Position Papers Signed by ADAA Leadership
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) is a nonprofit mental health organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, and related disorders through education, research, and the dissemination of evidence-based resources. View ADAA's Mission/Vision Statement.
While ADAA is not an advocacy organization, we occasionally sign nonpartisan coalition letters and contribute to reports that align with our mission to improve mental health outcomes and access to high-quality, evidence-based care. These efforts reflect ADAA’s commitment to supporting policies informed by science, clinical expertise, and lived experience.
ADAA is a member of the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG), a nonpartisan coalition of more than 60 national organizations representing consumers, families, mental health and substance use providers, researchers, payers, and other stakeholders. MHLG works collaboratively to strengthen access to mental health and addiction care across the United States.
Through its coalition participation, ADAA supports federal policy efforts that promote:
• Mental health prevention and early intervention
• Access to evidence-based treatment and recovery supports
• Integration of mental health and physical health care
• Reduction of disparities related to the social determinants of health (SDOH)
Below is a selection of letters, papers, and reports that ADAA has signed or contributed to in partnership with coalition organizations.
2026
- 119th Senate CTMA Support Letter, June 2026
- Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act MHLG Letter of Support, May 2026
- School Mental Health Workforce Development and Access Expansion in FY 2027, April 2026
- MHLG STOP Suicide - April 2026
- MHLG Letter of Support - April 2026
- FY2027 Lorna Breen Act Appropriations Request Coalition Letters - Senate and House, March 2026
- ABC BRAIN Initiative Sign-on Letter, March 2026
- ABC Sign-On Letter for FY27 Funding – FDA Neurology Drug Program (NDP), March 2026
- MHLG - Kid PROOF Letter, March 2026
- MHLG - Prevent Youth Suicide Act, February 2026
2025
- MHLG - Letter to CMS on H.R.1 Work Requirements to Protect Individuals with MH/SUD, December 2025
- MHLG Seniors' Act Support Letter, December 2025
- Group DEA Telehealth Letter, December 2025
- Letter to Mental Health Caucuses_ Support School Mental Health Workforce Grants in FY 2026, November 2025
- Letter to Labor-HHS-ED Leaders_ Support School Mental Health Workforce Grants in FY 2026, November 2025
- MHLG OT Mental Health Parity Letter of Support, November 2025
- MHLG Letter Final Copy-SUPPORT Act Thank you Letter, October 2025
- CFC letter to OPM, September 2025
- 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act_ MHLG Sign-on Letter, September 2025
- MHLG Telehealth Letter to Leadership, September 23, 2025
- MHLG EPTC Letter to Leadership, September 23, 2025
- MHLG Barriers to Suicide Act Letter of Support, September 16, 2025
- MHLG Letter of Support Senate FY 26 LHHS, September 2, 2025
- 119th CTMA Support Letter, August 18, 2025
- COM x MMHLA Open Letter to FDA Panel on SSRIs & Pregnancy, August 18, 2025
- MHLG Letter Supporting the Telemental Health Care Access Act, August 11, 2025
- The Nonprofit Alliance Re the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Concern About the Proposed 10% administrative fee on federal employee payroll deductions, June 27, 2025
- MHLG Letter to Protect Medicaid for People with Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorders, June 30, 2025
- MHLG Letter to Protect LGBTQ+ youth specialized services within the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, June 24, 2025
- MHLG Letter to Protect Medicaid for People with Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorders, June 10, 2025
- MHLG Letter on Supporting SAMHSA June 2025 Senate HELP, June 10, 2025
- MHLG Letter on Supporting SAMHSA June 2025_House E&C, June 10, 2025
- Addressing Eating Disorder Funding for FY2026, June 4, 2025
- Active Minds - FY26 Inclusion of bipartisan no-cost report language for two programs: the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Campus Grants, June 3, 2025
- Developing the School-Based Mental Health Professionals Workforce in FY 2026, June 2, 2025
- Request for funding and provisions to address maternal mental health as the 119th Congress considers the Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, May 31, 2025
- Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) program at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), May 30, 2025
- MGHL Letter in support for the bipartisan Suicide Prevention Act (S.1062), May 29, 2025
- Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program (PSLRP, Public Health Service Act Sec. 775), Senate, May 22, 2025
- Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program (PSLRP, Public Health Service Act Sec. 775), House, May 22, 2025
- Potential COPPA Violations in Google’s Rollout of AI Chatbot Gemini to Children, Letter to FTC, May 21, 2025
- MHLG APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, May 2025
- Women’s and Family Protection Act, H.R. 3319, May 9, 2025
- Barriers to Suicide 5 Act of 2025, May 13, 2025
- Women’s and Family Protection Act, H.R. 3319, May 9, 2025
- Cuts to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Administration on Community Living (ACL), and the planned HHS reorganization, April 23, 2025
- BRAIN Initiative for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, April 16, 2025
- Funding Request for FDA’s Neurology Drug Program from the American Brain Coalition, April 16, 2025
- Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (S. 709), March 26, 2025
- Welcome Letter from MHGL to RFK Jr, Feb 28, 2025
- Letter to Congressional Leadership. Preserve Access to Telehealth. Feb 24,2025
