Mental Health and Lung Health Advocates Unite to Address Smoking Epidemic among Those with Mental Illness
A quit-smoking community, Quitter’s Circle® expands to provide smoking cessation resources for people with mental illness
The Opioid Bill is a Win for Peers
October 24, 2018
Today, the President signed into law the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act combines dozens of policy proposals addressing all aspects of substance use and opioids, from drug discovery to health care financing to recovery supports.
Mental Health’s Strongest Ally: Behavioral Health Integration
October 16, 2018
Public sentiment around mental health is nearing a crescendo. With celebrity advocates and professional athletes rallying around the cause, we are finally able to marry decades of research with reality.
Rule Expanding Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance 'Junk Plans' Harms Consumers
October 11, 2018
Yesterday, on World Mental Health Day, the Senate voted on S. J. Res. 63, Senator Tammy Baldwin’s resolution of disapproval of short-term, limited-duration (STLD) insurance.
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Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Mental Health Parity Bill: We’ve Come a Long Way and Still Have Much to Do
October 03, 2018
On this day ten years ago, President Bush signed into law the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, also known as MHPAEA.
Why Aren’t Accountable Care Organizations Improving Mental Health?
By Nathaniel Counts, MHA Senior Policy Director, and Paul Gionfriddo, MHA President and CEO
The average rate of depression remission at twelve months for people not receiving any mental health treatment in this country is 53 percent. But in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), it’s only 9 percent. Mental Health America (MHA) wants to know why.
How I Found Hope in the Headlines
By Taylor Adams, MHA Programs and Operations Manager
(Trigger warning: death, suicide)
Indulging in celebrity and popular culture has long been my coping strategy to escape daily stressors. Not only do I enjoy mindlessly skimming the latest celebrity gossip, but I greatly admire the actors and musicians who create the movies and music I lose myself in after a long day.