SPOTLIGHT
NRI Board Presiden Named By Michigan Supreme Court to ‘Justice for All’ Commission
NRI Board President and Michigan Health Endowment Fund Senior Fellow & Program Officer Lynda Zeller has been appointed by order of the Michigan Supreme Court to the newly-created Justice for All (JFA) Commission that will work toward the goal of 100 percent access to our civil justice system. The Commission will lead the implementation of the JFA Strategic Plan aimed at helping more Michiganians solve civil legal problems such as landlord-tenant issues, family law disputes such as parenting time or custody, and access to benefits. Learn more.
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STATE AND FEDERAL
Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen
Firmly linking teen suicides to school closings is difficult, but rising mental health emergencies and suicide rates point to the toll the pandemic lockdown is taking. Read more.
101 rural hospitals have shut down since 2013: 5 things to know
There have been 101 rural hospital closures from January 2013 to February 2020, according to HHS data outlined by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Read more.
Drug Overdoses Climbed in Alabama During Pandemic
Alabama watched overdose deaths rise in the first half of 2020 as the state locked down and the nation hit an all-time high for drug-related deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more.
Behavioral Health Provider Experiences with Telehealth in Michigan during COVID-19
Between late July and mid-August 2020, a team at the University of Michigan Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center conducted in-depth interviews with 31 Michigan behavioral health providers across the state providing telebehavioral health services. Learn more.
Ohio Medicaid Allows Pharmacists To Bill For Services Within Community Behavioral Health Organizations
Pharmacists affiliated with the Ohio Medicaid program now have the opportunity to enroll as recognized providers, introducing a new dimension of clinically sound health care support to more than 3 million Ohioans. Read more.
CMS Announces Approval of Oklahoma & Maine’s Substance Use Disorder Demonstrations, the 30th and 31st to Expand Access to Combat the Opioid Crisis
In December, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today, the approval of both the Oklahoma and Maine section 1115 demonstrations to expand treatment for substance abuse disorder. Read more.
Tennessee Governor Signs Medicaid Waiver
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed a resolution authorizing the state’s Medicaid block grant waiver, which would convert federal Medicaid funding to a lump sum and give the state more flexibility to alter its Medicaid program. The waiver has already received federal approval. Read more.
Texas Receives Federal Approval of Uncompensated Care Waiver Extension.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) received federal approval for a 10-year extension to September 2030 of its Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Section 1115 demonstration waiver. The waiver includes reimbursement for safety-net hospitals with federal dollars for uncompensated care provided to uninsured patients. Read more.
CMS Updates SUD Data Book
On January 19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published an update to its Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Data Book for Congress, as required by the SUPPORT Act. The data book uses 2018 Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) data. Read more.
Partly Hidden by Isolation, Many of the Nation’s Schoolchildren Struggle with Mental Health
More than 10 months into the pandemic, mental health is a simmering crisis for many of the nation’s schoolchildren, partly hidden by isolation but increasingly evident in the distress of parents, the worries of counselors and an early body of research. Read more.
Methamphetamine Overdose Deaths Rise Sharply Nationwide
Methamphetamine overdose deaths surged in an eight-year period in the United States, according to a study that will published in JAMA Psychiatry. Read more.
Nationwide Study Shows Continued Rise in Opioid Affected Births
A new study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that the rates of pregnant women diagnosed with opioid use disorder and of babies born with withdrawal symptoms increased from 2010-2017. Read more.
Transforming Mental Health And Addiction Services
Researches describe the steps needed to improve outcomes, focusing on three strategies that argue for transforming the behavioral health system to meet people where they are, decriminalizing mental illness and substance use disorders to facilitate recovery, and raising awareness of social context and social needs as essential to effective care. Read more.
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RESEARCH
Schizophrenia Tied to Higher Risk of COVID-19 Death
People with schizophrenia may face a higher risk for severe COVID-19, a new study suggested. Read more.
Association between Food Insecurity and Suicide Risk
A recent study found an association between participation in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) and suicide risk. Read more.
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale May Detect More Than Depression in Early Pregnancy
Screening women in early pregnancy with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) may help to detect women experiencing more than depression symptoms alone, suggests a study Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. Read more.
High Psychological Distress Found Among Chinese Students During Early Weeks of Pandemic
Students in China reported high rates of psychological distress during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, but wearing a face mask frequently and exercising had some protective benefits, according to a study published this week in JAMA Network Open. Read more.
Anger, Aggression Reactivity in Depression May Signal Risk for Converting to Bipolar Disorder
Patients who have depression and frequently experience bouts of anger may have an increased risk of developing bipolar disorder, a study in Depression & Anxiety has found. Read more.
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