November, 2021

House Passes Build Back Better Act to Invest in Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Care

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November 19, 2021

American Psychiatric Association Fri Nov 19, 2021 Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, a $2 trillion spending package that includes significant investments in mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) care.APA applauds the inclusion of these provisions in the legislation: Enforcement of mental health parity laws: The 2008 federal parity law requires...   read more


String of LAPD shootings exposes L.A.’s broken mental health system, officials say

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November 19, 2021

Los Angeles Times By Kevin Rector Nov. 18, 2021 When a 19-year-old tourist from Singapore was stabbed in the abdomen on Hollywood Boulevard last month, witnesses and the victim quickly pointed out the suspect to police. Police already knew the man, Grisha Alaverdyan, from prior encounters. Alaverdyan, 27, had been arrested and charged two weeks earlier with...   read more


Biden's Reconciliation Bill Aims to Strengthen Behavioral Health Parity, Access

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November 11, 2021

Behavioral Health Business By Kyle Coward October 29, 2021 After much haggling among Democrats in Congress, President Biden Thursday unveiled the latest framework of his reconciliation spending bill. The new version of the Build Back Better Act is a $1.75 trillion bill that, pricewise, is a scaled down version of the spending agenda Biden has sought...   read more


A Judge Takes His Mental Health Struggles Public

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November 11, 2021

California Healthline By Mark Kreidler November 8, 2021 In 1972, just 18 days after he was selected to run for vice president with Democratic Sen. George McGovern, Thomas Eagleton was forced off the ticket. The issue? Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. The disclosure of his mental health...   read more