Senate approves behavioral health package on bipartisan vote, sends bills to House
A sweeping plan to overhaul New Mexico's mental health and substance abuse treatment system is headed to the state House with bipartisan momentum. The Senate voted Friday to approve three bills ...
State mental health, substance abuse divisions would merge under governor’s executive order
The Illinois Department of Human Services divisions overseeing mental health and substance abuse would be consolidated under ...
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Maryland Bill Targets Psychiatric Transport Abuses Amid National Mental Health Scandals
CCHR testifies before hearing of Maryland law seeking to end potentially lethal restraint methods used in youth transports to ...
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Advocates warn of wide-ranging impact of proposed HIP changes
A bill that would limit a Medicaid insurance program for able-bodied, moderate-income Hoosiers could disrupt substance abuse ...
Workplace drug testing drops: Focus on improved mental health, substance use counseling increases
Federal law still requires cannabis testing for commercial drivers, although it is legal to use marijuana in the state.
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Stitt celebrates mental health agency resignations over 'pronoun ban'
In an interview with Newsmax, Gov. Stitt said the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health has banned its employees from using ...
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Advocates warn of wide-ranging impact of proposed HIP changes in Indiana
Dana Simons’ clients already have enough on their plate. As the executive director of Next Step Foundation in Terre Haute, ...
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RFK Jr. confirmed as nation’s health chief despite vaccine denial, conspiracy theories
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secured Senate confirmation Thursday to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services ...
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STATEHOUSE: Advocates warn of wide-ranging impact of proposed HIP changes
The Healthy Indiana Plan under Medicaid covers more than 750,000 Hoosiers. By: Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle For ...
FDA Grants Fast-Track Designation To Cannabis Withdrawal Syndrome Drug
U.S.-based PleoPharma announced yesterday that the FDA has granted it a fast-track designation for PP-01, a new ...
Lawmakers expected to endorse settlement between state, mental health clients
A legislative resolution that lays out a settlement between the mental health department and a group that sued the state is ...
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Goodwill Easterseals counseling and wellness center
Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley is hosting a grand opening and ribbon cutting for its new Counseling and Wellness Center, along with the new Goodwill Store located in Vandalia. This event highlights ...