Policy Issues and Statements | Mental Health America

Linkage to Broader Issues

Position Statement 72: Violence: Community Mental Health Response

Position Statement 71: Health Care Reform

Position Statement 73: College and University Response to Mental Health Crises

Services Issues

Position Statement 31: Development of Employment Services for Adults in Recovery from Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

Position Statement 35: Aging Well: Wellness and Psychosocial Treatment for the Emotional and Cognitive Challenges of Aging

Position Statement 32: Access to Medications

Position Statement 33: Substance Use Disorders

Position Statement 34: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Other Electromagnetic Brain Treatments

Position Statement 36: Self-Determination Initiatives

Position Statement 37: Peer Support Services

Position Statement 38: Supportive Housing and Housing First

Criminal Justice Issues

Position Statement 55: Confining Sexual Predators in the Mental Health System

Position Statement 56: Mental Health Treatment in Correctional Facilities

Position Statement 57: In Support of the Insanity Defense

Position Statement 58: Life Without Parole for Juvenile Offenders

Position Statement 51: Children With Emotional Disorders In The Juvenile Justice System

Position Statement 52: In Support of Maximum Diversion of Persons with Serious Mental Illness from the Criminal Justice System

Position Statement 53: Mental Health Courts

Position Statement 54: Death Penalty and People with Mental Illnesses

Position Statement 59: Responding to Behavioral Health Crises

Children's Issues

Position Statement 48: Prevention of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Young People

Position Statement 41: Early Identification of Mental Health Issues in Young People

Position Statement 42: Services For Children With Mental Health Conditions And Their Families

Position Statement 43: The Federal Role in Services that Address the Health and Wellness of Children, Youth, and Families

Position Statement 44: Residential Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Serious Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

Position Statement 45: Discipline and Positive Behavior Support in Schools

Position Statement 47: Custody Relinquishment and Funding for Care and Treatment of Children

Position Statement 49: Perinatal Mental Health

Position Statement 46: Promotion of Mental Health during Early Childhood

System Transformation Issues

Position Statement 11: In Support of Recovery-Based Systems Transformation

Position Statement 13: Integration of Mental and General Health Care

Position Statement 14: The Federal Government's Responsibilities for Mental Health Services

Position Statement 15: Parity in Health Insurance

Position Statement 16: Addressing the Health- Related Social Needs of People with Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

Position Statement 17: Promotion of Mental Wellness

Position Statement 18: Cultural and Linguistic Competency in Mental Health Systems

Position Statement 12: Evidence-Based Healthcare

Procedural Issues

Position Statement 61: Affiliate and National Office Participation in Policy Development and Legislative Activity

Position Statement 62: Mental Health America's Role in Litigation

Position Statement 63: Participation in Mental Health Planning, Advisory and Governance Boards

Rights and Privacy Issues

Position Statement 21: Rights of People with Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

Position Statement 22: Involuntary Mental Health Treatment

Position Statement 23: Psychiatric Advance Directives

Position Statement 25: Community Inclusion after Olmstead

Position Statement 26: Participant Protections in Psychiatric Research

Position Statement 27: Standards For Management of and Access to Consumer Information

Position Statement 24: Seclusion and Restraints