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New Language Accessibility Priorities at HHS

In a joint agency effort, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is prioritizing inclusivity in its public communications to ensure that individuals with limited English…

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…

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…

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Resources

July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Health Awareness Month. Formally recognized in June 2008, National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, or Black, Indigenous, and People…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Behavioral Health Information Technology Initiative - SAMHSA and ONC

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) are launching an initiative to…

Substance Misuse Through the Lens of Black History Month

In celebration of Black History Month, the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC) curated a list of resources to support work with the Black and African American…

Medicaid Coverage of Medications to Reverse Opioid Use Disorder and Treat Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders – A New SAMHSA Report

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently released a new report, Medicaid Coverage of Medications to Reverse Opioid Overdose and Treat Alcohol and…