Policy Issues & Resources: Other Behavioral Health
Recent News | Official Comments | Official Letters | Issue Briefs | Summaries & Charts | Additional Resources
Recent News
-
National Council to Hold Webinar on Proposed Health IT “Meaningful Use” Guidelines
-
Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Other Mental Health and Addictions Champions Set to Retire
Official Comments
- Comments on CCHIT Proposed Behavioral Health EHR Certification Criteria
- National Council Submits Testimony to Senate Veterans Affairs Committee in Support of Service Partnerships Between Community Mental Health Organizations and the VA
- National Council joins 22 groups in submitting comments on SSA appeals process
Official Letters
- National Council letter of congratulations to Pamela Hyde on her confirmation as SAMHSA Administrator
- Campaign for Mental Health Reform letter in support of Pamela Hyde's nomination for Adminstrator of SAMHSA
- Letter to Sen. Stabenow in support of the Establishing a Network of Health-Advancing National Centers of Excellence for Depression (ENHANCED) Act of 2009
- The National Council signed onto a letter of support for an amendment to the Affordable Health Choices Act which would encourage patient-centered comparative effectiveness research.
- The National Council's letter of support for the Mental Health Campus Improvement Act
Issue Briefs
- Joint Statement on Therapeutic Substitution from the National Council, American Psychiatric Association, Mental Health America, and NAMI
- Joint Statement on Medication Cost Sharing in State Medicaid Programs from the National Council, American Psychiatric Association, Mental Health America, and NAMI
- Joint Statement on Appropriate Utilization Management Approaches from the National Council, Mental Health America, and NAMI
- Issue Brief: Federal Economic Stimulus Payment
- ASPE Issue Brief: Improving the Quality of Mental Health Services Summary
Summaries & Charts
- Summary of the Advancing America’s Priorities Act, which contains the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act (S 1375) and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act (S 2304/HR 3992)
- Restraints and seclusion — chart of CMS revised rules (key provisions)
- Restraints and seclusion — analysis of CMS final patient's rights rule
Additional Resources
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009-Grant Application Information and Tips
- Arkansas and Colorado Community Mental Health Systems: Helping People in Need
- Full text of the Advancing America's Priorities Act
- Site Screening Questionaire
- RAISE Project









