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Mental health and substance use policy issues span a wide variety of topics. The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health curated this list of significant policy issue areas that are top of mind for our grantee partners, legislators, mental health and substance use stakeholders, people with lived experience, advocates, and community members.

Public policy impacts people with mental illness in many ways — from health care to housing to criminalization. Changes in policy can result in improved treatments, increased access to services and better outcomes for people with mental health conditions.

Meadows Institute Launches Financial Toolkit to Support Texas School Mental Health Programming. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health and child advocacy experts raised concerns about the state of children’s mental health. Nationally, one in six children experiences a mental illness challenge each year—a figure that rises…

Proportion of federal mental health bills directly referencing behavioral health (1988–2018) Behavioral medicine and bill enactment. Analysis of bill enactment revealed that mental health bills have a 9.1% chance of becoming law. The subset of mental health bills that directly reference behavioral health only has a 6.1% chance of being enacted.

The report explains key trends in mental health policy and offers lessons from NAMI State Organization leaders who played an important role in shaping some of these policies. NAMI State Legislation Report: Trends in State Mental Health Policy (2022) Many significant mental health policy decisions are made at the state-level.

S. 3663 Kids Online Safety Act (Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Blackburn (R-TN) and 47 Senate co-sponsors).; S.3060 Youth Mental Health Research Act Klobuchar/Britt bill $100 Million for funding youth mental health at NIH; Appropriations for mental health block grant, Behavioral Health Coordinating Center at CDC and CDC programs for schools.

CDC's public health strategy to improve mental health is guided by principles of health equity. Health equity is the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. 9 When people have limited access to resources they need to be healthy, such as access to health care, they are more likely to ...

Mental Health Policy. Mental health policy is a specifically written document of the government or Ministry of Health containing the goals for improving the mental health situation of the country, the priorities among those goals, and the main directions for attaining them. It may include the following components: Advocacy for mental health goals, promotion of mental well-being, prevention of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the nation’s mental health. Americans were more likely to report experiencing stress, anxiety, or great sadness compared to people in other countries; Black and Latino people experienced more mental health concerns than whites. Uncertainty and disruptions in employment, income, housing, and food security have contributed to increases in ...

Advocacy: Actions taken to support, promote, or protect mental health-friendly policies. Actions are targeted toward individuals, groups, organizations, businesses, policymakers, or other stakeholders to educate them about mental health topics.

Support Organizations Working on Mental Health Policy Changes. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): NAMI collaborates with policymakers to advance mental health priorities. Engage with their advocacy actions to stay updated and participate in initiatives. ... For more information on this topic, we recommend the following:

This initiative is geared toward clinicians, students, journalists, policymakers, researchers, and others with an interest in mental health and social policy, and is presently composed of two arms. Our Issues in Mental Health Policy Seminars invite speakers from a variety of backgrounds to lecture on a range of topics, many of them urgent.

One of the key aspects of behavioral health policy reform is the integration of mental health services with primary care. This approach ensures a holistic approach to healthcare, addressing both physical and mental well-being. ... Addressing Social Factors that Affect Mental Health Recognizing and addressing social issues - such as poverty ...

A recent study by the university policy research center I direct, CoLab for Community and Behavioral Health Policy, confirmed this capacity gap among mental health “policy intermediaries”—nongovernmental organizations that work closely with government to inform policy development. Among the more than 80 organizations in the United States ...

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Network attorneys and staff have identified six key policies with the potential to significantly improve mental health outcomes across the United States. This policy brief covers a wide range of areas focused on communities and those who work to support communities. It is designed as a practical resource for public health professionals, leaders ...

The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 drove deinstitutionalization and shifted funding away from “‘asylum-based’” care to community-based care through community health centers and community psychiatric teams. As with state hospitals, however, many critics say community systems are inadequate and underfunded. They claim the burden of caring for mentally ill individuals has ...

The general public and policy makers are increasingly recognizing the burden of mental illness and substance abuse. The alarming statistics of opioid overdose deaths and suicide remind us daily of emotional, social and economic tolls of these conditions. While the expansion of health insurance under ...

The United States is staring down an unprecedented mental health crisis. Despite increasing rates of mental illness and suicide, barriers to accessible and quality behavioral health care across ...

More adults said they have sought mental health care in the past (45%), and close to 1 in 5 said they want to in the future (17%). Most adults who sought professional mental health care said they were interested in exploring treatment options related to therapy (70%), including close to 3 in 4 adults ages 18–34 (76%) and 35–54 (73%).