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Stories chronicle success in improving child and adolescent mental health

Public Health Informatics Institute Newsletters

Lina Saintus highlights successful ways public health organizations have used data to measure and improve child and adolescent mental health (CAMH). The post Stories chronicle success in improving child and adolescent mental health appeared first on PHII.

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How the ACA changed health insurance for the better

Association of Health Care Journalists

health insurance system. Fifteen years ago, when Congress passed the ACA (officially the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ), journalists and consumers recognized that the law provided Americans with health insurance choices that were previously nonexistent. Cut the number of Americans without health insurance.

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#WNTD Blog: Tobacco and Mental Health - Untangling the relationship and identifying opportunities to progress policy

Institute of Public Health

IPH Public Health Development Officers, Dr Joanna Purdy and Dr Ciara Reynolds, were among the many delegates to present at the April conference. The report was developed for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, as part of their review of the Ten Year Tobacco Control Strategy for Northern Ireland (2012-2022).

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SPH Selects Winners of Dean’s Innovation Challenge

BU School of Public Health Blog

Dean Stein launched the competition on January 2, writing in his first message as dean, In 2025, the world needs the best work of public health more than ever [] We find ourselves at an extraordinary moment of challenge and opportunity.

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Electroconvulsive therapy is safe for treatment of mental conditions, shows large-scale study

Frontiers

Electroconvulsive therapy may be one of the most effective treatments for depression and severe mental conditions. But extensive evidence appears to show that ECT may be one of the most valuable and effective options for severe and treatment-resistant mental conditions such as schizophrenia and depression. Unwarranted public fear.

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Representative Leger Fernandez Reintroduces NCUIH-Endorsed Legislation to Maintain Access to Audio-Only Telehealth Services in Indian Country

National Council on Urban Indian Health

On April 3, 2025, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernndez (D-NM-03) reintroduced the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH)-endorsed Telehealth for Tribal Communities Act of 2025 ( H.R. Next Steps The bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Building Bridges: How Community Leaders Foster Mental Health in Crisis Situations

BMJ Global Health

Despite the communication, transportation and challenges such as own trauma, these volunteer leaders have taken the role of providing the Mental Health Psychosocial Support ( MHPSS ) to the community. The challenges they have been facing highlight the need for support and investment in grassroots mental health initiatives.