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Statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President and CEO, National Council for Mental Wellbeing on CMS Block Grant Guidance

CONTACTSophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org202-621-1631 (office)January 30, 2020 – National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia today issued the statement below in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new  guidance to states to apply for waivers to Medicaid block grants, which would reduce federal Medicaid…

Statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President and CEO, National Council for Mental Wellbeing on the Decision by Congress to Fund Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) Through May 2020

Press Contact:Sophia Majlessi202-621-1631 (office)SophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.orgDecember 20, 2019 – This week, Congress approved the 2020 appropriations bill, which includes a five-month extension for the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration and a $50 million increase for CCBHC Expansion Grants. National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia released…

Bipartisan Majorities of New Hampshire Voters Urge Presidential Candidates to Address Mental Health and Addiction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Sophia Majlessi202-621-1631 (office)SophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.orgVoters More Likely to Support a Candidate Who Promises to Address Mental Health and Addiction, According to New Polling from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing Released Ahead of December 16 New Hampshire 2020 Presidential Candidate Forum WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 11, 2019) – New…

Statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President and CEO, National Council for Mental Wellbeing on Passage of the Continuing Resolution that Includes Funding for the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act

Press Contact:Sophia Majlessi202-621-1631 (office)SophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.orgNovember 21, 2019 – National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia today released the following statement in response to Congressional approval of a continuing resolution that includes an extension of funding for the bipartisan Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act…

National Council for Mental Wellbeing Celebrates Mental Health Champions on the Hill 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sophia Majlessi 202-621-1631 office SophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org National Council honors Reps. Markwayne Mullin, Paul Tonko and Gwen Moore, and Sens. Ron Wyden and Chuck Grassley. WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 18, 2019) – The National Council for Mental Wellbeing …

Statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President and CEO, National Council for Mental Wellbeing on Creation of a Health Advanced Research Projects Agency (HARPA)

Following news reports that the White House is considering creation of a Health Advanced Research Projects Agency (HARPA) that would study incidents of mass violence to develop more effective ways to prevent them, Chuck Ingoglia, president and CEO of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, issued the following statement.WASHINGTON, D.C.

Statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President & CEO of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on President Trump’s “Mental Institutions” Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContactDrew LovejoyDrewL@TheNationalCouncil.org(304) 541-1223The National Council for Mental Wellbeing issued the following statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President and CEO, in response to President Trump’s suggestion that the United States should forcibly institutionalize people with serious mental illness as a response to mass violence.Let’s be perfectly clear. The president is…

National Council for Mental Wellbeing Welcomes Reyna Taylor, Vice President of Public Policy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACTSophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org(202) 621-1631WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 8, 2019) – The National Council for Mental Wellbeing today announced Reyna Taylor will join the organization as vice president of public policy, effective August 19. In this role, she will lead the organization’s public policy and government affairs activities, supervise legislative…

Following Tragic Shootings in El Paso and Dayton, New Report Recommends Wide Range of Actionable Solutions to Reduce Mass Violence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACTSophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org(202) 621-1631Behavioral Health-based Report Recommends Communitywide Response to Mass ViolenceWASHINGTON, D.C. (August 6, 2019) – Today, the Medical Director Institute (MDI) of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing released, “Mass Violence in America: Causes, Impacts and Solutions,” a comprehensive response following recent episodes of mass…

Statement from Chuck Ingoglia, President & CEO of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on Extension of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Program

Contact:Sophia MajlessiSophiaM@TheNationalCouncil.org(202) 621-1631Washington, D.C. (July 30, 2019) – The National Council for Mental Wellbeing today applauded Congress’s vote to extend the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) program through September 13. “CCBHCs are on the front lines of our national efforts to curb the opioid epidemic and halt rising…