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Supporting Youth Mental Health through Crisis Stabilization Facilities: Wisconsin Case Study

NASHP

Across America, the alarming increase in youth behavioral health needs is considered a public health crisis.[1] 1] The behavioral health system is challenged to meet the needs of youth, which has resulted in youth seeking treatment and services in emergency departments or institutional settings that inadequately address their needs.

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Supporting Youth Behavioral Health through Crisis Receiving and Stabilization Facilities: New York Case Study 

NASHP

The behavioral health needs of youth across the country have increased substantially over the past decade, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to these challenges, states continue to build out their crisis continuum of care and consider innovative policy approaches to support children and adolescents.

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NAHC’s Bill Dombi: Horizontal Integration, Workforce Innovation to Accelerate in 2022

Home Health Care

The end of 2021 brought a handful of key home health policy issues to a temporary conclusion, including the congressionally secured delay to Medicare sequestration. HHCN is pleased to share the recording and transcript of our HHCN+ TALKS conversation with Dombi, recorded in late December. starting with Choose Home.

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WHOOP and the IRS: How Tax Avoidance Helps Health

Bill Of Health

By Bobby Stroup On December 19, WHOOP announced their flagship product (bearing the same name as the company) is now eligible for FSA and HSA spending. This news means customers might use tax deductions to purchase the “ wearable ” wellness device. HSAs Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are similar to FSAs and have the same tax benefits.

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Shifting the Health Disparities Paradigm

NASHP

This report is one section of of Healthy People, Healthy States: Promising Practices to Address Health Disparities. States are shifting the health disparities paradigm from the more narrow focus on chronic condition interventions to cross-agency/cross-sector approaches to identifying and addressing health disparities.