“Replace the cops with mental health workers!” is a really well-intentioned statement, but the current mental health system is also a...

Check out the informative dashboards from Crisis Textline that break down America's pain state-by-state. Each link will take you to a...

Today, years of hard-fought civil liberty protections are under threat— and to influence lawmakers, we need everyone to get involved....

Talking about race, although hard, is necessary. The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is here to...

Weeks of sustained anger and grief after the police killing of George Floyd have reignited a public debate over police brutality in the...

Cal Voices Condemns the Killing of George Floyd and Government Efforts to Infringe on Americans’ First Amendment Rights  On May 25,...

To be fully effective, our voices of lived experience must be joined together behind common messages and combined advocacy efforts. When...

Open letter advocating for an anti-racist public health response to demonstrations against systemic injustice occurring during the...

Author: Dayna Lee-Baggley Ph.D. I thought that when lockdown ended I would just feel relief. But much to my surprise, while the relief...

Mental Health America National​ and other members of the Mental Health Liaison Group sent a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma...

The following statement can be attributed to Paul Gionfriddo, president and CEO, Mental Health America "The inexcusable and violent...

Check out our very own, Trixxies Smith, who was featured in the Ledger Dispatch!! May is Mental Health Matters Month and this year I...

A recently published study, “Mental Health Recovery: Peer Specialists with Mental Health and Incarceration Experiences,” explored the...

MHA webinar recap: Peer support during times of crisis is not a new topic, but the crisis we are now experiencing is unlike any we have...

The International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS) has collected resources to assist peer support programs in moving online to...

As the number of cases of COVID-19 increase, so does the associated anxiety. For the general public, the mental health effects of...

Advocates have pushed back against the restructuring of a law that guarantees funding for mental health services, while a local activist...

(Download here) Over 100 years ago, our founder, Clifford W. Beers vowed to “fight in the open” for the rights of individuals living with...

Many state-level and local-level mental health issues overlap. Because of this, ACCESS California (ACCESS) has focused the following...

The 2017-18 Legislative Session produced a plethora of bills that addressed various issues related to behavioral health. Several of...