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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sophia Majlessi202-621-1631 (office)SophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org Voters 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…

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.org November 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…

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…

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,…

Statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President & CEO of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on President Trump’s “Mental Institutions” Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ContactDrew LovejoyDrewL@TheNationalCouncil.org(304) 541-1223 The National Council for Mental Wellbeing issued the following statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President and CEO, in response to President Trump’s suggestion that the United States should forcibly institutionalize people with serious mental illness as a response to mass violence. Let’s be perfectly clear.

National Council for Mental Wellbeing Welcomes Reyna Taylor, Vice President of Public Policy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Sophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org(202) 621-1631 WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 8, 2019) – The National Council for Mental Wellbeing today announced Reyna Taylor will join the organization as vice president of public policy, effective August 19. In this role, she will lead the organization’s public policy and government affairs…

Following Tragic Shootings in El Paso and Dayton, New Report Recommends Wide Range of Actionable Solutions to Reduce Mass Violence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Sophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org(202) 621-1631 Behavioral Health-based Report Recommends Communitywide Response to Mass Violence WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 6, 2019) – Today, the Medical Director Institute (MDI) of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing released, “Mass Violence in America: Causes, Impacts and Solutions,” a comprehensive response following…

Statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President & CEO of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on Extension of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Program

Contact:Sophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org(202) 621-1631 Washington, D.C. (July 30, 2019) – The National Council for Mental Wellbeing today applauded Congress’s vote to extend the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) program through September 13. “CCBHCs are on the front lines of our national efforts to curb the opioid epidemic and halt…

National Council for Mental Wellbeing Supports the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Sophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org(202) 621-1631 WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 29, 2019) – The National Council for Mental Wellbeing Board of Directors has determined to support the bipartisan Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act (H.R. 2482), authored by Reps. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), Antonio Delgado (D-N.Y.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ted…

National Council for Mental Wellbeing Announces New Board Members and Officers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Sophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org(202) 621-1631 WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 1, 2019) – The National Council for Mental Wellbeing is pleased to announce the results of its recent Board election. The National Council welcomes the newly elected directors: Heather Jefferis, Oregon Council for Behavioral Health: Region 10 (AK, ID, OR,…