{"title":"Field awaits outcome as HHS temporarily blocked from ending public health funds","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34408","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The mental health community remains uncertain about what will happen to critical supports and services despite a federal judge earlier this month temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from cutting off more than $11 billion in public health funding that states received during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 15","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143822328","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.34416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34416","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Popular diabetes and weight loss drugs may do more than curb appetites — they may also help reduce the risk of dementia, according to new research, CBS News reported. Two studies that noted this unexpected effect were recently published in the journal <i>JAMA Neurology</i>, though neither were specifically designed to look at that risk. One looked at 26 different clinical trials of these medications while the other looked at health records of thousands of people on these medications. “These were not clinical trials specifically to look at dementia, but based on what they saw in those trials, there was a hint that these newer medications, like Ozempic, like Mounjaro, may reduce the risk of dementia in people who are on those drugs,” Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, said on “CBS Mornings” April 8. Gounder said it makes sense that these medications may potentially have this effect. “What we're seeing is there's this underlying mechanism of damage to blood vessels, inflammation, which is what's driving many of the chronic diseases we see — whether that's heart disease, kidney disease, damage to the brain, which can lead to stroke or dementia,” she said.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 15","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143822075","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":"NACBH now accepting proposals for the NACBH 2025 Emerging Best Practices Conference","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34414","url":null,"abstract":"<p>NACBH is now accepting proposals for the NACBH 2025 Emerging Best Practices Conference, taking place December 3–5 at the Don CeSar in St. Pete Beach, Florida. NACBH is looking for dynamic speakers and engaging sessions that can contribute to the conference theme, The Resilient Mindset: Navigating Organizational Health in Behavioral Healthcare.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 15","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143822262","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.34415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34415","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The <b>Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS)</b>, is holding its executive seminar, “Urgent Actions, Bold Solutions: Leadership in Unprecedented Times,” <b>April 24–25</b> in <b>Albany, New York</b>. Visit https://rightsandrecovery.org/annual-events/executive-seminar/2025-executive-seminar for more information.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 15","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143822323","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":"Zero Suicide model reveals drop in suicide attempt rates","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34410","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Researchers of a quality improvement study found that the Zero Suicide model — a recommended approach for suicide prevention in health systems — was associated with reduced suicide attempts among patients accessing outpatient mental health care. The results support widespread efforts to implement the model in these settings within health systems, they stated.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 15","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143822104","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":"SAMHSA grant funds university's psychosis prevention program","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34411","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A new psychosis prevention initiative in Mississippi — considered the first of its kind in the state — aims to help youth and young adults who are expected to be at a clinical high risk of developing psychosis. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) is providing a four-year $2.3 million grant to support the program.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 15","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143822083","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":"RAND report examines California service gap for MH services","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34412","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In order to meet the state's critcal need for evidence-based outpatient mental health services among adults, California's county mental health systems will require a substantial amount of resources — more than $9 billion of initial additional investment, according to a RAND report released April 7.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 15","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143822168","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":"Report: Mental health support largely absent in Medicaid HCBS programming","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34409","url":null,"abstract":"<p>States are largely missing an opportunity to improve outcomes for older adults with mental health needs through use of home- and community-based services (HCBS) under Medicaid, a newly released report suggests. The report's co-authors found that only an estimated 2% of older adults with serious mental illness (SMI) who are covered by Medicaid receive HCBS services specific to their mental illness.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 15","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143822060","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":"Agencies scramble after provider in Washington suspends services","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34402","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Last month's sudden shutoff of core services at a key provider agency in southwest Washington state demonstrated the often precarious nature of a region's behavioral health safety net. Although the situation did not appear as dire in the ensuing days, the developments at Columbia River Mental Health Services illustrate the hurdles many providers nationally are facing at a time of great fiscal uncertainty at both the state and federal level.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 14","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143778214","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":"Field responds to ‘dramatic restructuring’ of SAMHSA into new agency","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34401","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As the administration moves forward with its plans to centralize functions, decrease the federal workforce and consolidate Health and Human Services (HHS) divisions, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the mental health community is concerned this move will disrupt SAMHSA's functions and consolidate with agencies that have a completely different focus.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 14","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143778252","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}