AAHD has joined the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) led, Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) supporting proposed legislation (HR 8337) to develop and finance de-escalation in Behavioral Health crises. The October 14 letter to legislative sponsors Representatives Bass (CA), Trone (MD), Issa (CA), and Chabot (OH ) is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) supporting proposed legislation (HR 8391) to fund and promote continuity in BH crisis treatment. The October 5 MHLG letter to legislative sponsors Representatives Trone (MD) and Fitzpatrick (PA) is here: PDF. […]
AAHD joined a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) letter to the Senate asking support for the House passed bill (HR 4040) – Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19. The Sept 14 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined a No Health without Mental Health (NHMH) led collaborative effort with AAHD-Clinical Social Work Association-Lakeshore Foundation-Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance comments to CMS, emphasizing behavioral health and general health/primary care integration, on Medicare physician payment proposed rules. The September 2 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined an Eating Disorder Coalition led effort through the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) to thank Reps Cheney (WY) and Dingell (MI) for their sponsorship of HR 4040, strengthening Medicare telehealth after COVID flexibilities. The August 18 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined a DBSA led effort through the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) to support grants for virtual opportunities of peer support services. The August 8 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined over 50 organizations, led by the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG), supporting the Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act. The legislation, with lead sponsors Reps Cardenas (CA) and Porter (CA) and Senator Warren (MA) with 13 Senate co-sponsors and 13 House co-sponsors, strengthens the MHPAEA requirements. Available here are: the Rep Cardenas press […]
Six national organizations, led by No Health without Mental Health, and including AAHD, have submitted comments in response to an HHS RFI on strengthening primary care by integrating behavioral health. The June 27 HHS announcement is here: FACT SHEET: HHS Initiative to Strengthen Primary Health Care Seeking Public Comment | HHS.gov The July 21 coalition […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) thanking Congress for including behavioral health initiatives in the recently enacted Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Substantive details of the Act are included in the AAHD June 23 public policy update. Available here is the July 21 MHLG letter: PDF. […]
AAHD has endorsed legislation by Senators Tina Smith (MN) and Jerry Moran (KS) supporting the integration of behavioral health into primary care. Senators Smith and Moran are the bi-partisan Senate Committee on HELP leads on this issue. AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation worked closely with No Health without Mental Health (NHMH) and APA-psychology and the […]