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Overdose deaths fell nearly 21% in 2025
The latest estimates on overdose deaths released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that as of August 2025, deaths fell approximately 21% from the same period in 2024. Overdose deaths were reported to have fallen in 45 states.
Data shows sharp increase in alcohol-related ED visits since early 2000s
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found a drastic increase in alcohol-related emergency department visits from 2003-2004 to 2021-2022.
SAMHSA releases updated 988 hotline resources
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released updated resources on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
AHA video highlights hospital-community partnerships in New Orleans
The AHA collaborated with LCMC Health in New Orleans to spotlight innovative efforts that extend care beyond hospital walls.
President signs SUPPORT Act reauthorization bill into law
President Trump Dec. 1 signed the AHA-supported SUPPORT Act (H.R. 2483) into law. The legislation reauthorizes key prevention, treatment and recovery programs for patients with substance use disorder. It also includes programs to support the behavioral health workforce.
ARPA-H to fund behavioral health projects through new initiative
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health announced Nov. 21 that it will fund up to $100 million in projects for quantitative measures of mental and behavioral health through its new Evidence-Based Validation & Innovation for Rapid Therapeutics in Behavioral Health initiative.
Study examines increase in states banning prior authorization in private health plans for OUD medications
A Health Affairs study published Nov. 3 examined an increase in states banning prior authorizations in private insurance plans for opioid use disorder medications.
HHS releases national suicide prevention strategy, plan
The Department of Health and Human Services and National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, a public-private partnership whose members include the AHA, April 23 released a national strategy and federal plan to prevent suicide over the next 10 years. The updated strategy includes a new pillar prioritizing equity for populations disproportionately impacted by suicide.
AHA blog discusses the need to address minority mental health
Rosalyn Carpenter and Paul Rains, R.N., write about the importance of fostering an inclusive environment to reduce stigma around behavioral health care for historically underserved communities.
AHA blog: Reducing Barriers to Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Mary Thompson — a member of AHA’s Committee on Behavioral Health and president of Trillium Place, a mental health and addiction recovery organization affiliated with Carle Health — explains how the Illinois-based organization works to integrate physical and behavioral health services to improve access to care among historically underrepresented communities and eliminate health disparities.