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Could an integrated, evidence-based system of mental health care that has shown results in impoverished and war-torn countries abroad be ready to flourish across the United States? The co-developer of the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) believes there is so much unmet need right now, and dim prospects to reverse the situation under the present framework, that it could be the right time to bring a new model of care to scale.

The New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc., is holding its annual conference, “Evolving Behavioral Health, Advancing Together for 75 Years,” April 14–15 in Iselin, N.J. For more information, visit http://www.njamhaa.org.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Jan. 12 announced its approval of the first prescription, physician-directed, at-home brain neuromodulation therapy as an adjunctive treatment for adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) who failed to achieve satisfactory improvement from at least one previous antidepressant.

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has taken legal action against EmblemHealth, accusing the insurer of misleading patients with inaccurate mental health provider directories. The class action complaint, filed in federal court in New York state, claims EmblemHealth's listings create “ghost networks” — directories filled with names of clinicians who are either unavailable or no longer in-network. EmblemHealth serves more than 3 million people in New York City and the surrounding tristate area.

Sweeping proposed reductions in the FY 2026 federal budget are raising alarms across the mental health field, with advocates and field leaders warning of severe consequences for state mental health systems already straining to meet rising demand. The administration's budget proposes cutting more than $1 billion from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and consolidating or eliminating several core mental health and prevention programs — changes that experts say could jeopardize crisis services, community supports and prevention infrastructure nationwide.

The New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc., is holding its annual conference, “Evolving Behavioral Health, Advancing Together for 75 Years,” April 14–15, 2026 in Iselin, N.J. For more information, visit http://www.njamhaa.org.

A new brief from the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) highlights a troubling trend: behavioral health needs among children and adolescents have been rising for more than a decade. In 2021, nearly one in three children covered by Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program experienced mental, emotional, developmental or behavioral challenges. Despite this, half of all children with a behavioral health diagnosis received no treatment, underscoring persistent barriers in early identification, referral and service availability.

Editor's note: Last week in Mental Health Weekly's Special Preview Issue, we featured some of your responses to the most pressing challenges and new opportunities that await you in the new year. Here are more of your responses. Thanks to all who submitted comments.

Sleeping in on weekends to make up for lost sleep during the week may offer mental health benefits for teenagers and young adults, according to new research from the University of Oregon and the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, ScienceDaily reported Jan. 7. The study, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, found that people ages 16 to 24 who caught up on sleep over the weekend were significantly less likely to report symptoms of depression. Compared with those who did not recover from sleep on weekends, this group showed a 41% lower risk of depressive symptoms. The findings add to growing evidence that sleep plays a critical role in adolescent mental health. Teens and young adults face ongoing sleep challenges while also being at higher risk for depression, yet this age group has rarely been examined in studies focused on weekend catch-up sleep. This research offers one of the first looks at weekend catch-up sleep among typical adolescents and young adults in the United States.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul last week announced plans for every 10th grader in the state to be trained in Teen Mental Health First Aid training as part of her 2026 State of the State agenda. The proposal marks a first-of-its-kind, statewide expansion of Teen Mental Health First Aid training, designed to give young people the tools to identify, understand and effectively respond to signs of mental health and substance abuse challenges among their friends and peers. The initiative aims to equip students with practical skills to recognize and respond to emerging mental health concerns among peers — an area providers and advocates have long flagged as increasingly urgent.