Promoting and Expanding Tele-Mental Health (S. 3792)
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) support for Senators Smith (MN) and Murkowski (AK) legislation (S. 3792) expanding Tele-Mental Health. The June 1 letter is here: PDF. […]
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COVID-19: 80 House Members Call for Supporting Underserved Communities, Including Mental Health & SUD Services
80 House members have written Congressional leaders to increase support for COVID-19 services and supports in underserved communities. The June 5 letter is here: PDF. […]
COVID-19: The Mental Health Ramifications
11 U.S. Senators have written the Administration requesting “full federal support” in dealing with the mental health ramifications of COVID-19. The May 21 letter is here: PDF. […]
Adequately Funding the CDC National Center for Environmental Health
AAHD has joined a coalition asking Congress to adequately fund the CDC NCEH. The February 26 letter is here: PDF. […]
Mental Health Services for Students (S 3337)
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) in supporting S. 3337 – Mental Health Services for Students. The August 2 letter is here: PDF. […]
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Health Insurance Parity – Draft DOL FAQ
AAHD has joined the Coalition for Whole Health, submitting suggestions to the Department of Labor on their draft health insurance parity FAQ. The CWH June 22 comments are here: PDF. […]
Pediatric Mental Health Access Grants
AAHD has joined a coalition led by the American Academy of Pediatrics requesting continuation of pediatric mental health access grants. The April 25 letters are here: House letter; Senate letter. […]
Advocating Federal Appropriations for Mental Health and Addiction Prevention & Treatment
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group requesting adequate appropriations from U.S. Congressional appropriators. The March 16 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]
Advocating Federal Appropriations for Mental Health and Addiction Prevention & Treatment
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group requesting adequate appropriations from U.S. Congressional appropriators. The March 16 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]
Vitality and mental health in disability: Associations with social relationships in persons with spinal cord injury and their partners
Hannah Tough, M.Sc., Christine Fekete, Ph.D., Martin W.G. Brinkhof, Ph.D,, Johannes Siegrist, Ph.D Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 2, p294–302 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.12.008 Background Various social relationship constructs have been proposed to affect mental health. However, these constructs have rarely been studied in a comprehensive way in persons with chronic disabilities and their partners, inhibiting researchers from evaluating their relative […]