PRESIDENT BIDEN PROPOSES MAJOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INVESTMENTS IN 2023-2024 FEDERAL BUDGET

Joel E. Miller Immediate Past Chair National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging April 2023 INTRODUCTION The White House appears to be doubling down on its behavioral health efforts in its new 2023-2024 federal government budget proposal. The proposed budget aims to grow the behavioral health workforce, increase access to services – including crisis care … Read more

The History and Effectiveness of Mental Health and Aging Coalitions

By Willard Mays NCMHA Executive Committee At-Large Member Former Chair of the NCMHA Indiana Coalition on Mental Health and Aging February 2023 Beginning in 1961, a White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) has been held every decade. Although it was known then that older adults with mental health needs were a very underserved population, the … Read more

OVERVIEW OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY INVESTMENTS FOR OLDER AMERICANS IN THE 2023 OMNIBUS LEGISLATION

OVERVIEW OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY INVESTMENTS FOR OLDER AMERICANS IN THE 2023 OMNIBUS LEGISLATION Joel E. Miller Immediate Past Chair National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging January 2023 ***** In late December, Congress passed the OMNIBUS federal budget and new spending program legislation called the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617), which was … Read more