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Pointing to major concerns regarding the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) final rule issued Sept. 9, 2024, the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) on Jan. 17 filed a lawsuit against federal agencies alleging that the new regulations violate due process, and are arbitrary and capricious. ERIC alleges that the final parity rules “overstep” existing parity law.

Social health — the quality and quantity of social interactions, relationships, and support networks — can put social aspects of patients' lives on par with physical and mental aspects in a comprehensive understanding of health, say the authors of a new article published online January 22 in JAMA Psychiatry.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for spravato (esketamine), CII nasal spray considered the first and only monotherapy for adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) for adults who have failed to respond to at least two oral antidepressants.

Despite high heritability for bipolar disorder, considered a leading contributor to the global burden of disease, the majority of the underlying genetic determinants remain unknown, according to researchers of what's deemed to be the largest genome-wide study of bipolar disorder.

Among the care expansion opportunities available to behavioral health provider organizations designated as Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), several of these agencies are eligible for training in integrating medication treatments for addiction into their array of services.

The National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) is seeking proposals for its national annual convention, “NAMICon 25: A Virtual Experience,” on June 11–13. Submissions are required by Feb. 10. For more infor-mation, visit https://events.nami.org/namicon2025/call-for-proposals/cfs-sign-in?rId=7380040.

The incidence rate of ADHD diagnoses among adults and adolescents reveals both upward and downward trends in both populations observed over different time periods, according to the authors of new research considered to be one of the largest retrospective cohort studies evaluating the incidence rates of new ADHD diagnoses in both populations.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a news alert Jan. 13 announcing that additional resources and flexibilities are available in response to the 2025 Southern California Wildfires. CMS officials say they are working closely with the State of California and federal partners to put these flexibilities in place to ensure those affected by this natural disaster have access to the care they need — when they need it most.

Bobbie, the mom-founded and led infant feeding company, is proud to join forces with singer and Bobbie MotherBoard Member Meghan Trainor to launch ‘Ask For Help’, a campaign that sheds light on the critical challenges new parents face postpartum and the importance of mental health support during the fourth trimester, businesswire reported Jan. 9. “The Surgeon General's recent report shows that American parents are not well. They are full of anxiety and stress to a point that being a parent now comes with a health warning in the U.S.,” said Laura Modi, CEO and co-founder of Bobbie and mom of four. “Meghan Trainor, a Bobbie mom and MotherBoard member, is sharing her own postpartum struggles — including the need to up her antidepressants after having her second baby — as a reminder that it's ok to accept help — and it's ok to ask for help.” The campaign is encouraging new parents to ‘Ask for Help’ and in return, is offering 50 parents a ‘Bobbie Care Package’ of a $500 grant alongside parenting essentials like a one-month Coterie diaper subscription, annual membership to Care.com, access to Poppyseed Health, and a Thrive Market annual membership.

Reacting to a common refrain among child-serving health care professionals that the health care system and its financing mechanisms are not designed to optimally serve youth and their families, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) said they aim to change that following a just-released report on challenges facing youth with behavioral health disorders.