On #VeteransDay, we honor the people who served. For many of them, a trusted therapist is a lifeline. Right now, more than half of VA hospitals and clinics miss their own goal for patients having their first mental health appointment within 20 days.
Care only works when providers stay. Restoring the workforce by filling open positions and easing provider burnout means help is there when veterans reach out.
Read the full story: https://t.co/bO2rnnuPHw
Veterans in crisis: dial 988, press 1.
Thank you, Reps. Julie Rogers and Mueller, for leading this work and championing policies that will keep kids safe online, connected offline, and support their mental health.
“We have a responsibility to make sure that [Meta settlement] money goes toward helping our young people, giving them the care, support, and opportunities they need to lead healthy lives.”
Yesterday, Reps. Julie Rogers and Mike Mueller introduced their bipartisan Youth Social Media Settlement Act, a bill that would direct settlement dollars towards supporting the mental health and wellbeing of Michigan’s children and youth.
Thank you, Reps. Julie Rogers and Mueller, for leading this work and championing policies that will keep kids safe online, connected offline, and support their mental health.
Attorneys general from 45 states just sent Congress a clear message: protect kids online. Their bipartisan letter urges lawmakers to pass kids online safety legislation that applies to all online platforms before the end of the year.
Read the full letter: https://t.co/OEmFA4TPXB
For 25 years, @Hopelab has treated hope as something to practice, not wait for.
We’re grateful they’ve been a strong partner to Inseparable since we launched, and proud to call them a Hopeful Futures Coalition partner. Explore their story at https://t.co/y5Tp0fv9g7.
People living with serious mental health conditions and substance use disorders shouldn’t have to prove they’re sick enough to keep their healthcare.
A federal judge just blocked a rule forcing them to do that. Now more people can stay connected to the medication, therapy, and care plans that are working for them.
Read the full story: https://t.co/pGgAU6mkY3
Only 5% of Americans are comfortable with AI deciding insurance claims without a human reviewing them.
People want a person accountable for decisions about their care, not just an algorithm. (via @pewresearch)
Most Halloween frights are gone by morning, but the mental health care fears our interns named stick around all year, from too little support in schools to insurance that never leads to a provider because directories are full of ghosts. In secret-shopper studies we commissioned, published in JAMA Health Forum, only about one in eight calls to in-network mental health providers led to an appointment.
These gaps were built by policy, and better policy can close them.
We’re proud to have partnered with @NatlGovsAssoc on the Youth Mental Health Action Lab and help states bring more mental health support into schools. Youth mental health is a top priority.
What do state teams take home from a NGA Youth Mental Health Action Lab? Sustainable funding, universal screening, statewide standards and stronger coordination across agencies. Recap: https://t.co/8P9LItzDQS
From bill signings in New Jersey and Delaware to hearing rooms in Richmond and the National Governors Association’s Youth Mental Health Action Lab, the past two months kept us on the move.
We sat down with moms from six states with @countonmothers to talk about Pulse Check 2026. They didn’t know each other, but they described the same thing: the need for mental healthcare that’s easy to get and easy to afford.
Mental health is health. Moms deserve to be heard.
Read the full Pulse Check 2026 report:
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@GovKathyHochul's EXPRESS initiative is cutting red tape so mental health programs can open and expand faster, helping more New Yorkers get the care they need, sooner
This is what practical, no-nonsense reform looks like. #MentalHealthMatters
Having insurance should mean you can get care. Too often, it doesn’t.
Our Chief Advocacy Officer Angela Kimball told @DAMEmagazine how insurers list providers who aren’t taking patients.
Our SVP of Policymaker Relations Caitlin Hochul told @HealthyWomen why insurance practices are driving providers out of the network.
When you reach out for help, a provider should be there to answer.