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Pandemic Demonstrates Need for Coordinated National Repsonse
Our county, state, and federal public health programs have worked valiantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their efforts have been...
CMS Releases COVID-19 Medicaid and CHIP Data Snapshot
CMS has released new data regarding the impacts of COVID-19 on families and individuals enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health...
SAMHSA Releases Advisory on Prescription Stimulant Misuse Among Youth and Young Adults
SAMHSA has released a new advisory regarding prescription stimulant misuse among youth and young adults. As described by SAMHSA, the...
SAMHSA Releases Resources on State Services for Infants and Families Affected by Prenatal Substance
SAMHSA has released a new three-part series of technical assistance briefs, "How States Serve Infants and their Families Affected by...
SAMHSA Announces Harm Reduction Grant Funding Opportunity to Help Address the Nation's Substance Use
SAMHSA has announced it is now accepting applications for the first-ever Harm Reduction Grant Program and expects to issue $30 million in...
Senators Address Long Acting Injectables from Specialty Pharmacies
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently introduced bipartisan legislation, the IMPACT Act, that...
Significant Declines Noted in Hepatitis C Treatment, Surge in Infections
The CDC recently announced their first estimates on hepatitis C treatment initiation which show that the number of individuals who...
DOJ Announces Grant Funding to Help Crime Victims in Tribal Communities
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that it will award 137 grants to 85 American Indian and Alaska Native communities, for...
SAMHSA Extends Methadone Take-Home Flexibilities for One Year, Working Toward Permanent Solution
SAMHSA has announced that, effective upon the eventual expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, methadone take-home...
Virtual Training Event Sponsored by WestCare, TCA, WFTC
Presented by WestCare Foundation's excellent Senior VP Chief Program Officer, Robert Neri, this recently-held training webinar is most...
Public Comment on Proposed Improvements and Solutions to Behavioral Health Service Delivery
In response to the Senate Finance Committee's request from stakeholders to provide policy proposals designed to improve behavioral health...
Introductory CCBHC Webinar with the National Council
A Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) is an integrated community behavioral health model of care that offers a full...
White House Publishes Fact Sheet on Youth Mental Health, Substance Use
The Biden Administration recently published a fact sheet outlining the steps it is taking to improve access to care for youth mental...
HHS Releases Strategic Plan for Health Workforce
HHS recently released its Health Workforce Strategic Plan, which prioritizes: recruiting and training health professionals from...
Behavioral Health Providers Eligible for Loan Repayment
HHS recently announced that it will give $100 million to the State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) to help remedy the nation’s health care...
New Report Highlights Benefit of Housing, Recovery Support Services
Research shows that recovery housing contributes to improved outcomes for individuals who are recovering from addiction. Despite this,...
SAMHSA: New Resources on Stimulant Use Disorders
A recently updated Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) from SAMHSA regarding treatment for stimulant use disorders reviews current data...