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Regulatory Comment to CMS on Medicare, Criminal Justice, Crisis Services, Maternal Mental Health and Telehealth
Regulatory comment to Administrator Brooks-LaSure on proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid payment policy for CY 2025, offering recommendations to increase access to mental health treatments and medications. -
Finding Emotional Well-Being as an Indigenous Woman in America
Our complex and traumatic history, ongoing oppression and internal identity crises all weigh heavily on our emotional well-being and mental health. -
Getting Involved with Minority Mental Health
Culture, race, ethnicity and sexual identity can make access to mental health treatment much more difficult. We can all help ignite change against these disparities this Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. -
Disparities Within Minority Mental Health Care
The mental health system is flawed. We all know that and many of us have experienced it personally. But all mental health advocates should band together in improving the status quo for those who are the least likely to both seek and receive treatment. Those who are most vulnerable to the systemic disparities of getting help. Those who only get the spotlight for one month out of the year. -
Challenging Multicultural Disparities in Mental Health
Many people are unable to attain their highest level of mental wellness for several reasons, and the culture of mental health is just one barrier. Understanding why cultural disparities exist and persist in the mental health field is difficult because the issue is complex. The following is some of what we do know on the topic.