Regulatory comment to the Administration for Children and Families in support of the proposed rule, Safe and Appropriate Foster Care Placement Requirements for Titles IV-E and IV-B, and offering suggestions to strengthen the rule's impact on the mental health of LGBTQI+ children and youth in foster care.
Letter to leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging Congress to pass the complete set of FY 2024 appropriations bills and provide needed increases for the programs addressing critical mental health conditions and substance use.
Letter to the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Committees, requesting additional funding for the Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Grants (MMHSUD) Program and report language for the Maternal Mental Health Hotline.
Regulatory comment to HHS on the proposed rule on Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Health and Human Service Programs or Activities, to clarify and strengthen the implementing regulation for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Letter to Senate Finance Committee leadership expressing appreciation and support for the Better Mental Health Care, Lower Drug Cost and Extenders Act.
Letter asking Senate HELP Committee to include the Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACE) Act in its reauthorization of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.
NAMI CAO Hannah Wesolowski's congressional testimony, on behalf of NAMI, to the Democratic Women's Caucus on causes of and solutions to the mental health crisis among teen girls.
Regulatory Comment to Secretary Becerra, Assistant Secretary Gomez, and Deputy Commissioner O'Donnell in support of the proposed rule on Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, and offering comments to strengthen the rule.
Regulatory comment to Secretary Yellen, Acting Secretary Su, and Secretary Becerra in support of the proposed rule on Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, and offering comments to strengthen the rule.
Letter providing feedback to the House Budget Committee's Health Care Task Force request for information (RFI) on steps Congress could take to improve outcomes while lowering health care spending.
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