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Letter to Congressional Leadership on Crisis Services
Letter to Congressional leadership, urging Congress to pair recent investments in broader mental health services with a directed investment to build out a national 988 crisis infrastructure of crisis call centers, mobile crisis teams and stabilization services. -
Testimony to House Appropriations Committee on Funding Crisis Services
Testimony to U.S. House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies regarding NAMI’s FY 2022 funding priorities, including crisis services. -
Amicus Brief on Parity
Amicus Brief in Wit v. United Behavioral Healthcare, asking the court to uphold the District court decision and affirm that people with UBH insurance receive the full coverage they were promised, including behavioral health services consistent with generally-accepted standards of care. -
The Intersection and Dynamics between COVID-19, Health Disparities, and Adverse Childhood Experiences
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is shining a spotlight on health disparities that have long been overlooked in our society. The intersection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), longstanding health disparities, and COVID-19 cannot be ignored. The accumulation of traumatic events throughout the childhood and adolescent years can cause toxic stress in the absence of supportive adults. This repetitive activation of the stress response system can be a catalyst to long-term, negative effects on both the body and brain. A major factor to appreciate is that ACEs do not affect all populations equally. ACEs disproportionately affect groups that have been historically oppressed. The current COVID-19 pandemic highlights this point when observing both case rates and fatality rates of the virus and has the potential to create a new series of long-term health conditions that will disproportionately affect marginalized communities. A foundational first and critical step of adopting a trauma-informed approach will help lead to system change, advance equity, and create a setting of mutuality and empowerment for our patients. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Medicaid Benefit for Vaccine Transportation
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership, urging support for H.R. 3013, the “COVID Vaccine Transportation Access Act,” which would help support non-emergency medical transportation options to vaccine sites for Medicaid beneficiaries. -
Letter to Biden Administration on Social Supports and Criminal Justice
Letter to the Biden Administration urging additional legislation, regulation, and guidance to ensure that those with criminal records are not effectively blacklisted from finding suitable housing. -
Letter to CMS Director on Health Coverage
Letter to CMS CCIIO Director Lorenzo providing recommendations concerning network adequacy review for marketplace health insurance plans. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Maternal Mental Health
Letter to Energy and Commerce House Subcommittee Leadership expressing support for H.R. 909/S. 484, the “Moms Matter Act,” which would address the need for culturally congruent collaborative maternity care models. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding
Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Leadership urging consideration of legislation that was passed last Congress to help prevent suicide, enable diagnosis and treatment for substance use disorders, and provide overall support patients with mental health conditions. -
Letter To US Attorney General Garland On Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Letter to US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, sharing recommendations for model state legislation on extreme risk protection orders (ERPO).