May 6CDC Releases Framework to Address the Overdose CrisisThe CDC recently released the Efforts to Prevent Overdoses and Substance Use-Related Harms – 2022-2024 framework, which is guided by six...
May 6140,000 Deaths Annually from Excessive Alcohol Use in 2015-19Recent data from the CDC shows that excessive alcohol use was responsible for more than 140,000 deaths in the United States each year...
May 6SAMHSA Releases New Resources on ParityThe Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 requires most health plans or health insurers that offer coverage for mental...
Apr 29Biden-Harris Administration Expands Second Chance Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated IndividualThis Second Chance Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing a comprehensive strategy that expands Incarceration to Employment...
Apr 29ONDCP Releases 2022 National Drug Control StrategyRecently, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the 2022 National Drug Control Strategy and Fact Sheet. Per ONDCP,...
Apr 29New OTP Locations Opening in Bogalusa and Houma, Bringing State Total to 12In an effort to increase access to services that treat opioid use disorder (OUD), the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has announced...
Apr 29Army Sued Over Discharges of Soldiers with Addiction IssuesA lawsuit recently filed alleges the U.S. Army is violating veterans’ rights, its own regulations and the Constitution by refusing to...
Apr 15DOJ Issues Guidance on Protections Under the ADA for Individuals with OUDThe DOJ recently published guidanceon how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people with opioid use disorder (OUD) who...
Apr 15NIH: Drug Use Severity in Adolescence Affects SUD Risk in AdulthoodA new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study shows screening for substance use disorder (SUD) in teens may help predict adult...
Apr 1Applications Open for 2022 CCBHC GrantsSAMHSA is accepting applications for grants to expand the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model. There are two new...
Apr 1NIDA Launches Adolescent SUD Screening ToolsNIDA recently released two brief online screening tools that assess for SUD risk among adolescents 12-17 years old. The Screening to...
Apr 1Boston Program May Pay Patients to Stay CleanA new legal opinion from the Biden administration appears to clear the way for wider use of an underutilized technique known as...
Mar 18Methamphetamine Response Act Becomes LawRecently passed by Congress and signed by the President, the Methamphetamine Response Act of 2021 designates methamphetamine as an...
Mar 11HHS Aims to Expand Youth Mental Health, Suicide Prevention ProgramsHHS recently announced $35 million in funding opportunities over seven grant programs to strengthen and expand community mental health...
Mar 11SAMHSA: Alcohol Use Increasing Among Girls and Young WomenSAMHSA recently released a new fact sheet that provides data on trends in alcohol use among girls and young women. New data indicates...
Mar 4Children's Mental Health an Ongoing Public Health ConcernA new report from the CDC on children’s mental health has been released. The report uses data from different sources to describe mental...
Mar 4Youth Suicide Prevention Legislation Heading to President's DeskCongress recently passed legislation to ensure thousands of students nationwide receive suicide prevention training and expand access to...
Mar 4President Biden Announces Strategy to Address National Mental Health CrisisIn his first State of the Union address, President Biden announced a national mental health strategy to strengthen system capacity,...
Feb 25Analysis of Deaths Records Shows Growing Disparities in Opioid EpidemicA new study from the National Institutes of Health examined drug overdose death trends through death certificate data over the last...
Feb 25Impact of CARES Telehealth Expansion on Access to OUD TreatmentCMS recently released two briefs that summarize access to opioid use disorder treatment under the telehealth expansion during the...