{"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}
{"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}
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