Access to Behavioral Health

Organizations can apply through July 29 for a portion of $10 million in funding to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in rural communities, the HRSA announced.
The AHA today released a report describing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on behavioral health in the U.S.
In this report, we define behavioral health disorders as both mental illness and substance use disorders.
Webinar will focus on pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. 
States encouraged to coordinate their federal funding streams to expand access. 
During May — National Mental Health Awareness Month — it’s important to raise awareness of people living with behavioral health issues and help reduce the stigma so many experience.
Hospitals and health systems are invited to join an AHA learning collaborative focused on behavioral health.
When others ran from the pandemic, health care workers ran toward it to try to prevent the spread, care for the sick and save lives.
The mental health bill includes AHA-supported legislation that would reauthorize and expand a program that addresses maternal depression.