Art Kleinschmidt, PhD, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is departing his role for another position within the administration, HHS officials confirmed to Becker’s on Dec. 12. Christopher Carroll, SAMHSA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary,…
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Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate would establish a permanent funding structure under Medicare for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. The Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act, introduced by John Cornyn, R-Texas, Tina Smith, D-Minn., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Catherine…
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has temporarily paused a policy change that would redirect support from permanent housing toward transitional housing and move most funding into a nationally competitive pool, Politico reported Dec. 8. Two lawsuits — one…
Nearly 800 mental health patients in Malheur County, Ore., will lose access to their current behavioral health providers, effective Jan. 1, under a new Medicaid policy from Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, KTVB7 reported Dec. 4. The policy change will require…
A poll from Arlington, Va.-based National Alliance on Mental Illness found that most Americans strongly oppose recent federal cuts to behavioral health programs and want Congress to make mental health funding a priority. The NAMI/lpsos poll was conducted Nov. 7-9,…
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President Donald Trump signed a bill Dec. 1 reauthorizing and revising HHS programs addressing substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, according to a Dec. 1 White House news release. The SUPPORT for Patients…
The Trump administration’s policies regarding homelessness have shifted away from prevention strategies, like the Housing First model promoted by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and toward a “treatment-first” approach, calling for increased involuntary commitment nationwide. The system — which…
A coalition of 19 state attorneys general and two state governors filed a lawsuit Nov. 13, seeking to block changes to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s $3.9 billion Continuum of Care grant program, according to a Nov.…
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is investing up to $100 million to improve mental and behavioral healthcare through its Evidence-Based Validation and Innovation for Rapid Therapeutics in Behavioral Health (EVIDENT) initiative. The initiative will focus on developing more…
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill Nov. 18 requiring insurance companies to extend autism behavioral therapy coverage to include individuals up to 26 years old. Behavioral therapy for autism can include applied behavior analysis and cognitive behavioral therapy, along…