue to do so. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. surgeon general's office issued a new advisory calling for a swift, coordinated response to address the children's mental health crisis amid COVID-19. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
The biggest barriers to getting the right mental health care for children are a lack of therapists and finding the right therapist, according to an independent survey conducted in late September. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on Nov. 15 announced that Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Tailored Plans will launch Dec. 1, 2022, instead of July 1, 2022, according to a news release. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that between April 2020 and April 2021, U.S. deaths from overdoses topped 100,000. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Legislation to reform mental health care in Massachusetts, remove barriers to care and bolster the behavioral health workforce has been introduced in the state Senate. The bill would mandate insurers cover free annual mental health exams. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…