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Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32281
Subject(s) - mental health , addiction , excellence , substance abuse , haven , health care , medicine , political science , administration (probate law) , certification , psychiatry , criminology , nursing , psychology , law , mathematics , combinatorics
Behavioral health care professionals from across the country descended on Capitol Hill March 11 to urge members of Congress to support the bipartisan Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 824/H.R. 1767), which looks to extend and expand Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) for two years and add 11 states before the demonstration expires on May 22, according to a news release from the National Council for Behavioral Health. More than 100 CCBHC advocates joined Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D‐Mich.) and Roy Blunt (R‐Mo.) at the event to outline the benefits the clinics provide to tens of thousands of vulnerable Americans with mental health issues or addictions and call for immediate action by lawmakers. In 21 states, CCBHCs have delivered treatment to more than 400,000 patients, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The National Council is committed to establishing a total of 500 CCBHCs nationwide, serving 2.9 million individuals, by 2025.