Advocacy

2019 Advocacy
Priorities

Nearly 20% of Americans experience a mental illness or substance use disorder. This year 45,000 Americans will die by suicide, 63,000 will die from drug overdoses and 100,000 more will have their first episode of psychosis. This is why we advocate, and who we advocate for.

Please click here to see our 2019 Advocacy Priorities.

Removing Barriers to Care

Congress should eliminate outdated federal rules blocking access to cost-effective treatments.

Combating the Opioid Crisis

Congress should increase access to substance use disorder treatment.

Expanding the Behavioral Health Workforce

Congress should expand the mental health and substance use disorder workforce.

CEO Update

  • CEO Update 132

    NABH Remembers Former Board Member Frank Fortunati, Jr., J.D., M.D. NABH remembers with grateful appreciation Frank Fortunati, Jr., J.D., M.D., 58, who died March 5 after a protracted, courageous battle against prostate cancer. A psychiatrist, attorney, and pharmacist, Fortunati had served as assistant professor of psychiatry and deputy chair for Yale-New Haven Health System. Since 2016, he ...
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  • CEO Update 131

    President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget Proposal Includes Strong Focus on Behavioral Healthcare Needs Yesterday, President Biden issued his Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal, which now goes to Congress for consideration. Key provisions include:   Elimination of the 190-day Lifetime Limit on Psychiatric Hospital Services. The proposed budget would rescind the current law limiting Medicare enrollees to a lifetime ...
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  • CEO Update 130

    Registration is Open for the 2023 NABH Annual Meeting: Securing the Promise of Parity! Please join us in Washington, DC from June 12-14, 2023 for this year’s NABH Annual Meeting at the Salamander Washington, DC (formerly the Mandarin Oriental hotel). NABH’s theme this year is Securing the Promise of Parity, which recognizes the Mental Health Parity and ...
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  • CEO Update 129

    Registration is Open for the 2023 NABH Annual Meeting: Securing the Promise of Parity! Please plan to join us in Washington, DC from June 12-14, 2023 for this year’s NABH Annual Meeting at the Salamander Washington, DC (formerly the Mandarin Oriental hotel). NABH’s theme this year is Securing the Promise of Parity, which recognizes the Mental Health ...
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