{"title":"Agency's fundraising campaign leverages potential of social media","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34514","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Uncertain times for the funding of mental health care and other health and human services convinced a Missouri provider agency to test a different approach to private fundraising. Its leaders are reporting a number of lessons learned from the spring campaign, including the need to leverage the relatively untapped potential of social media marketing.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 27","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MH advocates devastated by passage of H.R. 1, Medicaid reductions","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34513","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The mental health community is reeling after the narrow passage of H.R. 1 — formally titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — which includes sweeping cuts to Medicaid funding. Advocates describe the legislation as “devastating,” warning that it threatens to unravel critical access to mental health care for millions of Americans. The bill, which passed the Senate with a tie-breaking vote, is projected to slash over a trillion dollars from Medicaid, potentially leaving nearly 12 million people uninsured.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 27","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"JAMA: Addictive digital habits tied to suicide risk in youth","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34515","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As digital devices become ever more entwined with daily life, a new study in <i>JAMA</i> raises urgent questions about how addictive patterns of screen use may shape the mental health of young people. Researchers have identified distinct trajectories of addictive use across social media, mobile phones and video games and found that these patterns are significantly associated with increased risks of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and broader mental health challenges among U.S. youths.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 27","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Congress takes first step toward equal coverage of mental, physical disability coverage","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34518","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A bill introduced in Congress last month would end the disparity in how long-term disability insurance carriers treat physical conditions and mental conditions or substance abuse disorders, the <i>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</i> reported June 26. Today, jobs with long-term disability benefits typically provide insurance coverage for physical ailments until retirement age. However, no matter how severe and persistent the mental illness is, how debilitating the post-traumatic stress disorder, or how difficult the addiction recovery, virtually every U.S. insurer cuts the coverage after 24 months. The Workers' Disability Benefits Parity Act, introduced by U.S. Reps. Mark DeSaulnier, a California Democrat, and Bobby Scott, a Virginia Democrat, would end that practice, which is known in some company plans as a “mental/nervous limitation.” The legislation comes a year and a half after a landmark report from the ERISA Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans concluded that duration limits for mental health and substance use disorders are discriminatory. The ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) Council provides advice on policies and regulations affecting employee benefit plans governed by the federal tax and labor law that, 51 years ago, set standards for employee benefits plans.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Even Congress agrees: CCBHCs Work","authors":"Chuck Ingoglia","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34516","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The safety net that people rely on for mental health and substance use treatment and services is under incredible strain as lawmakers in Washington overhaul the delivery of health care.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coming Up…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34519","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Active Minds</b> is holding its annual mental health conference, “Stories That Move,” <b>Aug. 1–2</b> in <b>Washington, D.C.</b> Visit https://activeminds.tfaforms.net/5021322 for more information.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breaking the 16-bed barrier: TAC rallies support for H.R. 4022","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34517","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A long-standing barrier to equitable mental health care may finally be on the verge of change following recently introduced legislation to amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the Medicaid exclusion of services provided in institutions for mental diseases (IMDs).</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 27","pages":"6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Case You Haven't Heard…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34520","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34520","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In Pennsylvania, doctors applying for credentials at Geisinger health organization's hospitals are not required to answer intrusive questions about mental health care they have received, reducing the stigma around clinicians seeking treatment, CBS News reported July 8. The workplace is the new ground zero for addressing mental health. That means companies — employees and supervisors alike — must confront crises, from addiction to suicide. The initiative in Pennsylvania grew out of the work of a little known federal agency called the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). It's one of the key federal agencies leading workplace mental health efforts, from decreasing alarmingly high rates of suicide among construction workers to addressing burnout and depression among health care workers. But after gaining considerable traction during the COVID-19 pandemic, that work is now imperiled. The Trump administration has fired a majority of NIOSH staffers and is proposing severe reductions to its budget. Corey Feist, CEO and co-founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation, said renewing that funding to NIOSH is crucial to get these guidelines out to all hospitals. Without those resources, “it's just going to really delay this transformation of health care that needs to happen,” he said.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Historic donation to Silver Hill will back patient, staff efforts","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34504","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Facing the reality that payers today have diminished interest in supporting an inpatient psychiatric treatment model, renowned Connecticut facility Silver Hill Hospital is celebrating a philanthropic gift that will bolster access to its programming for complex mental health conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 26","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144503004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bazelon Center: Invest in care, not jail, for people with MI","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34506","url":null,"abstract":"<p>More than two million people with serious mental illness are booked into jails each year and 65% to 70% of youth involved with the juvenile justice system have disabilities, according to a new report released this month by the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. Additionally, two-thirds of Black men with disabilities will be arrested before age 28, the report stated.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144503006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}