NAMI Applauds Confirmation of Elinore McCance-Katz as new Federal Leader on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
August 13, 2017NAMI Applauds Confirmation of Elinore McCance-Katz as new Federal Leader on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Arlington, Va., August 7, 2017 – On August 3, 2017, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Elinore McCance-Katz, M.D., as the first ever Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. This new federal leadership position was more »
Read MoreBetter Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA) Update
July 15, 2017What are key changes in the BCRA? Allows insurance companies to offer bare-bones plans with no mental health coverage, as long as they offer a single plan that covers mental health and substance use services. This is a giant step away from parity, or fair coverage of mental health conditions. Provides $45 billion in short-term grant funding to more »
Read MoreNAMI Broward Awarded Justice Leadership Award
June 27, 2017CELEBRATING THE BROWARD COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH COURT’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY This year’s Anniversary will honor the Broward County Public Defender, Mr. Howard Finkelstein; the Honorable Dale Ross; the Broward Sheriff’s Office; the Broward Behavioral Health Coalition; the United Way of Broward County; Henderson Behavioral Health; the Broward County Crime Commission; the Mental Health Association of Southeast more »
Read MoreNew surgical treatment for mental illness: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
June 9, 2017The National Geographic Channel’s longest running documentary series, Explorer, featured several segments in their most recent episode about new treatments for mental illness and the mission to explore the most complex human organ – the brain. NIMH Director, Dr. Josh Gordon, is featured on the program and discusses current brain disorder research…and the need to more »
Read MoreNew CBO Score on AHCA Confirms Devastating Losses to Mental Health System
June 3, 2017ARLINGTON, Va., May 25, 2017 – Today, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) noted that the newly released Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score confirms devastating losses to mental health care in the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA). “Under the American Health Care Act, it is estimated that 23 million Americans will lose coverage more »
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