Position Papers

 

ADAA has signed advocacy letters and published the following papers and reports about mental health issues. ADAA is a member of The Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) - a coalition of national organizations representing consumers, family members, mental health and addiction providers, advocates, payers, and other stakeholders committed to strengthening Americans’ access to mental health and addiction care. MHLG and their partners work in a nonpartisan manner to advance federal policies that strengthen prevention, early intervention, treatment, recovery services and supports, and address the disparities that currently exist in the social determinants of health (SDOH). Comprised of more than 60+ member organizations MHLG is dedicated to elevating the national conversation around mental health and addiction. Together, we work to advance federal policies that support prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery services and supports.

2022

• Safer Community Act, June 23, 2022
• Kids Online Safety Act (S. 3663), June 14, 2022
• Title V of the House Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), June 8, 2022
• Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act (S. 4271), June 7,2022 
• FY23 Suicide Prevention ERPO Letter of Support, June 1, 2022
• Statement on National Crisis on Gun Violence - June 2022
• FY2023 PSLRP Appropriations Letter Senate Final, May 17, 2022
• FY2023 PSLRP Appropriations Letter House Final, May 17, 2022
• FY23 MMH Appropriations 114 Organizations Sign-on Letter, May 16, 2022
• Community Letter in support of Clinical Trial Diversity, May 11, 2022
• MHLG Letter of Support for Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act, May 10, 2022
• Restoring Hope for Mental health and Well Being Act 2022, May 6 ,2022
• Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (S. 3663), April 13 2022
• S. 157 and H.R. 2929, the Virtual Peer Support Act of 2021. April 11, 2022
• AFPA-MentalHealthCare-and-NMS, March2022
• ATA DEA Ryan Haight Stakeholder Letter,  March 3, 2022
• Letter of Support for the 988 Implementation Act, February 18, 2022
• Pass an FY2022 appropriations bill that includes increased funding for mental health and substance use services, February 7, 2022
• Patients Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2022 , January 28, 2022

2021

• Letter to Governors on Recent or Impending Expiration of Licensure Flexibilities for Care Across State Lines, October 28, 2021
• Mental Health Liaison Group Letter is Support of Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act (S.1811/H.R. 3572), July 27, 2021
• Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Letter in Support of SSI Program Improvements, July 26 2021
• CAAPS Position Statement on Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD), July 2021
• Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program (PSLRP), July 8, 2021
• Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 2069/H.R. 4323), July 7, 2021
• Medicaid Reentry Act Support Letter, June 30, 2021
• Employing Digital Therapeutics to Help Address Mental Health & Substance Use Crises, June 16, 2021
• Mental Health Demonstration and Personnel Grants, April 26, 2021
• Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act or the Nutrition CARE Act (H.R. 584/S. 1551), March 17, 2021
• The Future of Telehealth: How COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care, Statement for the Record by Brian Hasselfeld, MD
  Medical Director, Digital Health and Telemedicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine, March 2, 2021
• TREAT Act MHLG Support Letter February 22, 2021
• Letter to CMS on Updating School Based Medicaid Guidance, February 16, 2021
• HRSA Grants in COVID-19 Pandemic Funding February 2021

2020

• Access to Covid-19 Vaccine for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Providers and Consumers, December 18, 2020
• CVS Caremark Formulary Coverage of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, November 23, 2020
• CMS-1734-P (Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2021), October 5, 2020
• Suicide and Youth Mental Health Leadership. September 30, 2020
• Eating Disorders Prevention in Schools Act (H.R. 6703), September 30, 2020
• Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S. 4349), September 22, 2020
• Maternal Mental Health Hotline Funding -Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 LHHS Senate appropriations package, September 2020
• Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services (TREATS) Act (S. 4103/H.R. 7593), August 5, 2020
• Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020, July 15, 2020
• The Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2020 (H.R. 6561), July 15, 2020
• MHGL COVID-19 Senate Phase Four Bill, 6-22-20
• HRSA’s Screening and Treatment for Maternal Depression and Related Behavior Disorders Treatment Program, June 16, 2020
• COVID-19 Mental Health Research Act (H.R. 6645), June 10, 2020
• Healthcare Protection Act Final, May 21, 2020
• The Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2020 (H.R. 6561) May 18 2020
• COVID-19 and Suicide Prevention - Youth Mental Health, May 11, 2020
• Research protections for non-profits Group Letter 5620, May 6, 2020
• Mental Health Liaison Group Medicaid in Schools CMS Letter COVID-19, May 5, 2020
• ADAA Support Letter for Patients Right to Know their Medications ACT, May 1, 2020
• Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on COBRA and COVID-19, April 23, 2020
• Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on COVID-19 and Mental Health and SUD, March 20, 2020,
• Mental Health Liaison Group Letter to Public Health Leaders on Mental Health and Coronavirus, March 5, 2020
• Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on HR4194 -National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 - February 27, 2020
• Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on the Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018 - February 14, 2020
• Mental Health Liaison Group Letter on Nutrition Care Act  - February 4, 2020

View 2015 - 2019 Archive of ADAA Position Papers