Supporting the designation of May 10, 2023, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day".

S 462 Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act: increasing the mental health workforce HR 1423 911 Community Crisis Responders Act- Increasing the number of unarmed mental health crisis response teams S 853 & HR 1639 VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2023: Resources to end veteran suicide S. 923 Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act- Enforcing and Strengthening the Mental Health Parity Law S. 652 & H.R.2630 Safe Step Act -Creates an exception to medication step-therapy protocol HR 1201 Increasing Behavioral Health Treatment Act: ending the IMD exclusion HR 498 988 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act: protecting the 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline from cybersecurity threats HR 3011 To Establish a taskforce at the DOD on Mental Health: To help promote the mental health of service members. S. 923 Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act: Provisions to enforce mental health parity, end ghost networks, and improve mental health care. H.R. 3432 & S.3651 Telemental Health Care Access Act: Making it easier for individuals to access telemental health services. HR 3548 S 1700 Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Care Act: Providing mental health resources to historically underserved communities HR 3850 The Pride in Mental Health Care Act: Mental health resources for LGBTQI+ youth HR 824: the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023: Expands telehealth options for certain workers without the protections of the ACA. HR 4531 & S. 3393 The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act: Reauthorization of numerous SUD & MH programs from the original SUPPORT Act. HR 2412 Helping Kids Cope Act: Increasing access to pediatric behavioral health service at children's hospitals S 1452 HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act: Provides technical and financial support for community resilience program Stating our support for the Office of Recovery at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) S. 24444 H.R. 4830: The Attain Mental Health Act: To create an online dashboards to list available mental health grants H.R. 4851: The 988 Implementation Act: To increase resources for 988 and mental health crisis response H.R. 5804: Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act: Loan guarantees for the construction or renovation of pediatric or adult mental health treatment facilities H.R. 485 Protecting Health Care for all Patients Act: prohibits a health care programs from using prices that are based on quality-adjusted life years S. 1378 Complete Care Act: Incentivizes primary care providers to include behavioral health providers in their practice S.1769/H.R.3805: Kids Health Act of 2023: Promoting the whole child health model H.R.6663/S.3364 Kid Proof Act: Preventing youth suicide and overdoses * S. 3430 Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023: Reauthorization of existing Mental Health and SUD programs S.3453 - Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support Act: Enhancing Peer support services in our nation's schools H.R.5594 - Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act: Using community health workers to enhance mental health. S. 2733 & H.R. 7212 PEER Support Act- addresses the behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists H.R. 7069 Peer Support for Firefighters Act: To increase mental health resources to firefighters H.R. 7140 Mental Health Transparency Act: To require the disclose of percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types H.R. 7924 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support graduate programs in mental and behavioral health professions at minority-serving institutions and for other purposes: To help increase the diversity of the mental health workforce. H.R. 7153 & S.3679 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Act: To provide mental health resources for health care providers H.R. 6982 & S.3579: The Gambling Addiction, Recovery, Investment, and Treatment (GRIT) Act: Federal funds to research gambling addiction and treatment H.R. 4880 PACE Act: the ability to waive sovereign immunity in certain circumstances where jurisdictions prohibit monetary bail H.R. 6928 Connect Act: grants to certain crisis centers for providing follow-up care to individuals who receive suicide prevention and crisis intervention services. H.R. 8377 Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act: Research to decrease youth suicide H.R. 8375 Strengthening our Pediatric Mental Health Workforce: Using Medicaid and CHIP to increase pediatric mental and behavioral health opportunities H.R. 8376 Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act: Awareness campaign regarding Latino youth mental health H.Res 385/S.Res 205: Supporting the designation of May 10, 2023, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day: Raising MH awareness in AANHPI communities H.R. 7808 Early Minds Act: Supporting funding for early interventions and prevention mental health services. H.R. 8680 To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to award grants to train community mental wellness workers: To increase the mental health workforce S. 5112 Crisis Care Access Act: Payment for crisis stabilization services S. 4812 Strengthen Supourt for Youth Act: Funding for research on youth mental health S.4835/H.R.9133 The Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act: Access to mental health care without cost sharing. H.R.3432/S.3651 The Telemental Health Care Access Act: ensuring coverage of telemental health H.R.9422 The Recovery Act: Increase substance use disorder access to care in Medicaid H.R. 9581: STAR Plus Scholarship Act: Increasing the mental health workforce H.R. 9577 Stop Suicide Act: Increase mental health stabilization services H.R. 9796 CHIERS Act: Transportation services for those with SUD S.5182 UNDERSTAND Health Act: Data on social determents of health Support for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to strengthen maternal health care proposals in the CY 25 hospital outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule. Support for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to finalize CY 25 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system proposals rule to improve access to Medicare for people on parole, probation, and other status groups Support for CMS to cover digital Mental health treatment the CY 2025 Physician fee schedule proposed rule Support for the final rule to strengthen the mental health parity enforcement provisions of the federal Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

