STATE AND FEDERAL
Illinois Mental Health Chair: New Law Aims to Fix Decades-Old Problem
Most Illinois insurance companies will be required to provide mental and substance abuse services to their beneficiaries beginning Jan. 1 under a new bill Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law. Read more.
Kids In Illinois Will Soon Be Able To Take 5 Mental Health Days From School
Students across Illinois will be able to take up to five excused mental health days starting in January. Read more.
Kentucky Offers Comprehensive, Statewide IPS Services
Kentucky’s Individual Placement and Supports (IPS) Supported Employment services are provided by its Adult Mental Health and Recovery Services Branch within the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities. This Branch oversees and supports regional Community Mental Health Centers, and other behavioral health providers, offering services to adults with serious mental illness, including IPS. Learn more.
Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association Launches Naloxone Initiative with Support from OhioMHAS
The Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association (OHLA), in partnership with the State’s RecoveryOhio initiative and other local agencies, launched an awareness campaign aimed at getting as many hotels as possible to keep a supply of naloxone on site and to train hotel staff in the administration of naloxone. Read more.
Tennessee’s Care Coordination Tool: Marshaling Data to Help Providers Coordinate Care
Working with Tennessee’s hospital association, TennCare (Tennessee’s Medicaid agency) was able to provide near real-time information about hospital admissions, discharges, and transfers via the care coordination tool (CCT). Read more.
Mental Health Initiative to Help Young Montgomery County, Tennessee Residents
Montgomery County is one of three counties that will be expanding OnTrack TN, a program focusing on helping youth and young adults who have experienced a first psychosis episode. The program’s goal is to shorten the length of time younger people are treated once they experience any psychotic symptoms. Read more.
Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk in Tyler, Texas Set for Saturday
East Texans are joining the quarter of a million people who are walking in towns across the United States to draw attention to the fight for suicide prevention this month. Read more.
Schizophrenia Cost the U.S. $281.6 Billion in 2020
New report highlights that during 2020, the costs of schizophrenia in the United States was estimated at $281.6 billion. About 22% ($62.0 billion) of the total cost was due to direct health and human services. Read more.
Disparities in Opioid Overdose Deaths Continue to Worsen for Black People, Study Suggests
Non-Hispanic Black individuals in four U.S. states experienced a 38% increase in the rate of opioid overdose deaths from 2018 to 2019, while the rates for other race and ethnicity groups held steady or decreased, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health published in the American Journal of Public Health. Read more.
NASADAD Releases New Pregnant and Postpartum Women Fact Sheet
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors released a new fact sheet that provides data on substance use among pregnant women, an overview of neonatal abstinence syndrome and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, the impact of adverse experiences in childhood, and the importance of family-based approaches to treatment. Learn more.
NIH Finds Marijuana Use at Historic Highs Among College-Aged Adults
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that marijuana use has continued to rise among college students over the past five years and has remained at high levels among same-aged peers who are not in college. Read more.
CDC Study Examines Mental Health and Substance Use Among Adults with Disabilities During COVID-19
A study recently published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) examined mental health and substance use among adults with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study found that, during February and March of 2021, 64.1% of surveyed adults with disabilities reported adverse mental health symptoms or substance use. Read more.
HRSA Awards Over $19 million to Expand Telehealth in Rural and Underserved Communities
In August 2021, HRSA awarded more than $19 million to 36 award recipients to improve telehealth in rural and underserved communities. The funds will support five programs: Telehealth Technology-Enabled Learning Program, National Telehealth Resource Centers, Regional Telehealth Resources Centers, Telehealth Centers of Excellence, and the Evidence-Based Direct to Consumer Telehealth Network Program. Learn more.
SAMHSA Awards $123 Million in Grants for Multifront Approach to Combat the Nation’s Overdose Epidemic
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is awarding more than $123 million in funding through six grant programs to provide multifaceted support to communities and health care providers as the Nation continues to combat the overdose epidemic. Read more.
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