Access to Behavioral Health

he Senate Finance Committee today released a report highlighting shortfalls in the nation’s mental health care system.
Eligible nonprofit organizations may apply for $1 million grants.
Non-profit organizations can apply for grants to strengthen and better integrate mental health and substance use prevention, treatment and recovery services for underserved HIV/AIDS populations.
President Biden today signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667), AHA-supported legislation that would authorize grants for programs that offer behavioral health services for front-line health care workers.
Discover how AHA quickly reframed its strategic plan to help hospitals navigate through COVID-19 challenges. Join AHA CEO Rick Pollack in this video conversation to learn more.
This report updates and expands the 2013 surveillance report on mental health among children (8). Similar to the 2013 report, this report provides an overview of nine federal surveillance systems that collect data related to children’s mental health in the United States and the most recent…
With perinatal mood and anxiety disorders the single largest complication of pregnancy and childbirth, a new AHA infographic highlights five key ways to prioritize maternal mental health based on hospitals with successful programs.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released a toolkit to help health care providers and others prepare for the July 16 launch of 988, the new phone number for anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts or a mental health or substance use crisis to speak, text or chat with a…
As part of AHA's Better Health for Mothers and Babies initiative, this webpage is designed to provide information, resources and best practices to better support hospitals in addressing maternal mental health