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…
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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…
The Trump administration is preparing to further shift federal homelessness funding away from harm reduction and toward involuntary commitment, according to a confidential grant-making draft document obtained by The New York Times. The proposed changes are slated to affect funding…
The FDA’s Digital Health Advisory Committee met to address generative AI in patient-facing mental health applications, building on prior 2024 discussions on broader AI-enabled medical devices. Here are nine things to know, according to a Nov. 6 report from the…
Kentucky legislators introduced draft legislation to strengthen oversight and enforcement of mental health insurance parity laws, citing gaps in compliance and reporting, according to a Nov. 4 report from the Marshall County Daily. Reps. Vanessa Grossl, a Republican, and Lisa…
Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill that would ban AI companions for children and impose criminal penalties on companies that violate new safety standards. The Guaranteeing Unalienable and Anatomical Rights for Dependents, or GUARD, Act was introduced by Sens. Josh Hawley,…