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Ensuring access to mental health and addiction treatment and recovery services could not be more urgent or important than at this time. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that symptoms of anxiety disorder were approximately three times higher and prevalence of depression about four times higher among adults during the second quarter of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019.
Meanwhile, overdoses have spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic with more than 40 states reporting increased opioid-related deaths, and an overall increase in overdoses of 18% between May of 2019 and 2020. At the same time, suicide rates have continued to rise, up 35% between 1999 and 2018, with early indications of additional increases in suicides more recently.
Our Covid-19 webpage is designed to help NABH members access important and applicable resources as they navigate the Covid-19 pandemic.
Removing Barriers to Care
Congress should eliminate outdated federal rules blocking access to cost-effective treatments.
Combating the SUD Crisis
Congress should increase access to substance use disorder treatment.
Expanding the Behavioral Health Workforce
Congress should expand the mental health and substance use disorder workforce.
CEO Update
CEO Update 147
May 7 is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day To honor National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day today, NABH President and CEO Shawn Coughlin published a LinkedIn Pulse article about the critical role that residential treatment plays in youth behavioral healthcare. The article highlights Residential Treatment: A Vital Component of the Behavioral Healthcare Continuum, the white paper ...Read moreCEO Update 146
Mental Health Awareness Month Begins Saturday, May 1 Mental Health Awareness Month, also referred to as Mental Health Month, kicks off Saturday, May 1 to recognize the millions of Americans living with a mental illness. Please be sure to follow NABH on Twitter and LinkedIn to help promote Mental Health Month, and visit the websites for the ...Read moreCEO Update 145
HHS Secretary Becerra Extends Covid-19 Public Health Emergency U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra has extended the public health emergency (PHE) due to the Covid-19 global pandemic, effective April 21. The declaration typically lasts for 90 days, which would extend the PHE to July 20, given that Becerra renewed the PHE on April 21. Researchers ...Read moreCEO Update 144
NABH Releases ‘Residential Treatment: A Vital Component of the Behavioral Healthcare Continuum’ NABH this week released Residential Treatment: A Vital Component of the Behavioral Healthcare Continuum, a white paper that emphasizes the importance and effectiveness of psychiatric residential treatment services for children and adolescents. Together the NABH team and Youth Services Committee developed the paper as ...Read more
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NABH Highlights Residential Treatment as Critical Service for Youth in New White Paper
NABH is pleased to share with you Residential Treatment: A Vital Component of the Behavioral Healthcare Continuum, a white paper that emphasizes the importance and effectiveness of psychiatric residential treatment services for children and adolescents. Together the NABH team and…
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U.S. Rep. Greg Walden
Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
