Policy Issues A-Z

View our full list of position statements Through education, research, advocacy and service, Mental Health America works to promotes mental wellness and the prevention of mental health and substance use conditions. MHA firmly believes mental health is a fundamental social justice issue, and all individuals deserve to live healthy and productive lives. The following topics provide advocates, consumers, and other members of the mental health community with helpful information, including fact sheets, webinar recordings, press releases, model legislation, testimony, studies, toolkits, and additional resources. We encourage advocates to use these resources to assist in the promotion of effective mental health and substance use policies. Click on any of the following topic areas to access more information about these critical issues.

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• Access to Medications
• Children’s Mental Health Services
• Confidentiality
• Criminal Justice
• Cultural Competence
• Death Penalty
• Employment
• Evidence Based Medicine
• Federal Budget Advocacy
• Financing
• Healthcare Disparities
• Health Information Technlogy
• Healthcare Reform
• Housing
• Insurance Parity
• Integrated Care
• Involuntary Outpatient Commitment
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
• Mental Health Caucuses
• Prevention
• Psychiatric Advance Directives
• SCHIP
• Seclusion and Restraints
• State Budget Advocacy
• Veteran Issues