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The Perfect Storm: How Immigration and Medicaid Policy Changes Are Exacerbating a Student Mental Health Crisis
Before the current wave of immigration policy changes, America’s children were already in crisis. Youth mental health had deteriorated to the point that in 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a public health advisory and the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children’s Hospital Association took the…
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Congress Reauthorized the SUPPORT Act, Now Comes the Hard Part
On December 1, President Trump signed into law the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, extending a number of substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, treatment, and recovery programs through fiscal year 2030. The bipartisan bill—which passed the House 366-57 in June and the Senate by unanimous consent in September—reauthorizes critical programs including…
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988 Mental Health Crisis Line Evolves Nationally, States Seek Stable Funding
We haven’t done an update on the 988 mental health crisis line in quite some time and some big changes have been happening! However, in the interim, we have been keeping up to date with the monthly data published by Vibrant Emotional Health to track state-by-state progress in a previous blog. You can find all…
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States Should Use Rural Transformation Fund to Focus on Children and Families
At this moment, states are seeking input and putting ideas on paper to develop priorities for their state applications for a piece of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund included in H.R. 1 (with applications due to the federal government by November 5th). Our colleague Adam Searing reminded readers that these funds will by…
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States’ Maternal Mental Health Efforts Show Improvement as Need for Support Grows, Especially in Rural Areas
The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health recently released state-by-state maternal mental health report cards that provide a snapshot of state progress addressing maternal mental health. Using measures across three domains—providers and programs, screening, and coverage—these report cards pinpoint areas of opportunity for states to improve maternal mental health. Overall, the report shows modest progress…