S 462 Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act: increasing the mental health workforce HR 1423 911 Community Crisis Responders Act- Increasing the number of unarmed mental health crisis response teams S 853 & HR 1639 VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2023: Resources to end veteran suicide S. 923 Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act- Enforcing and Strengthening the Mental Health Parity Law S. 652 & H.R.2630 Safe Step Act -Creates an exception to medication step-therapy protocol HR 1201 Increasing Behavioral Health Treatment Act: ending the IMD exclusion HR 498 988 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act: protecting the 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline from cybersecurity threats HR 3011 To Establish a taskforce at the DOD on Mental Health: To help promote the mental health of service members. S. 923 Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act: Provisions to enforce mental health parity, end ghost networks, and improve mental health care. H.R. 3432 & S.3651 Telemental Health Care Access Act: Making it easier for individuals to access telemental health services. HR 3548 S 1700 Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Care Act: Providing mental health resources to historically underserved communities HR 3850 The Pride in Mental Health Care Act: Mental health resources for LGBTQI+ youth HR 824: the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023: Expands telehealth options for certain workers without the protections of the ACA. HR 4531 & S. 3393 The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act: Reauthorization of numerous SUD & MH programs from the original SUPPORT Act. HR 2412 Helping Kids Cope Act: Increasing access to pediatric behavioral health service at children's hospitals S 1452 HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act: Provides technical and financial support for community resilience program Stating our support for the Office of Recovery at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) S. 24444 H.R. 4830: The Attain Mental Health Act: To create an online dashboards to list available mental health grants H.R. 4851: The 988 Implementation Act: To increase resources for 988 and mental health crisis response H.R. 5804: Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act: Loan guarantees for the construction or renovation of pediatric or adult mental health treatment facilities H.R. 485 Protecting Health Care for all Patients Act: prohibits a health care programs from using prices that are based on quality-adjusted life years S. 1378 Complete Care Act: Incentivizes primary care providers to include behavioral health providers in their practice S.1769/H.R.3805: Kids Health Act of 2023: Promoting the whole child health model H.R.6663/S.3364 Kid Proof Act: Preventing youth suicide and overdoses * S. 3430 Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023: Reauthorization of existing Mental Health and SUD programs S.3453 - Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support Act: Enhancing Peer support services in our nation's schools H.R.5594 - Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act: Using community health workers to enhance mental health. S. 2733 & H.R. 7212 PEER Support Act- addresses the behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists H.R. 7069 Peer Support for Firefighters Act: To increase mental health resources to fire fighters H.R. 7140 Mental Health Transparency Act: To require the disclose of percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types H.R. 7924 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support graduate programs in mental and behavioral health professions at minority-serving institutions and for other purposes: To help increase the diversity of the mental health workforce. H.R. 7153 & S.3679 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Act: To provide mental health resources for health care providers H.R. 6982 & S.3579: The Gambling Addiction, Recovery, Investment, and Treatment (GRIT) Act: Federal funds to research gambling addiction and treatment H.R. 4880 PACE Act: the ability to waive sovereign immunity in certain circumstances where jurisdictions prohibit monetary bail H.R. 6928 Connect Act: grants to certain crisis centers for providing follow-up care to individuals who receive suicide prevention and crisis intervention services. H.R. 8377 Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act: Research to decrease youth suicide H.R. 8375 Strengthening our Pediatric Mental Health Workforce: Using Medicaid and CHIP to increase pediatric mental and behavioral health opportunities H.R. 8376 Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act: Awareness campaign regarding Latino youth mental health H.Res 385/S.Res 205: Supporting the designation of May 10, 2023, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day: Raising MH awareness in AANHPI communities H.R. 7808 Early Minds Act: Supporting funding for early interventions and prevention mental health services. H.R. 8680 To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to award grants to train community mental wellness workers: To increase the mental health workforce

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)