MENTAL HEALTH

Addresses

Impact of Terrorist Attacks on New York, NY, Hospitals and Mental Health: Herb Pardes, E2147 [28NO]

Amendments

Terrorism: provide assistance to individuals affected by terrorist attacks (S. 1729), S13066, S13076 [12DE]

Articles and editorials

Answer the Wake-Up Call From Our Children, E573 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions

Autism: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1345 [29MR]

Children and youth: assist States and communities in developing a comprehensive approach to helping small children who have been exposed to domestic violence or violence in the community (see S. 1862), S13943 [20DE]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H3202 [14JN]

———mental health services (see H.R. 75), H27 [3JA]

———reduce impact and provide appropriate services for children experiencing or exposed to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see S. 1483), S10058 [2OC]

Courts: allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals (see S. 59), S99 [22JA]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3464 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 2422), H3805 [28JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize projects to facilitate the treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 29), H221 [7FE]

Education: establish a mental health community education program (see S. 859), S4822 [10MY]

———establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program specializing in underserved treatment areas (see S. 67), S99 [22JA]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (see S. 620), S2894 [26MR] (see H.R. 1508), H1497 [4AP]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (see S. 68), S99 [22JA]

———make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (see S. 65), S99 [22JA]

———promote emotional and social development of pre-school age children (see S. 1247), S8203 [25JY]

———provide funding flexibility to States and local educational agencies for programs to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities (see H.R. 1527), H1498 [4AP]

Families and domestic relations: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2805), H5337 [2AU]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see S. 1535), S10640 [11OC] (see H.R. 2380), H3803 [28JN]

Federal aid programs: clarify application of certain mental health parity provisions to annual and lifetime visit, benefit, and dollar limits (see H.R. 2992), H6136 [2OC]

———establish regional centers to help States, local governments, and other organizations develop activities and services to assist persons with persistent mental illnesses (see H.R. 2363), H3802 [28JN]

———public participation in establishing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2844), H5454 [6SE]

Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see S. 46), S98 [22JA]

Federal-State relations: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H8948 [5DE]

Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1396), H1481 (see H.R. 1396), H1491 [4AP]

GAO: require study and report on violence by postal employees (see H.R. 2321), H3618 [26JN]

Health care professionals: provide practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (see S. 69), S99 [22JA]

Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H61 [6JA]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S2388 [15MR]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see S. 595), S2730 [22MR] (see H.R. 1194), H1114 [22MR]

Medicaid: coverage of all medically necessary services for uninsured families and individuals (see H.R. 2627), H4633 [25JY]

———increase the personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals under Medicare (see H.R. 1763), H2022 [8MY]

———permit uninsured individuals to obtain coverage to assure coverage of prescription drugs, substance abuse treatment, mental health services, and long-term care services (see H.R. 1142), H1059 [21MR]

———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 2364), H3802 [28JN]

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see S. 1760), S12368 [4DE] (see H.R. 898), H649 [6MR]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 841), S4508 [8MY] (see H.R. 599), H323 [13FE]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see S. 1083), S6601 [21JN] (see H.R. 2294), H3465 [21JN]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see S. 690), S3435 [4AP] (see H.R. 1522), H1498 [4AP]

———improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (see S. 52), S99 [22JA]

———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (see S. 51), S98 [22JA]

Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 14), H28 [3JA]

National Academies of Practice: grant Federal charter (see S. 58), S99 [22JA]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see S. 70), S99 [22JA] (see H.R. 663), H395 [14FE]

National Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 71), S9621 [21SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Eric R. Kandel, Paul Greengard, and Arvid Carlsson for physiology or medicine (see S. Res. 135), S7805 [17JY]

Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 108), H1345 [29MR]

Refugees: authorizing appropriations for domestic centers and programs for the treatment of victims of torture (see S. 887), S4940 [15MY]

Schools: establish a grant program to promote emotional and social development and school readiness (see H.R. 2636), H4633 [25JY]

Social Security: application of employment criteria under management contracts for certain mental health facilities (see H.R. 3147), H6919 [16OC]

———provide an exception to certain marriage requirements for widows and widowers relative to State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse institutionalized due to mental incompetence (see H.R. 319), H162 [31JA]

Telehealth: establish a program for the delivery of services (see S. 1283), S8464 [31JY]

Terrorism: provide assistance to individuals affected by terrorist attacks (see S. 1729), S12054 [27NO]

Letters

Cap on attorneys' fees in District of Columbia special education placement lawsuits: District of Columbia City Council, S11517 [7NO]

———Peggy Cooper Cafritz and Paul L. Vance, District of Columbia Board of Education, S11516 [7NO]

Medicare Mental Illness Nondiscrimination Act: Daniel B. Borenstein, American Psychiatric Association, E157 [13FE], E179 [14FE]

NIH Centers for Excellence funding: Ruth L. Kirschstein, NIH, H1677 [1MY]

Rural Mental Health Accessibility Act: Charlotte Hardt, National Rural Health Association, S4826 [10MY]

———Jacqueline Shannon, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S4826 [10MY]

Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act: Charlotte Hardt, National Rural Health Association, S12373, S12374 [4DE]

———Cindy Knight, Wyoming Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, S12373 [4DE]

———David M. Bergman, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, S12372, S12373 [4DE]

———Dee Kernodle, Arkansas Mental Health Counselors Association, S12372 [4DE]

———Dell Tyson, Arkansas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, S12373 [4DE]

———Jane Goodman, American Counseling Association, S12371 [4DE]

