SPOTLIGHT
HHS Announces Critical Investments to Implement Upcoming 988 Dialing Code for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Department of Health and Human Services, through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will make critical investments in suicide prevention and crisis care services, thanks to a $282 million investment to help transition the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline exit disclaimer icon from its current 10-digit number to a three-digit dialing code – 988.
NRI’s Ted Lutterman, Sr. Director of Government Research and Tim Knettler, Executive Director/CEO actively participates in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Providers working group as part of the 988 convening planning.
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STATE AND FEDERAL
Louisiana Launches Medicaid Coverage For Children With Disabilities
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted approval for Louisiana Medicaid to launch Act 421 Children’s Medicaid Option, or TEFRA, effective January 1, 2022. This program allows certain children under 19 years of age with disabilities to receive Medicaid coverage, regardless of parental income. Read more.
Utah Launches Statewide Project To Address Student Mental Health & Well-Being
A new statewide project aims to address mental health needs and well-being of students in Utah Schools. It’s called the Utah School Mental Health Collaborative, and it's already making a big difference. Read more.
Connecticut’s Mobile Crisis Intervention Services for Children and Adolescents
Mobile Crisis is a state-wide, community-based, and family-supportive clinical intervention service for children and adolescents experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Importantly, the state has defined those differences in crisis response for youth and their families versus adults. Learn more.
New Medicaid Option Promotes Enhanced Mental Health, Substance Use Crisis Care
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is working with states to promote access to Medicaid services for people with mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) crises. Read more.
Justice Department Awards $34 Million to Support Community Crisis Response
The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced grant awards totaling $34 million to help communities address crises involving homelessness, mental health and substance use disorders, and other public health and public safety emergencies. Read more.
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RESEARCH
Social Workers in Primary Care Practices Found to Increase Access to MH Care
Deploying behavioral health social workers in primary care settings can increase the likelihood that patients with depression or anxiety will receive treatment within 30 days of their diagnosis, a study published in Psychiatric Services in Advance has found. Read more.
Some Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Increase Dementia Risk for Those With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Older individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who have depressive, hyperactive, and/or psychotic symptoms are at higher risk of developing dementia than are older people with MCI with mild or no neuropsychiatric symptoms, according to a report in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Read more.
E-Cigarette Use Linked to Smoking Cessation Among Smokers Not Planning to Quit
Among smokers who never had plans to quit, those who used e-cigarettes daily were eight times more likely to stop smoking cigarettes than those who did not use e-cigarettes, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.
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