Mental Health Summit

https://mhanational.org/mental-health-america-statement-2024-election

Mental Health America statement on the 2024 election Every four years, tens of millions of voters across the country exercise their democratic right to cast a ballot for president. This year, Americans again turned out to vote in the presidential election, along with a range of important federal, state, and local races. While individuals who supported...

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/us/covid-grief-voters-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XU4.l5Xh.WdR0lqScZOE-&smid=url-share

Behind the Election Anger May Be Something Else: Lingering Covid Grief (Gift Article) In the first election after the pandemic, Americans are heading to the polls full of emotions.

https://mhanational.org/mental-health-resources-caregivers?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=882088ea-e6b4-4b84-94df-0b990b2e700c

Mental Health Resources for Caregivers It’s important for caregivers to take care of their own mental health. Supporting caregivers with information and resources can help them maintain their mental health and better serve loved ones with mental illness.

https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/nearly-1-in-5-legal-professionals-say-work-has-a-negative-impact-on-their-mental-health

Only 36% of young legal professionals say work has positive impact on mental health, new survey finds Half of surveyed male lawyers in larger law firms report that work has a positive effect on their mental health, but only 35% of female lawyers feel the same. (Illustration from Shutterstock)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/well/covid-mental-health-anxiety-depression.html?searchResultPosition=1

Mental Illness Raises the Risk of Severe Covid. The Question Is: Why? People with psychiatric conditions are more likely to be hospitalized or die of the virus. Scientists have ideas about why that might be the case.

https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/10/29/he-attempted-su***de-peoria-jail-restrained-him-chair-five-days/

He attempted su***de. The Peoria County Jail restrained him in a chair for five days. The jail restrained people more than 350 times from 2019 to 2023, with an overwhelming majority of the incidents involving some type of mental health issue, the Illinois Answers Project found.

https://www.statnews.com/2024/10/10/mental-health-parity-biden-rules-insurers-legal-threats/?refcode=AU_INS_CL_GEN_GEN_AC_20241029_PM1_V1_S1_NATIONAL&link_id=0&can_id=9caa7fa95f5dd6d8055d56218fa20e84&source=email-mental-health-education-can-save-lives&email_referrer=email_2510708___subject_3050231&email_subject=mental-health-is-just-as-important-as-physical-health

New mental health parity laws are already under threat Opinion: After 16 years of noncompliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, insurers are on the offensive.

https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/10/28/illinois-lawmakers-discuss-how-best-spend-dollars-mental-behavioral-health-services/

Illinois lawmakers discuss how to best spend dollars on mental and behavioral health services The crux of Monday’s hearing: how can Illinois best use money it receives from opioid settlements and cannabis sales taxes to improve access to mental and behavioral health services throughout the state?

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2024-10-24/board-cancels-costly-psychologist-licensing-exam-after-pushback-led-by-texas?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1CzVwdUSNeyW3ilzx-qywy1t5yEOoNIv8PcQY1-VGSqD4oKEt87b4pBbg_aem_y39HlpaOUzDyLxC_Yb8g6w

Board Cancels Costly Psychologist Licensing Exam After Pushback Led by Texas A costly proposed national certification exam for psychologists has been scrapped for now after Texas’s licensing authority led the fight against it by considering crafting a cheaper alternative to alleviate the mental health provider shortage

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/25/ai-therapy-chatgpt-chatbots-mental-health/

Struggling with mental health, many turn to AI like ChatGPT for therapy The implications of vulnerable people relying on robots for emotional advice are poorly understood and potentially profound, stirring debate among psychologists.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2024/cheslie-kryst-miss-usa-death/

A pageant queen took her own life. Her mom continues to write her story. Two years after losing her daughter, former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, April Simpkins has become a mental health advocate, sharing her daughter’s full story to help others live.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/24/american-medical-association-illinois-state-medical-society-file-lawsuit-alleging-price-fixing-conspiracy/

American Medical Association, Illinois State Medical Society file lawsuit alleging price-fixing conspiracy The Chicago-based American Medical Association and the Illinois State Medical Society are suing data analytics firm MultiPlan, alleging that it’s at the center of a price-fixing conspiracy wi…

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/opinion/mental-health-preventative-medicine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=mxp&pvid=8A897508-91A1-4BC4-8BEE-3596DC499473

Opinion | We Know Mental Health Affects Physical Health. Why Don’t We Act Like It? Physical health and mental health are inextricably tied to each other. We need to devote the same care to both parts of ourselves.

https://www.propublica.org/article/evicore-health-insurance-denials-cigna-unitedhealthcare-aetna-prior-authorizations

Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/thousands-bottles-popular-antidepressant-recalled-3-things/story?id=115061455

Thousands of bottles of popular antidepressant recalled: 3 things to know Over 7,100 bottles of duloxetine are part of the recall, according to the FDA.

https://mhanational.org/2024-voter-guide?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=d503ff94-cb1b-43ab-96f8-afc815839905

2024 Election Mental Health Resources The 2024 election is a pivotal moment in shaping our nation's future, and Mental Health America has tools to help you prioritize your civic duty and your mental well-being.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/health/los-angeles-homeless-psychiatry.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

In L.A., Street Psychiatrists Offer the Homeless a Radical Step Forward The crisis of homelessness is pushing American psychiatry to places it has not gone before — like sidewalk injections of antipsychotics.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/18/will-county-to-levy-8-million-for-mental-health-board-in-compromise-vote/

Will County to levy $8 million for mental health board in compromise vote Mokena Republican Jim Richmond proposed a $5 million levy, but Republican Leader Steve Balich asked to reduce it to $2 million.