jueves, 18 de febrero de 2016

New Blog Posts: 'Improving Access to Mental Health Services' and 'Addressing the Burden of HIV Infection In Young Black Men'

New Blog Posts: 'Improving Access to Mental Health Services' and 'Addressing the Burden of HIV Infection In Young Black Men'



Update from the AIDS.gov Blog



Improving Access to Mental Health Services
 February 17, 2016 :: HHS.gov Blog
As part of his January announcement of new Executive Actions to reduce gun violence and make our communities safer, the President announced that his Fiscal Year 2017 Budget would propose $500 million in new investments to increase access to mental health care. The President’s announcement builds on the Administration’s efforts over several years to increase access to mental health services. [READ MORE]
Addressing the Burden of HIV Infection In Young Black Men
 February 17, 2016 :: AIDS.gov Blog
February 7th marked the annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). Led by the Strategic Leadership Council, this initiative was designed to increase HIV education, testing, community involvement, and treatment among black communities across the nation. Even with this national health observance and other efforts, findings from anew CDC study support the fact that HIV continues to have a significant impact on the health of young people, especially young black men who have same-sex partners.  [READ MORE]

DID YOU KNOW? The Affordable Care Act has expanded behavioral health coverage for millions of Americans by ending insurance company discrimination based on pre‐existing conditions, requiring coverage of mental and substance use disorder services in the Health Insurance Marketplace, and expanding behavioral health parity.

Twitter logoTWEET ABOUT ITVisit http://1.usa.gov/1mHYPEm to learn how the @POTUSFY 2017 budget proposes $500 million to improve access to mental health services via @AIDSGov

Twitter logoTWEET ABOUT ITAddressing the Burden of HIV Infection in Young Black Men http://1.usa.gov/218NZa0 via @AIDSGov

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