AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Coalition for Whole Health (CWH), on preserving access to critical SUD and MH services and supports, – writing Congress opposing Medicaid cuts in any additional budget Reconciliation legislation. We earlier joined and posted a disability and aging coalitions (DAC and CCD) letter to Congress. The April 17 […]
AAHD, as a member, has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) supporting legislation to eliminate the Medicare inpatient mental health lifetime limits (S. 4076 and HR 4619). The April 1 MHLG letter to Congress is here: PDF. […]
AAHD, as a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) member, has joined the MHLG submission to CMS on Medicaid community engagement requirements implementation and persons with MH and SUD challenges. The December 17 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD as a member has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group support for Medicare occupational therapy mental health parity legislation. The November 4 MHLG letter to Congress is here: PDF. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW) led letter of thank you to members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations for inclusion of funding for mental health and substance use programs. The September 2 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD, as a member, has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) writing the House of Representatives as it prepares to receive Senate Budget Reconciliation legislation. Repeating previously submitted messages to both chambers of Congress – MHLG has requested that Medicaid for people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders be protected – no […]
AAHD, as a member, has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group, asking the Senate to protect Medicaid for people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders and reject the House Reconciliation Medicaid legislation. The June 10 MHLG letter to the Senate is here: PDF. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) peer support work group supporting legislation by Senators Kaine (VA) and Banks (IN), joined by Senators Baldwin (WI), Murkowski (AK), and Wyden (OR), to strengthen federal government support of MH and SUD recovery and peer support specialists. Available here are the Kaine-Banks […]
What was the Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health? This study in the Disability & Health Journal looks at the mental health of violent crime victims during COVID. This plain language summary is part of a new series sharing highlights from the Disability and Health Journal. Why was this study done? The COVID-19 pandemic has […]
AAHD is a member of the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG). Available here is the February 14 statement on the House committee reported budget resolution impact on Medicaid funded mental health and substance use disorder services: PDF. […]