Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2020,30(9):7-7

Individuals who have interactions with the criminal justice system, including incarceration, or who have a criminal case pending, can receive Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) funds for their care and treatment, according to a letter written by Elinore F. McCance‐Katz, M.D., Ph.D., assistant secretary for mental health and substance use at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The Feb. 2 letter addressed to the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) served to clarify some confusion about the use of MHBG funds, according to NASMHPD's Weekly Update on Feb. 14.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2020,30(14):4-4

Nonprofit organizations receiving Medicaid payments are encouraged that they are now eligible for small business loans courtesy of the $2 trillion COVID‐19 relief package (see story, beginning on page 1). Just a few short weeks ago, in an earlier version of the legislation, mental health providers with Medicaid‐participating business were excluded from being eligible for these important loans.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2020,30(11):7-8

Now that the federal $8.3 billion appropriations bill has passed and been signed into law this month to stem the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID‐19), advocates are hoping some of that funding reaches one of this country's most vulnerable populations: the homeless.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2020,30(19):6-7

Helping young people understand their mental health needs and to ultimately take charge of them is only part of the story involving an innovative Washington state–based youth‐led peer support program. The youth and young adults who graduate to become certified peer counselors go on to work in community mental health centers or seek higher education, with the goal of becoming therapists, social workers or psychiatrists.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2020,30(35):3-5

Several health, civil rights and mental health organizations this month announced their support of legislation that would improve access to mental health services for Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities. The bill, introduced by two members of the House, would fund these services under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin‐istration (SAMHSA) Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Program.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2020,30(35):5-6

College students of color are less likely to seek and to receive mental health treatment even though they have similar rates of diagnosable mental illness compared to white students, according to two organizations that point to a general rise in the demand for mental health and wellness‐oriented resources to support Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) on college/university campuses around the country.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2020,30(21):7-7

The American Psychological Association (APA) responded to remarks made by Senator Ben Sasse (R‐Nebraska) during an online commencement address May 16 to Nebraska's Fremont High School. The APA said Sasse's remarks were “disrespectful” and ignored the mental health crisis in America. The organization added that psychologists are on the front lines of the pandemic, treating stress and anxiety related to COVID‐19.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2020,30(22):3-4

COVID‐19 is undoubtedly placing a considerable toll on parents, according to the American Psychological Association's (APA's) annual Stress in America report, with many saying that working from home while coordinating their children's online learning is causing a significant amount of stress. To better understand how individuals are coping with the extreme stress of this crisis, the APA has adapted its annual stress poll into a monthly analysis of stressors and stress levels, officials stated.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2020,30(22):5-6

Citing concerns about mental health and addiction during these “tumultuous times,” members of Congress last month wrote a letter to congressional leaders urging for the expansion of behavioral telehealth services in any upcoming COVID‐19 response package.  相似文献   

    

Valerie A. Canady 《Mental Health Weekly》2020,30(30):5-6

Veterans who have served in the military since Sept. 11, 2001, are at particularly high risk for co‐occurring substance use disorders (SUDs) and mental health disorders, such as post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, according to a new report released by the RAND Corporation July 22.  相似文献