Behavioral Health Care Delivery
Weekly ED visits among adolescent females (aged 12鈥17 years) increased for two MHCs (eating and tic disorders) during 2020, four (depression, eating, tic, and obsessive-compulsive disorders) during 2021, and five (anxiety; trauma and stressor-related; eating; tic; and obsessive-compulsive disorders鈥
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many new challenges to America鈥檚 health care system. It also has exacerbated existing issues that were already in need of attention before the pandemic.
Statement
of the
黑料正能量 Association
to the
Committee on Finance
of the
United States Senate
鈥淧rotecting Youth Mental Health: Part II - Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Care鈥
February 15, 2022
In a statement submitted to the Senate Finance Committee for a hearing on protecting children鈥檚 mental health, the AHA urged Congress to lift the caps on physician residency positions and increase scholarships, loan forgiveness and other financial supports to encourage health care providers to鈥
A record $37.9 billion poured into the U.S. digital health market in 2021, according to CB Insights鈥 recent 鈥淪tate of Digital Health鈥 report. A large share of that money helped fund startups focusing on telehealth, mental health and wellness, and digital therapeutics.
The departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury released their latest report to Congress on group health plan compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, and requirements under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 for the plans to provide鈥
A new AHA Executive Summary, 鈥淩egional Networks: Improving Access to Behavioral Health Services,鈥 provides insights for communities that want to improve access to behavioral health services through community partnerships. The report assesses key elements for building and maintaining a successful鈥
Throughout 2021, AHA released five case studies on how hospitals and health systems have leveraged community partnerships to increase access to behavioral health services.
The AHA has joined the Children鈥檚 Hospital Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as a partner in Sound the Alarm for Kids, an initiative urging Congress to enact legislation and increase funding to better support mental health for鈥
In this case study, learn how New Jersey-based Hackensack Meridian Health successfully integrated behavioral health services across the health system by developing cohesive service lines, investing in telehealth and including behavioral health staff in emergency department teams.