Suicide Prevention Month - September In recognition of September 2024 as Suicide Prevention Month, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, and Assistant Secretary for Mental… Posted 09/10/24
September is National Recovery Month The White House has issued a proclamation, declaring September to be National Recovery Month in the United States. National Recovery Month was instituted in 1989 and endeavors to… Posted 09/06/24
Findings from Unhealthy Alcohol Use Initiative In 2019, AHRQ launched the EvidenceNOW: Managing UAU Initiative to help primary care practices increase efforts to address patients’ unhealthy alcohol use (UAU). As the fourth-leading… Posted 08/30/24
New Language Accessibility Priorities at HHS In a joint agency effort, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is prioritizing accessibility in its public communications to ensure that individuals with limited… Posted 08/19/24
Comments Due September 9 for New CMS Proposed Rule On July 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), issued the calendar year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. Among several components… Posted 07/31/24
NOFO Released for “Innovation in Behavioral Health Model” On January 18, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a new innovation model to test approaches for addressing the behavioral and physical health, as well as… Posted 07/22/24
Eating Disorder Resources for Clinicians and Patients Eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder, are serious conditions that impede quality of life and affect physical and psychosocial… Posted 07/17/24
NIH HEAL Initiative Seeks Input The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has published a Request for Information (RFI) on the future of its Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative. The purpose of this RFI… Posted 07/08/24
Unhealthy Alcohol Use Initiative - Findings Webinar In 2019, AHRQ launched the EvidenceNOW: Managing UAU Initiative to help primary care practices increase efforts to address patients’ unhealthy alcohol use (UAU). As the fourth-leading… Posted 06/21/24
Supporting LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health during Pride Month During June, members of the LGBTQ+ community celebrate Pride Month. Pride also presents healthcare providers an opportunity to reflect on how they can uphold health equity in their… Posted 06/20/24
Behavioral Health Integration in Early Childhood Programs – New Resources Announced The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) recently established new policy guidelines and resources for behavioral health… Posted 06/13/24
NAM Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises The National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM’s) Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises recently opened applications for a new pilot project for core competency… Posted 06/10/24
New National Strategy on Maternal Mental Health This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new national strategy, accompanied by a report to Congress, to address the high rates of maternal mental… Posted 05/29/24
AHRQ Commits Priority Actions to Suicide Prevention Suicide is an urgent and growing public health crisis. More than 49,000 people in the United States died by suicide in 2022. That’s one death every 11 minutes. Addressing this crisis… Posted 05/22/24
National Prevention Week is May 12-18 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the “Save the Date” for National Prevention Week: May 12-18, 2024. National Prevention Week is “... a… Posted 05/10/24
Mental Health Awareness Month Resources The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Academy is celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) during the month of May. The Academy website includes a variety of… Posted 04/26/24
Integrating Harm Reduction into Primary Care Practices Like diabetes, asthma, and heart disease—all disorders that are routinely managed in primary care—substance use disorders (SUDs) are chronic health conditions that cannot be cured but… Posted 04/22/24
May is Mental Health Awareness Month - Get a Head Start May will be here before you know it! Use these resources to start planning for Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) now.Mental Health America’s 2024 MAHM Toolkit provides do-it-yourself… Posted 04/08/24
Expansion of MOUD Supported by DEA and HHS To support the expansion of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently posted a joint letter from the DEA and the U.S. Department of… Posted 03/29/24
Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use Increase Significantly - An AHRQ Initiative Can Help A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals a significant increase in deaths attributed to unhealthy alcohol use over the past two decades, with a… Posted 03/13/24
Center for Financing Reform & Innovation A new web page was created for the Center for Financing Reform & Innovation (CFRI), a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) contract that seeks to… Posted 03/04/24
NIMHD Health Disparities Research Institute, Applications Open The Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI), a flagship annual training program from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), which includes… Posted 02/28/24
Emergency Department Buprenorphine – A New Study A new study on the link between emergency department (ED) buprenorphine and sustained treatment of opioid use disorder was recently released by the Public Health Institute’s (PHI)’s CA… Posted 02/26/24
Substance Misuse Through the Lens of Black History Month In celebration of Black History Month, the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC) published an article on Substance Misuse Through the Lens of Black History, which was… Posted 02/21/24
Email Updates