More than 90% of doctors say their patients have had to delay their health care because of prior authorization, according to a 2022 survey. A third of the doctors in that survey say the delay led to serious problems for their patients. npr.org/sections/healt…

If we can teach and learn financial literacy to help equip us for life. Why not mental health literacy. As Ben Miller states, it can be an effective way to prepare us for life, supporting others and ourselves. ⁦Ben Miller⁩ open.substack.com/pub/mentalheal…

Great to see our work on Community Initiated Care in the US published! #vikrampatel (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ), #roxanarodriguez #angelikammorris #laurablanke Miriam Pearsall Shekhar Saxena John Naslund Ben Miller Satchit Balsari #TheoryofChange #Mentalhealthforall bit.ly/46rfsuE

There's a lot the University of Colorado COACH PRIME can teach the #mentalhealth field. We definitely have much to learn. But what if we applied some of Coach Prime's methods/leadership to our field? What could happen? My bet? A ton of change - all for the better. mentalhealth411.substack.com/p/the-deion-sa…

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📰 Good news! Michigan House bill seeks insurance coverage for vital mental health treatments, breaking access barriers. This will ensure that mental health is treated as just that — health! rb.gy/iw0bl

📣 Thrilling day for Team Inseparable in Indy! Excited to engage with policy-makers to reshape mental health policy at booth 353. Come swing by our booth and chat if you're attending! #NCSL2023 ! #MentalHealthIsHealth

In a world where constant distractions threaten to drown out the increasingly loud cries for help, ignoring people in crisis has become something seen all too often. Next time, instead of simply turning away, why not do something to help?

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A wonderful opportunity to get more involved in #mentalhealth policy! See below 👇🏻 🔥

Thank you Ben Miller for this article providing insights on how we can no longer affortd to separate mental health from addiction. #SUD #Mental Health
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We have to begin to see mental health as a part of every program, every policy, and every investment. It’s not just up to the #mentalhealth field, or even those in #healthcare , it is much bigger than that. mentalhealth411.substack.com/p/its-in-the-w…

Love to see Governor Josh Shapiro leading the way for mental health in Pennsylvania! Conversations that include and uplift the communities they seek to serve are critical to the mental health space! 👏

When you examine the historical context and current challenges surrounding #mentalhealth and compare it public health, it becomes evident that underinvestment in effective community-based solutions has hindered progress in improving access to quality care

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The evidence is clear - when we treat #mentalhealth and addiction together, people get better. Our challenge is that our systems are set up to treat the pieces not the whole. Seems like this needs to change.

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What does the Matrix, AI, and #mentalhealth have in common? Some ideas: mentalhealth411.substack.com/p/enter-the-ma…

The notion that art can improve #mentalhealth /well-being is something many people intuitively understand but can lose sight of - especially if we have become disconnected from the dancing, creative writing, drawing and singing we used to enjoy as children nytimes.com/2023/05/22/wel…

'The Power of the Prescription Pad,' a new guest column by Benjamin Miller, PsyD, for the Society for Participatory Medicine's e-Patients Blog participatorymedicine.org/epatients/2023… HT Ben Miller #MentalHealth Matters #MentalHealth #healthpolicy

Hugely important guidance out today from CMSGov on school based services, including #mentalhealth . It's a lot to review, but extremely helpful for those on the front lines trying to help our kids. hhs.gov/about/news/202…

People experiencing homelessness in #NewJersey will now have easier access to #mentalhealth services. Gov. Murphy signed a law that allows mental health professionals to provide care at shelters. It removes red tape that kept this from happening.

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'Responding to the heightened need for #mentalhealth supports and continued demands from students for more resources, Seattle is funding a $4.5 million mental health pilot in five city schools.'

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