Friday Five – Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Month and this week’s Friday Five spotlights organizations providing resources and services for coping with depression or anxiety during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Nearly $35 Million To Strengthen Mental Health Support for Children and Young Adults
The HHS – through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Office of Minority Health– announced nearly $35 million in funding opportunities to strengthen and expand community mental health services and suicide prevention programs for America’s children and young adults.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: It’s Health Costs, Stupid (2022 Edition)
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, The pandemic may be showing signs of winding down, but health care costs are not. In Massachusetts, a fight is shaping up over whether one of the most prestigious hospital systems needs to save money, while antitrust cases…
Will 2022 See Us Integrate Mental Health Into Primary Health Care?
By Devin Partida – The past few years have seen many disruptions and changes in the health care industry. Unsurprisingly, health policy is also starting to shift, but not all of these potential changes center around COVID-19, as one might expect. Mental health is also taking center stage.
SAMHSA Awards $250 Million to 100 Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded 100 grants to increase access to facilities throughout the nation that provide community-based support for Americans in need of substance use disorder and mental health treatment services.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Delta Changes the Covid Conversation
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, The resurgence of covid cases in the U.S. — largely attributable to the much more contagious delta variant — has given policymakers the jitters. The Biden administration is redoubling efforts to get people vaccinated, and even some Republicans who had been silent or skeptical of the vaccines are encouraging the unvaccinated to change their status.
ACL Announces MENTAL Health Innovation Challenge
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health launched the MENTAL Health Challenge to combat the social isolation and loneliness that older adults, people with disabilities, and veterans often experience.
In Hard-Hit Areas, COVID’s Ripple Effects Strain Mental Health Care Systems
By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock – In late March, Marcell’s girlfriend took him to the emergency room at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, about 11 miles south of Detroit. “I had [acute] paranoia and depression off the roof,” said Marcell, 46, who asked to be identified only by his first name because he wanted to maintain confidentiality about some aspects of his illness.
Chairman Pai Proposes To Formally Designate 988 For National Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Hotline
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai proposed to begin a rulemaking to establish 988 as a new, nationwide, three-digit phone number for a suicide prevention and mental health hotline. The Commission will vote on this proposal at its December 12 public meeting.
President’s Task Force Aims To Help End Discrimination In Mental Health Coverage
By Jenny Gold – Tucked in remarks the president made on March 29th, the opioid epidemic was his announcement of a new task force on mental health parity aimed at ensuring that people with mental illnesses and substance abuse problems don’t face discrimination in the health care system.
