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Alexandria, VA – Mental Health America (MHA) responded today to the Administration’s new Medicaid initiative with concern that it will set off a “race to the bottom” for states, by encouraging them to cut future Medicaid costs at the expense of people with serious mental health a…


Alexandria, VA — MHA is pleased to release a new report focused on the American workforce and mental health, Creating a Healthy Workplace: Im…


Alexandria, VA — Mental Health America (MHA) is pleased to release Making Space for Mental Health on Campus, the 2nd annual report from MHA’s Collegiate Mental Health Innovation Council (CMHIC) showcasing student-led programs that are filling gaps in…


Alexandria, VA – For the 6th year in a row, Mental Health America (MHA) released its annual State of Mental Health Report, which ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia ba…


In recognition of the challenges a new school year presents for children and adolescents, Mental Health America (MHA) is providing new resources on student mental health (http://www.mhanational.org/back-school), with an emphasis on web-based tools that c…


"Yesterday, President Trump suggested once again that the solution to violence in America is to put more people with mental illnesses into institutions. There are so many flaws in this logic.

"First, hate is not a mental illness. And people who hate should never be allowed to hide behind p…


Alexandria, VA – Today, Mental Health America (MHA) joined Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation for its second annual 21 Days to Be Kind Challenge to encourage young people, families, and teachers  to build habits that foster…


By Paul Gionfriddo, MHA President and CEO

The mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton are yet another chilling reminder of the changed nation in which we all live.

When the Columbine shootings occurred twenty years ago, we understood it to be an uncommon tragedy. We sought inf…