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National Council in the News:

• Funding for CCBHCs in 8 States Temporarily Extended Again - Psych Congress
• FCC Planning New National Suicide Hotline - 106.3 Word
• FCC looks at making 988 a nationwide suicide prevention number - WTOP
• Proposed RESPONSE Act targets potential shooters - MDEdge
• New Report Reveals Worsening Disparities in Access to Behavioral Healthcare for Employer-Sponsored Health Plans - Yahoo! Finance
• Touro College Receives $1.36M To Train Students To Fight Opioids From Harlem To Hollis - Harlem World
• Opinion: All Doctors Should Practice Trauma-Informed Care - California Health Report
• FCC Chair Makes Case To Establish 988 As U.S.' Mental Health Hotline - Newsy
• FCC to Consider Making '988' National Suicide Hotline Number - Bloomberg Law
• Artificial Intelligence Could Help Solve America's Impending Mental Health Crisis - TIME
• Addressing the mental health crisis in your community - News Channel 9
• Tonko, McKinley Push Addiction Treatment Access with New Bill - Press release
• Why It's So Hard To Get Mental Health Care - Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj [via YouTube]
• Al Interviews Logan Lynn - The Good Men Project
• How Telehealth Gives A Rural School More Mental Health Services - The Daily Yonder

Public Policy:

• Immigration raids tied to worse mental health among Hispanic Americans – Reuters
• Affordable Mental Health Care? It's Getting Even Tougher to Access – Kaiser Health News
• No Safety Switch: How Lax Oversight of Electronic Health Records Puts Patients at Risk – Fortune
• Trump to hear from 'all sides' in meeting on youth vaping rates Friday – The Hill
• Contractor proposed Glamour magazine profile for Medicaid chief – POLITICO 
• American Medical Association calls for immediate vaping ban – The Hill
• Trump Retreats from Flavor Ban for E-Cigarettes – New York Times
• A new bill would let more doctors prescribe addiction treatments without waiting for insurers' permission – Stat
• Group launches seven-figure ad buy boosting vulnerable Dems on drug prices – The Hill

Articles of Interest:

• As Demand For Mental Health Services Rises, Colleges Scramble To Provide Resources To Students – NPR 
• Her son died after insurers resisted covering drug rehab. Now she's taking them to court. – Vox 
• Americans are taking 'disturbing' action when they seek mental-health coverage – MarketWatch 
• Mental health coverage is getting worse – Axios 
• U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 47, cases of illness to 2,290 – Reuters
• Shooting victims have increased risk of mental harm long after physical injuries have healed, study finds – Washington Post
• When Mental Illness Is Severe – New York Times
• Is There Really a Difference Between Drug Addiction and Drug Dependence? – Scientific American
• One of the greatest dangers to cops: Mental health crises and suicide – Star Tribune
• How to spot teen depression: Parents still see challenges in recognizing illness – Today 
• How 1 Study Changed the Field of Psychiatry Forever – NPR 
• Connection Between Meth Use, Mental Illness Found Among San Diego Arrestees – KPBS 
• Personal Health: When Mental Illness Is Severe – New York Times
• A Young Immigrant Has Mental Illness, And That's Raising His Risk of Being Deported – NPR

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Nicholas Thomas
National Council for Behavioral Health
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