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Millions of Americans struggle with their mental health and find mental health care to be inaccessible and unaffordable. In fact, in 2021, more than 1 in 5 Americans had a mental illness. The Center for American Progress analyzes and advocates for comprehensive reforms to both improve access to mental health care and address some of the social drivers of mental health. These include building a thriving workforce of diverse mental health providers, improving affordability of services, and supporting an interdisciplinary approach to help individuals and families have the resources they need to thrive.
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How the Affordable Care Act Improved Access to Preventive Health Services ReportJuly 10, 2024
How the Affordable Care Act Improved Access to Preventive Health Services
Congress must protect and build on the Affordable Care Act’s provisions related to disease prevention and health promotion over and beyond the law’s historic health coverage expansions—particularly in light of the recent Braidwood v. Becerra decision.
5 Ways State Governments Can Support Student Mental Health ReportOctober 4, 2023
5 Ways State Governments Can Support Student Mental Health
As the country faces a student mental health crisis, state policymakers must focus on instituting policies that support schools in best serving their students’ needs.
ARPA Funds Continue To Support Community Safety Efforts Through Community Responder Programs ArticleOctober 12, 2022
ARPA Funds Continue To Support Community Safety Efforts Through Community Responder Programs
With the help of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, governments are expanding their public safety strategies to invest in community responder programs that reduce reliance on law enforcement and provide communities with meaningful emergency management support.
Recover, Rebuild, Reform: Stories of Americans Affected by the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act ArticleSeptember 20, 2022
Recover, Rebuild, Reform: Stories of Americans Affected by the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act
This CAP Action collection features stories from people in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire whose lives have been improved by the legislation passed during the Biden administration’s first two years.
Sep 20, 2022 the Center for American Progress Action Fund
Continuing Efforts To Slow Violent Crime ReportJuly 27, 2022
Continuing Efforts To Slow Violent Crime
Houston, Boston, and Newark have improved public safety through violence prevention efforts outside traditional law enforcement.
The Behavioral Health Care Affordability Problem ReportMay 26, 2022
The Behavioral Health Care Affordability Problem
Policymakers could make behavioral health care, including mental health services, more affordable and accessible by enforcing network adequacy and parity provisions, lowering patient costs, and making networking with insurers more attractive for providers.
Beyond Acronyms Past EventMay 23, 2022
Beyond Acronyms
Honoring the Complex Experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities in K-12 Education
May 23, 2022
Prioritizing Racial Equity in Student Mental Health Spending ReportMay 19, 2022
Prioritizing Racial Equity in Student Mental Health Spending
States and school districts have rightly prioritized student mental health as they start to spend pandemic recovery dollars, but they must do more to ensure that funding also promotes racial equity.
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