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Letter to Congressional Leadership on Medicaid and Mental Health Funding
Letter to Senate Majority Leader urging rejections of proposals to cut Medicaid. -
People Need Help, Not Handcuffs: Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
People with mental illness are significantly overrepresented in our nation’s jails and prisons. Each year, roughly two million people with serious mental illness are booked into jail. Nearly 2 in 5 individuals in state and federal prisons—and 44% of those in local jails—have a history of mental illness. March is National Criminal Justice Month, a […]
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Letter to Congressional Leadership on Mental Health Workforce
Letter to House and Senate leadership in support of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 929/S. 266), which would strengthen health care workers’ mental health. -
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Health Equity, Social Supports, and Mental Health Funding
Letter expressing support and endorsement for the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, which would raise the Supplemental Security Income asset limits and adjust the levels automatically with inflation each year. -
NAMI-led Introductory Letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy
Letter to HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to congratulate him on his confirmation, introduce the Mental Health Liaison Group, and encourage him to bring the voice of lived experience to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission. -
Regulatory Comment on Medicaid and Criminal Justice
Regulatory comment in support of Minnesota’s request for federal approval to provide a set of targeted Medicaid services to eligible justice-involved adults within the 90-day period prior to their expected release in five county pilot sites. -
Amicus Brief on Health Coverage
Amicus brief in Braidwood v. Becerra arguing that preventive care without cost-sharing is an essential tool to address chronic illness and disability, to help individuals achieve better health and reduce healthcare system-wide burdens of chronic illness. -
Letter to Congressional Leadership on Research and Treatment Innovation and Mental Health Funding
Letter to appropriations leaders requesting they prioritize robust funding for NIH and preserve existing protections against cuts to reimbursement for NIH grantee Facilities and Administrative costs. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Medicaid and Mental Health Funding
A letter to Senate Finance and HELP Committees outlining policies to improve access to mental health and substance use disorder services and encouraging the committees to work with the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG). -
Regulatory Comment on Medicaid and Crisis Services
Regulatory comment in support of Virginia’s request to use Medicaid for short-term stays for acute care in facilities that qualify as Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs).