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Letter to Senate Committee Leadership on Gun Violence Research
Letter to Senate Appropriations leadership, requesting $50M in funding shared evenly between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership, expressing thanks for providing $80 million in funding for the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the American Rescue Plan Act. -
Letter to Congressional Committees Leadership on Maternal, Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees leadership, urging support for at least $750M for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant in the FY22 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education & Related Agencies Appropriations bill. -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on COVID-19 Research and Treatment Innovation
Letter to Representatives Tonko and Katko, expressing support for the reintroduction of H.R. 6645, the “COVID-19 Mental Health Research Act,” which directs HHS to conduct or support research on the mental health consequences of COVID-19. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding
Letter to House Appropriations Committee Leadership, requesting $3.75 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) in its mission to help people and communities prevent chronic diseases and promote health and wellness for all. -
Letter to Senate Bill Sponsors on Mental Health Workforce
Letter to Senators Kaine, Reed, Cassidy, and Young, expressing support for the reintroduction of the “Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act” (S. 610/H.R. 1667), which would help increase access to behavioral health services and evidence-based treatment for health care professionals. -
Letter to Congressional Leadership on Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Letter to Congressional Leadership, expressing support for H.R. 586, the Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act, which would expand suicide awareness and prevention training for grades six through twelve. -
Letter to House Bill Sponsors on Mental Health Workforce
Letter to Representatives Wild, Krishnamoorthi, Chu, and McKinley, expressing support for the reintroduction of the “Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act” (S. 610/H.R. 1667), which would help increase access to behavioral health services and evidence-based treatment for health care professionals. -
Receipt of Behavioral Health Services Among US Children and Youth With Adverse Childhood Experiences or Mental Health Symptoms
Purpose of the study was to estimate the proportion of children with either high levels of ACEs and/or high levels of mental health symptoms who were not receiving services from behavioral health professionals. This cross-sectional study included 11,896 children who participated in 3 National Surveys of Children’s Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV), which were nationally representative surveys conducted in 2008, 2011, and 2014. The surveys entailed telephone interviews with youth aged 10 to 17 years and caregivers of children aged 2 to 9 years. Data were analyzed from February to August 2020. -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Health Equity
Letter to Representatives Watson Coleman and Katko, expressing support for the reintroduction of the Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act, which authorizes $805M in funding to support research, culturally appropriate providers, stigma-reduction outreach programs, and anti-bias provider training programs.