Expanding Access to Mental Health Care for Seriously Ill Patients

A San Ysidro Health program that's reimagining mental health and substance use disorder treatment.

Exploring Barriers to Mental Health Care in the U.S.

This brief defines the barriers to accessing mental health care in the United States and highlights the key focus areas policymakers should prioritize.

Increasing equity in access to mental health care: a critical first step ...

Now, more than ever, maximizing patient outcomes will require reaching out to patients earlier in their illness trajectory, helping them recognize mental health ...

Increased need for mental health care strains capacity

“But we need to tackle this problem with a variety of solutions, beyond individual therapy. We need to support and expand the workforce, promote ...

IMPROVING ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO ...

We often fail to identify, engage, and effectively treat people in primary care settings who are suffering from behavioral health conditions. People who have ...

State Policies Expanding Access to Behavioral Health Care in ... - KFF

Many states expanded telehealth to increase access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic, and as of July 1, 2021, nearly all states covered ...

Expanding Mental Health Care Services in America:

And, overall, persons living with serious mental illness have higher · mortality rates than the rest of the. American population due in large part to ...

Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for ...

Page title. Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People Experiencing Homelessness · Expanding Access to and Use of ...

Worsening Faster Than It's Improving: The U.S. Mental Health Care ...

As in many other areas of health care, remote access mental health treatment via interactive web video, text messaging, and phone has been a ...

Study Reveals Lack of Access as Root Cause for Mental Health ...

Limited Options and Long Waits: Access to face-to-face services is a higher priority for Americans seeking mental health treatment than access ...

A human-centered vision for improving the mental health care ...

Inadequate access to mental health care has consequences not only for individuals experiencing mental illness and their caregivers, but also ...

Biden-Harris Administration Expands Access to Mental Health and ...

The CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program provides states with sustainable funding that helps them expand access to mental health and substance use services.

A growing psychiatrist shortage and an enormous demand ... - AAMC

In fact, nearly 60% of patients who receive mental health treatment do so from their PCP. Among the various options for offering psychiatric ...

Behavioral Health Care in U.S.: How It Works, Where It Falls Short

Poor access to behavioral health services is a serious obstacle to treatment. In some areas of the U.S., services are simply not available or ...

Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for ...

This toolkit outlines the essential components for supportive housing services and programs for people living with mental illness disorders. It ...

Medicaid Expansion | NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness

Through Medicaid coverage, people with mental health conditions can access critical services like therapy, inpatient treatment, and prescription medications.

Mental Health Care Was Severely Inequitable, Then Came the ...

While previous stimulus packages have included important supports for providers, clinics, and hospitals, additional funding is urgently needed ...

Reducing the Economic Burden of Unmet Mental Health Needs | CEA

This strategy recognizes that policies that improve the affordability of mental health treatment, expand access to behavioral health providers, invest in ...

Behavioral Health Transformation - California Health Care Foundation

People with serious mental illness or substance use disorder must navigate multiple confusing systems to get the care they need.

Most Americans with mental health needs don't get treatment, report ...

Roughly two-thirds of Americans with a diagnosed mental health condition were unable to access treatment in 2021, though they had health insurance.