{"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}
{"title":"The NJAMHAA announces Call for Proposals for Fall Conference","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34510","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The New Jersey Association of Mental Health & Addiction Agencies, Inc. (NJAMHAA) announced its Call for Proposals for NJAMHAA's Fall Conference: “Harvesting Hope: A Vision for Behavioral Health.” Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, Managing Growth and Sustainability in Challenging Times, Integrated Care: Challenges and Successes, and AI in Behavioral Health. The conference is scheduled for October 21 in Iselin, New Jersey. The deadline for submitting proposals is July 10. For more information, visit www.njamhaa.org.</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":"144503011","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":"Ketamine shows promise for eating disorders in landmark study","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34505","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34505","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As ketamine garners attention for its rapid relief of depression and mood disorders, a groundbreaking study from Denver's Eating Recovery Center is spotlighting a long-overlooked group: individuals battling eating disorders. The new study is published in the <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 26","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144503005","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":"South Carolina governor signs BH restructuring bill into law","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34508","url":null,"abstract":"<p>South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster last week was joined by members of the General Assembly, state agency leaders and other state officials for a ceremonial bill signing of S. 2, establishing the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) and completing the most significant restructuring of South Carolina state government in more than 30 years, a news release from the governor's office stated. “This reform represents the single most important step we've taken in over 30 years to bring direct accountability and leadership to the delivery of critical health and human services,” said McMaster. “For too long, South Carolinians struggling with mental illness, developmental disabilities, or substance use disorders have had to navigate through a confusing landscape of offices, agencies and officials as they seek help for a loved one or dependent. The legislation merges the former Department of Mental Health, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs and Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services into a single, cabinet-level agency directly accountable to the governor. The reform effort began in 2023 when Governor McMaster called for an independent review of the state's behavioral health system. That review found South Carolina had the most fragmented and siloed system in the nation, which created inefficiencies and confusion for those seeking care.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 26","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144503008","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.34512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34512","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fathers' mental distress is slightly associated with subpar child development, including cognitive, social-emotional, language and physical development, according to a study published in <i>JAMA Pediatrics</i>, CNN Health reported June 16. The findings were especially true in the perinatal period, which spans from conception to two years postpartum. During this time, the developing fetus, then infant and then toddler is particularly sensitive to any mental distress that parents, especially the mother, experience, according to the study. “Men are at risk of increased mental distress during the transition to fatherhood, with prevalence rates among men during the perinatal period as high as 8% for clinical depression, 11% for anxiety and 6% to 9% for elevated stress,” the authors wrote in the study. “This represents the most comprehensive global review to date on the association between fathers' perinatal mental health and offspring development,” said Dr. Delyse Hutchinson, senior author of the study and associate professor in the SEED Lifespan Research Centre at Deakin University in Australia, via email.</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":"144503201","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":"Nevada's first crisis stabilization center for MH, BH patients opens","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34509","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A midday ribbon cutting on June 24 marked the official opening of Nevada's first Crisis Stabilization Center, located just south of Nellis Air Force Base, NPR reported June 24. The center aims to take treatment burdens off of local emergency rooms, where people experiencing mental and behavioral health crises often go first, and subsequently experience long wait times. The multimillion-dollar outpatient facility comes after Mental Health America's 2024 rankings, which placed Nevada 51st in the nation for its high prevalence of mental illness and lack of providers. The center is a partnership between the state — which allocated more than $11 million to the project — and various local entities, including Clark County and University Medical Center (UMC). It has already begun accepting up to 35 patients, ages 18 and older. “Our goal is less than 24 hours, and most patients will be well under that,” said UMC CEO Mason Van Houweling “That's the goal, to be able to help stabilize immediately, deal with a medical screening, but also a mental health screening, and then figure out the resources available to that patient in a very rapid manner to be able to stabilize that crisis as quickly as possible.”</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":"144503009","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":"26 years later, Olmstead faces new threats from proposed Medicaid cuts","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34503","url":null,"abstract":"<p>More than two decades after the landmark <i>Olmstead v. L.C</i>. ruling affirmed that the unnecessary institutionalization of people with disabilities violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability rights advocates organized a Senate briefing on Capitol Hill last week. The event aimed to spotlight growing concerns over proposed Medicaid cuts and their potential threat to individuals' rights to live independently and receive services in community-based settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 26","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144503003","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}
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