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House passes SUPPORT Act reauthorization bill

The House June 4 passed the AHA-supported SUPPORT Act (H.R. 2483) by a 366-57 vote.

GAO says CMS should target behavioral health services in prior authorization audits

The Government Accountability Office May 29 released a report recommending the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services target behavioral health services when auditing Medicare Advantage plans’ use of prior authorization.

AHA blog: From Infancy to Adolescence — Hospitals Step Up to Support Youth Mental Health

Rebecca B. Chickey, MPH, AHA’s senior director, behavioral health services, closes Mental Health Awareness Month with a blog highlighting what the AHA and member hospitals and health systems are doing to support American children and adolescents during the current mental health crisis and previewing how the AHA will share more insight about youth mental health throughout the year.

AHA podcast: Bringing Virtual Behavioral Health Care Access to Rural Youth in West Virginia

Adrienne Coopey, D.O., a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, discusses how a fully virtual collaborative care model helps deliver early behavioral health interventions and improve access and outcomes for children across West Virginia

Foundation recognizes 635 hospitals as clinical well-being champions 

The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation has recognized 50 licensure boards and 635 hospitals for changing invasive and stigmatizing mental health questions in their licensing applications. 

Overdose deaths dropped an estimated 27% in 2024

Overdose deaths in the U.S.

HRSA pediatric mental health program provides free consultation services for providers

In observance of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week May 4-10, the Health Resources and Services Administration highlighted its Pediatric Mental Health Care Access program that is available to provide free teleconsultation services for health professionals to help them better care for children and youth with behavioral health concerns.

Lawmakers reintroduce bill supporting construction of mental health treatment facilities

Reps. Jennifer McClellan, D-Va., and Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today reintroduced AHA-supported legislation addressing mental health and substance use disorder facility shortages.

AHA video: A Nurse Leader's Journey — Embracing Kindness Amid Mental Health Struggles

Nurse leader and suicide survivor Bob Dent, DNP, R.N., shares his personal struggle with mental health that has continued even while managing a successful career.

AHA podcast: Postpartum Mental Health — Breaking Stigma with Women & Infants Hospital

In an AHA podcast, Women & Infants Hospital's Shannon Sullivan, president and chief operating officer, and Caron Zlotnick, Ph.D., director of behavioral medicine research, discuss the stigma surrounding maternal mental health, the challenges new mothers face and the innovative programs that are having success in maternal well-being and postpartum depression prevention.