Don your funniest golf attire and join us to celebrate young people in recovery from mental health and substance use disorders! Enjoy two hours of TOPGOLF, dinner, and unlimited non-alcoholic drinks (this is a sober event). Money raised will used to provide scholarships and free services for young people that can’t afford treatment. A portion of funds raised will also be used to fund advocacy work and educational outreach.
Federal Agencies Submit Report to Congress on Parity By Shalini Wickramatilake, MHS Recently, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor (DOL), and Health and Human Services (HHS) released their 2022 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Report to Congress. This report indicates that health insurers are failing to deliver parity for mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) coverage for their beneficiaries. The report also describes the federal government’s efforts to better enforce MHPAEA, and offers recommendations on how to strengthen parity implementation. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 requires health insurance…
DBT requires more up-front service/cost than do other, less effective treatments, but saves up to 50% in treatment costs by the end of one year. DBT is an effective, efficient treatment that reduces suicide and self-harm behavior across age groups, reduces associated symptoms including substance use disorders, depression, and eating disorders. In addition, it has been shown to decrease ADHD, aggression, and impulsivity in populations not diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. This Is The Flyer We Are Sharing With Legislators, Advocacy Groups, And Governmental Agencies
EQUAL ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONTREATMENT SERVICES IS YOUR RIGHT The 2008 Federal Parity Law requires insurers to cover illnesses of the brain, such as depression or addiction, no more restrictively than illnesses of the body, such as diabetes or cancer.As the nationwide mental health and addiction crisis continues, mental health parity is more important than ever.Unfortunately, many insurers are still not following the law. WHY IS PARITY IMPORTANT? Too often, people can’t get the help they need because of insurers’ overly aggressive managed-care techniques. Confused and overwhelmed with treatment costs that insurance won’t cover, many give up and…
DBT requires more up-front service/cost than do other, less effective treatments, but saves up to 50% in treatment costs by the end of one year. DBT is an effective, efficient treatment that reduces suicide and self-harm behavior across age groups, reduces associated symptoms including substance use disorders, depression, and eating disorders. In addition, it has been shown to decrease ADHD, aggression, and impulsivity in populations not diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Barriers: Currently, not all insurance companies cover both individual therapy and group skills training for DBT (required for comprehensive treatment). Many will cover only the costs of individual therapy,…
Grant Will Prepare Missouri for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s 988 Dialing Code, Effective July 2022 Thursday, February 4, 2021 – 12:00pmJefferson City, MO The Department of Mental Health (DMH) is pleased to announce it received the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s 988 State Planning Grant through Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit administrator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline). The grant allows DMH to participate in the development of strategic plans for Missouri in preparation for the projected infrastructure needs, volume growth, and access to the Lifeline’s new 988 number. Vibrant has awarded grants to 49 states and territories. In July…
JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, announces the Missouri General Assembly has passed legislation enforcing mental health parity in Missouri. House Bill 432 contains language, added by Sen. Razer, which enforces the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The MHPAEA, signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2008, requires health insurers to cover mental health care like they would cover physical health conditions. While the MHPAEA has been signed into federal law for over a decade, Missouri is one of the last states in the country to enforce it. “For far too long,…
