by Diana Procopis | Jul 7, 2022 | News
Abstract The expansion of behavioral health services to school-based health centers under the Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) presents an opportunity to improve access to substance use disorders treatment for youth and reduce their substance use, and...
by Diana Procopis | Jul 7, 2022 | News
On Thursday night, the Michigan Legislature passed a $77-billion budget for the 2023 fiscal year that includes funding for roads, education, $100 million for the new University of Michigan Detroit Center for Innovation in downtown Detroit, tax cuts, public pension...
by Diana Procopis | Jul 7, 2022 | News
Telehealth can help providers expand access to much-needed pediatric mental health resources, but expansion must avoid common pitfalls that could inadvertently widen care gaps. The burgeoning mental health epidemic in America is widespread across age groups, but the...
by Diana Procopis | Jul 7, 2022 | News
In order to obtain a gun or ammunition in Illinois, people must first get a firearm owner’s identification card, issued by the state police. It can be denied for many reasons, including if the applicant “poses a clear and present danger to the community.” State police...
by Diana Procopis | Jul 6, 2022 | News
After recent massacres at an upstate New York supermarket and a Texas elementary school, advocates worried that people diagnosed with mental illnesses could become scapegoats in the divisive debate over gun control. Now that Congress has passed the Bipartisan Safer...
