The expansion of telemental health has been a cornerstone in improving access to mental health care, helping to alleviate gaps exposed by workforce shortages. However, unnecessary impediments, such as a 6-month in-person requirement for mental health, restrict access to...

Across the country, mental health workforce shortages remain a significant barrier to accessing care. Population and evidence-based integrated care models hold enormous potential to augment the existing psychiatric workforce and enhance access to care for the millions who...

Step therapy, otherwise known as “fail first” therapy, is a harmful medical protocol whereby insurers require patients, sometimes even those stable on a certain medication, to try and fail medications before agreeing to cover the initial therapy prescribed by the health...

Maternal mortality is a mental health issue. For the first time, in 2021 the leading cause of pregnancy-related death in the United States was underlying mental health conditions (23%). 1 in 5 women will suffer from MH conditions during pregnancy and the postpartum period,...