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Statement from National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia on Kentucky and Michigan as New Participants in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration

Chuck Ingoglia today released the following statement in response the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announcing two new states, Kentucky and Michigan, will be added to the CCBHC Medicaid demonstration program.

Statement from National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia on The New Role of Virtual Care in Behavioral Health Report in Conjunction with Qualifacts Systems Inc.

The New Role of Virtual Care in Behavioral Health shares how providers are embracing technology and virtual care as an ongoing part of their treatment toolbox rather than a short-term solution during a national emergency.

National Council Presents Awards of Excellence to Honor Outstanding Accomplishments of Members and Behavioral Health Organizations

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing presented awards to numerous individuals and organizations for their efforts to improve behavioral health treatment, access to care and service delivery in America.

National Council for Mental Wellbeing Announces New Board Members

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing is pleased to announce the results of its recent Board elections. We welcome our newly elected Directors and Officers.

National Council for Mental Wellbeing Announces 2020 Advocacy Leadership Award Winners

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing will recognize three mental health and addiction treatment advocates for their extraordinary work during Hill Day.

Latest Medicaid Provider Relief Funding Strategy from HHS and HRSA is Deeply Flawed, Further Jeopardizes the Viability of the Nation’s Behavioral Health System

In response to today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) regarding distribution of additional Provider Relief Funds to Medicaid eligible providers, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing issued the following statement from President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia…

Message from President and CEO, Chuck Ingoglia, Regarding the National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s COVID-19 Relief Fund

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Sophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org(202) 621-1631The financial peril of community mental health and addiction treatment organizations has never been greater.That’s why the National Council for Mental Wellbeing launched a COVID-19 Relief Fund.Stay-at-home orders and other adjustment operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic have decimated behavioral health care providers and…

National Council for Mental Wellbeing Statement on Bipartisan House and Senate Committee Leaders Urging HHS to Disperse COVID-19 Relief Funds to Medicaid Providers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Sophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org(202) 621-1631On June 3, 2020 the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the United States Senate Committee on Finance and the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services,…

Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) Letter to Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seema Verma on Making Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent

For many providers, the COVID-19 pandemic provided an unexpected opportunity to launch new telehealth services or further develop existing telehealth initiatives. Changes in state and federal telehealth regulations since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic have accommodated those changes. As a result, barriers to access have been largely eliminated and…

Statement from National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia in Response to Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Sophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org(202) 621-1631According to news reports, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use (OAS) Elinore McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D., who leads the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), attended a White House Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, May 19 and warned her colleagues in the…