SAMHSA Releases Interim Strategic Plan
SAMHSA (11/10) –– The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is pleased to announce the release of the agency’s...
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- Nov 11, 2022
HHS Releases National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care
HHS (11/10) –– The Department of Health and Human Services has a released National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health...
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- Oct 27, 2022
SAMHSA Rule to Permanently Allow Take-Home Methadone
The White House budget office is reviewing a draft SAMHSA rule that would make permanent the COVID-19 methadone take-home waiver and...
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- Oct 27, 2022
Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Linked to Mental Disorders in Adolescence
According to new research from NIDA, prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester—generally after five to six...
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- Oct 27, 2022
White House Report on SUD in Pregnant and Postpartum Women
ONDCP has released SUD in Pregnancy: Improving Outcomes for Families, a report outlining how overdose-related deaths in pregnant and...
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- Oct 20, 2022
CDC Updates Latest Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts
Recent drug overdose death data from the CDC reported 108,022 predicted overdose deaths in the 12-month period ending in May 2022. In...
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- Oct 20, 2022
Senators Introduce Bill to Help Veterans Access Behavioral Health Services
A bipartisan group of senators recently introduced the REMOVE Copays Act, a bill designed to boost veterans' access to mental health and...
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- Oct 20, 2022
Bipartisan Senate Group Writes DoD Regarding Service Member Overdoses
Recently, a bipartisan group of senators recently sent a letter to the Department of Defense with concerns about the recent rise in fatal...
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- Oct 13, 2022
HHS Releases Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration
Released recently, the HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration proposes policy solutions to better integrate mental health and SUD...
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- Oct 13, 2022
NIDA Releases Strategic Plan on Research Priorities, Focus Areas
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has announced its Strategic Plan, which outlines the Institute’s priorities for the next five...
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- Oct 13, 2022
FDA Issues Guidance to Expand Naloxone Access in Harm Reduction
Recently issued, new guidance from the FDA helps expand availability and access to naloxone for harm reduction programs. The guidance...
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- Oct 13, 2022
More Than $1.6B Awarded for Communities Addressing Overdose Crises
HHS, through SAMHSA and HRSA, has awarded more than $1.6 billion to communities addressing substance use disorder (SUD) and the overdose...
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- Oct 13, 2022
SAMHSA Requests Info on MH, SUD in the Context of Climate Change
A Request For Information has been released by SAMHSA regarding how its programs and grants can help address health impacts of climate...
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- Sep 8, 2022
Expansion of HIV Services Announced in Community Health Centers
HHS recently announced more than $20 million in funding to expand HIV prevention, testing, and treatment services at community health...
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- Sep 8, 2022
Funding, Blueprint Released to Address Disparities in Maternal, Infant Health
Recently, HHS announced over $20 million to improve maternal and infant health and implement the White House Blueprint for Addressing the...
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- Sep 8, 2022
Use of Telehealth for OUD Services Associated with Reduced Overdose Risk
The expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with individuals staying in treatment longer and...
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- Sep 8, 2022
TX Judge: Coverage of Anti-HIV Medicine Violates Religious Freedom
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a mandate requiring most health insurance companies to cover medicine that prevents HIV infection...
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- Sep 1, 2022
SAMHSA Bulletin Highlights Challenges, Innovations to Service Delivery
A recently published research bulletin from SAMHSA highlights limitations on service delivery and innovations healthcare organizations...
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- Sep 1, 2022
FDA Overdose Prevention Framework Supports HHS, ONDCP Strategies
Recently released, the FDA Overdose Prevention Framework identifies four priorities designed to complement the HHS Overdose Prevention...
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- Sep 1, 2022
CDC Releases Data Brief on COVID-19 and Overdose Deaths
A new data brief from the CDC describes overarching COVID-19-related themes that may have contributed to increased overdose deaths during...
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