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An overwhelming majority of registered voters (89%) rank the issue of expanding access to mental health care as important, making it a top-tier issue for voters alongside lowering the cost of living for working families (96%) and making housing more affordable (88%). The statistics are the result of a national mental health poll conducted for the mental health advocacy organization, Inseparable Action, the company's news release stated. The findings are based on a nationwide online and text-to-web survey of 1,000 registered voters in English and Spanish from July 22–29, 2024. The poll found near-universal support for requiring insurance companies to improve coverage of mental health care (94%). A strong majority of registered voters also supports policies that bar companies from cutting mental health care or limiting access (83%). The poll found that 94% of respondents support requiring health plans to maintain accurate and up-to-date information for consumers about the mental health providers in their networks. The poll involved the collaboration between Impact Research, a Democratic polling firm, and Meeting Street Insights, a Republican polling firm.

Large doses of prescription amphetamine have been associated with a more than five-fold increased risk of new-onset psychosis or mania, according to Belmont, Massachusetts-based McLean Hospital researchers of a new study published online Sept. 12 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

In the first update to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) in nearly 10 years, the federal government on Sept. 9 enacted final federal rules to ensure that people with mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs) receive similar insurance coverage for their care as they would for physical health conditions.

Although repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an effective treatment for depression, little is known about the comparative effectiveness of rTMS and other treatment options, such as antidepressants, researchers stated in a new study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP). To address this objective, researchers used rTMS as a treatment for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

Observing an important need to help people on their journey of recovery following a suicide attempt, researchers have developed a new model for recovery that could help those individuals find meaning in their lives again. The article, “The Transtheoretical Model of Change and Recovery from a Suicidal Episode,” is published in the September issue of Archives of Suicide Research.

Kentucky has failed to provide adequate community-based services to prevent the hospitalization of adults with serious mental illness, resulting in unnecessary segregation in psychiatric hospitals in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area, according to a new report released last month by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

JED Campus, a four-year, technical assistance program that provides colleges and universities with expert support, evidence-based recommended practices and data-driven guidance, has been added to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's (SPRC) Best Practices Registry (BPR), a JED news release stated. The SPRC is the only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and it is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Programs and interventions added to the registry are expert-assessed to ensure that they are consistent with the most recent suicide prevention guidance and have proven efficacy in preventing suicide or directly addressing the variables that influence it. “The addition of JED Campus to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's Best Practices Registry is an important recognition reflecting the past decade's worth of programming efforts in protecting and prioritizing youth mental health, reaching more than 6.5 million students in partnership with almost 500 higher education institutions,” said John MacPhee, JED CEO. “Youth suicide is complex, but preventable. The JED Campus program demonstrates that data-driven and evidence-based approaches are effective. We look forward to continued collaboration with higher education institutions in support of student mental health.”

New data published in the Journal of Correctional Healthcare suggest a steadily increasing need for behavioral health services in jail settings and a growing presence of psychotropic medication treatments in response.

Declaring that “seeking help is an act of bravery,” both the Veterans Administration (VA) and the Ad Council are continuing their ongoing partnership to help veterans who are struggling. In observance of September as Suicide Prevention Month, both organizations have launched new public service advertisements (PSAs) for their national campaign, “Don't Wait. Reach Out.”

Mental Health America is holding its annual meeting, “Disrupt. Reform. Transform,” Sept. 19–21 in Washington, D.C. Visit https://www.mhanational.org/annual-conference for more information.