AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a DBSA led coalition request to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting funding for the newly authorized SAMHSA peer-supported MH services program. The May 15 letters to the House and Senate are here: House; Senate. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 70 organizations, led by the Alliance for Connected Care, asking for more flexibility, particularly for mental health, in the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) proposed rules governing the prescription of controlled substances. The March 31 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) thanking Reps Grace Napolitano (CA) and Chris Stewart (UT) for co-chairing the Congressional Mental Health Caucus. The February 21 MHLG letter is here: PDF. Also available here is the full caucus list as of February 24. […]
AAHD has joined a Trust for America’s Health led, core Mental Health Liaison Group members, letter to HHS and SAMHSA on the need to increase 9-8-8 mental health crisis services for marginalized communities and populations; the December 21 letter is here: PDF. […]
Available here are the HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response letter affirming the Kennedy Forum led Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) (includes AAHD) request for MH and SU program integration into strategic preparedness. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) requesting Congress to pass a full continuum of mental health services, including the integration of behavioral health-general health-primary care support. The November 30 MHLG letter is here:PDF. […]
On November 10, the Senate Committee on Finance publicly released their discussion draft mental health integration legislation. Available here are the Committee’s summary and the draft legislative text. […]
Available here is the August 1 National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) letter to HHS on the HHS behavioral health announced strategy: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined a Kennedy Forum led, Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) letter requesting HHS to integrate MH and SUD into the proposed new ASPR. The August 25 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined a Kennedy Forum led, through the Mental Health Liaison Group, letter requesting the Senate pass legislation granting the Department of Labor civil monetary penalty authority for health plans not implementing MHPAEA. The July 13 letter is here: PDF. […]