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Massachusetts Attorney General Announces Agreements To Expand Access To Behavioral Health Services

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 4, 2020 – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey last week announced an agreement between five health insurance companies and two companies that manage behavioral health coverage for insurers that will provide improved access to behavioral health services for more than one million residents in the state and…

Statement from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on the Administration’s Decision to Transfer Funds from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in Response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 27, 2020 – National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia today issued this statement in response to the Trump administration’s decision to transfer $4.9 million from substance use and mental health programs to fund its coronavirus response:“The quickest way to interrupt progress in the…

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing Among Top 100 Proposals for $100 Million MacArthur Foundation Grant

High-scoring 100&Change Applications Featured in Bold Solutions NetworkWASHINGTON, D.C., February 20, 2020 — The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today announced that The National Council for Mental Wellbeing  submitted one of the highest-scoring proposals in its global competition for a $100 million grant.The National Council is among…

Voters Show Strong Bipartisan Support for Members of Congress Who Promise to Do More to Expand Mental Health and Addiction Treatment

CONTACTSophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org(202) 621-163160 National Organizations Sign Letter of Support Urging Congress to Extend and Expand CCBHC Demonstration before May 22 Expiration WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 18, 2020) – In the midst of a devastating national overdose and suicide crisis, Republican and Democratic voters have seen little progress in the…

Statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President and CEO, National Council for Mental Wellbeing on CMS Block Grant Guidance

CONTACTSophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org202-621-1631 (office)January 30, 2020 – National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia today issued the statement below in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new  guidance to states to apply for waivers to Medicaid block grants, which would reduce federal Medicaid…

Statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President and CEO, National Council for Mental Wellbeing on the Decision by Congress to Fund Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) Through May 2020

Press Contact:Sophia Majlessi202-621-1631 (office)SophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.orgDecember 20, 2019 – This week, Congress approved the 2020 appropriations bill, which includes a five-month extension for the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration and a $50 million increase for CCBHC Expansion Grants. National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia released…

Bipartisan Majorities of New Hampshire Voters Urge Presidential Candidates to Address Mental Health and Addiction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Sophia Majlessi202-621-1631 (office)SophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.orgVoters More Likely to Support a Candidate Who Promises to Address Mental Health and Addiction, According to New Polling from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing Released Ahead of December 16 New Hampshire 2020 Presidential Candidate Forum WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 11, 2019) – New…

Statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President and CEO, National Council for Mental Wellbeing on Passage of the Continuing Resolution that Includes Funding for the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act

Press Contact:Sophia Majlessi202-621-1631 (office)SophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.orgNovember 21, 2019 – National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia today released the following statement in response to Congressional approval of a continuing resolution that includes an extension of funding for the bipartisan Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act…

National Council for Mental Wellbeing Celebrates Mental Health Champions on the Hill 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sophia Majlessi 202-621-1631 office SophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org National Council honors Reps. Markwayne Mullin, Paul Tonko and Gwen Moore, and Sens. Ron Wyden and Chuck Grassley. WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 18, 2019) – The National Council for Mental Wellbeing …

Statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President and CEO, National Council for Mental Wellbeing on Creation of a Health Advanced Research Projects Agency (HARPA)

Following news reports that the White House is considering creation of a Health Advanced Research Projects Agency (HARPA) that would study incidents of mass violence to develop more effective ways to prevent them, Chuck Ingoglia, president and CEO of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, issued the following statement.WASHINGTON, D.C.