ADAA has signed advocacy letters and published the following papers and reports about mental health issues.
- Public Comments Submission Scientific Data and Information About Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-Derived Compounds- July 16, 2019. In response to the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) request for comments dated April 3, 2019.
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on the Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Relief Act, December 2018
- Coalition for the Advancement and Application of Psychological Science (CAAPS), September 2018
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on Medicaid SUD Provider Capacity in Final Opioid Package, September 21, 2018
- Mental Health Liaison Group Medicare Access Letter, June 4, 2018
- CBPP- Cassidy-Graham Would Deeply Cut & Drastically Redistribute Health Coverage Funding Among States, August 24, 2017
- Mental Health Liaison Group Senate Leadership Letter, May 30, 2017
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2017, May 8, 2017
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on the AHCA, May 3, 2017
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on the MacArthur Amendments to the AHCA, May 2, 2017
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on CHIP Exenstion, April 28, 2017
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on the AHCA Coalition, April 27, 2017
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on the AHCA, March 21, 2017
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter re. Medicaid Reform, March 2, 2017
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter to the Leadership of the115th Congress re.parity under MHPEA, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the 21st Century Cures Act. January 3, 2017.
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter to House Leadership re. Mental Health Reform November 29, 2016
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter re. National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), November 7, 2016
- Mental Health Liaison Group Letter re. Mental Health Improvement on Campus Act, September 2016
- MedPAC Draft Recommendation on Protected Classes in Medicare Part D March 2016
- Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act (H.R. 2823) February 2016
- Mental Health Awareness Semipostal Stamp Act (H.R. 3640) January 2016
- Anna Westin Act (HR2515) October 2015
- Anna Westin Act (S1865) October 2015
- Children’s Health Insurance Program March 2015
- Children’s Recovery from Trauma Act July 2015 (House)
- Children’s Recovery from Trauma Act of 2015 (Senate)
- Elimination of Medicare 190-Day Lifetime Limit
- Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization Letter (House)
- Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization Letter (Senate)
- Letter to Chairman Alexander and Sen. Murray (S1945)
- Medicare Equity Budget Committees
- Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act 2015
- Mental Health in Schools Act Support Letter
- Medical Evaluation Parity for Service Members Act (S646)
- Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Strategic Plan 2015
- Position on Proposed Changes to DSM-5
- An Audit of Mental Health Care at U.S. Colleges and Universities: Focus on Anxiety Disorders (2007)
- Anxiety Disorders in Women: Setting a Research Agenda (2005)
- Improving the Diagnosis & Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Dialogue Between Mental Health Professionals and Primary Care Physicians (2004)
Other Resources:
Medicaid's Role in Behavioral Health, Kaiser Family Foundation - June 2017
