January 2016

Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule May Help Distinguish Mental Illness from Violence

January 5, 2016

By: Paul Gionfriddo, President and CEO

Getting Reasonable Accommodations at Work Before Stage 4

January 11, 2016

By: Nathaniel Z. Counts, J.D., Director of Policy, Mental Health America, and Aaron Konopasky, J.D., Ph.D., Senior Attorney-Advisor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

At Mental Health America (MHA), we work to make sure people can get help Before Stage 4. When we think of cancer or heart disease, we don’t wait years to treat people. We start before Stage 4—we begin with prevention, identify symptoms, and develop a plan to treat and support the person. We need to do the same with mental health.

Mental Health America Applauds Growing Support for Mental Health Screening for Women and Children

January 28, 2016

By Paul Gionfriddo, President and CEO; Theresa Nguyen, Senior Director of Policy and Programming; and Nathaniel Counts, Director of Policy

Mental Health America’s campaign for ubiquitous mental health screening picked up more momentum this week, as yet another major national organization recommended widespread mental health screening.