———Karen Robertson, David L. Beck, and Lesley Travers, Wyoming Counseling Association, S12371 [4DE]

———Mary Riemersma, California Association for Marriage and Family Therapists, S12374 [4DE]

———Midge Williams, American Mental Health Counselors Association, S12372 [4DE]

Lists

Cosponsors of S. 543, Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, S11172 [30OC]

Rainbows for All Children (nonprofit organization)—Guam chapter certified site coordinators, E1981 [2NO]

Supporters of S. 543, Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, S11173 [30OC]

Remarks in House

Autism: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Con. Res. 91), H1672-H1680 [1MY], H2175 [15MY], E663 [27AP], E734 [4MY]

———research and educational programs funding, H1562 [25AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: autism research funding, E449 [27MR]

Children and youth: meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (H.R. 2198), E1111 [14JN]

———mental health services (H.R. 75), H843 [13MR], H5760 [20SE], H7893 [7NO]

Dept. of Education: elementary school counseling program funding, H6650 [11OC]

Dept. of HUD: homeless prevention programs funding through reductions in home ownership downpayment assistance and administrative expenses, H4710-H4713 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize projects to facilitate the treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease, H4696 [26JY]

———authorize projects to facilitate the treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease (H. Res. 29), E112 [6FE]

———veterans mental health treatment programs funding, H7937 [8NO]

District of Columbia: cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, H9048 [6DE]

———education and training programs funding, H7918, H7919 [8NO]

Education: expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students, H2306 [17MY]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (H.R. 1508), E572 [5AP]

———promote emotional and social development of pre-school age children, H2534, H2535 [22MY]

Families and domestic relations: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (H.R. 2805), E1521 [3AU]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (H.R. 2380), E1278 [29JN]

Federal aid programs: clarify application of certain mental health parity provisions to annual and lifetime visit, benefit, and dollar limits (H.R. 2992), E2146 [28NO]

Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (H.R. 1396), H1354 [3AP]

Gallinghouse, Betty: West Bergen Mental Healthcare, Inc., Distinguished Service Award recipient, E368 [15MR]

Guam Association of Social Workers: anniversary, E533 [4AP]

Guma' Mami, Inc.: anniversary, E884 [22MY]

Housing Options & Geriatric Association Resources, Inc.: tribute, E2088 [15NO]

Insurance: mental health coverage parity, H10435, H10436, H10438, H10441 [19DE]

———provide coverage, H1704 [1MY]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (H.R. 162), H615 [1MR]

Key Biscayne, FL: tribute to National Alliance for Autism Research Walk FAR for NAAR, H7593, H7700 [1NO]

Massachusetts: anniversary of South Shore Association for Retarded Citizens, E524 [3AP]

Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (H.R. 599), E156 [13FE], E179 [14FE]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (H.R. 2294), E1175 [21JN]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services, E535 [4AP]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E656 [26AP]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (H.R. 663), H328 [14FE]

National Commission on Mental Health: establish, H296 [13FE]

National Social Work Month: observance, E459 [27MR]

Rainbows for All Children (nonprofit organization): tribute to Guam chapter, E1981 [2NO]

Schools: ensure students who bring guns to school undergo psychological evaluations and receive follow-up treatments, H5762 [20SE]

———mental health services grants, H2518, H2519 [22MY]

Social Security: application of employment criteria under management contracts for certain mental health facilities (H.R. 3147), E1897 [16OC]

South Mountain, PA: anniversary of South Mountain Restoration Center, E675 [1MY]

Terrorism: mental health impact of terrorist attacks, E2146 [28NO]

The Arc of the U.S. (organization): anniversary of Dallas, TX, chapter, E549 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate

Albee, George W.: American Psychological Association Presidential Citation recipient, S3149 [29MR]

American College of Neuropsychopharmacology: recognition of members who have won the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine, S7326 [9JY]

Arts and humanities: tribute to role of art therapy in dealing with aftermath of terrorist attacks, S12154 [29NO]

Children and youth: reduce impact and provide appropriate services for children experiencing or exposed to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking (S. 1483), S10064 [2OC]

———suicide prevention activities funding, S5953 [7JN]

Courts: allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals (S. 59), S322 [22JA]

District of Columbia: cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11515-S11519, S11526-S11529 [7NO]

———exempt certain plaintiffs from cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11529-S11531 [7NO]

———GAO report on awards in excess of cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11530, S11532 [7NO]

Education: establish a mental health community education program (S. 859), S4824-S4827 [10MY], S4852 [14MY]

———establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program specializing in underserved treatment areas (S. 67), S325 [22JA]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (S. 620), S2904 [26MR]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (S. 68), S326 [22JA]

———make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (S. 65), S324 [22JA]

———promote emotional and social development of pre-school age children (S. 1247), S8232 [25JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: designate pupil services personnel as eligible recipients of certain professional development funds, S6119 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (S. 1535), S10648 [11OC]

Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (S. 46), S319 [22JA]

Health care professionals: provide practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (S. 69), S326 [22JA]

Insurance: mental health coverage parity, S13779, S13782, S13790, S13791 [20DE]

———provide coverage of mental health services and prescription drugs, S7179 [29JN]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits, S11165-S11183 [30OC]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (S. 543), S2393-S2396 [15MR], S6477 [20JN], S12397 [5DE]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (S. 595), S2732 [22MR]

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (S. 1760), S12370-S12374 [4DE], S12466 [6DE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (S. 841), S4510 [8MY]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (S. 1083), S6616 [21JN]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (S. 690), S3438 [4AP]

———improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (S. 52), S321 [22JA]

———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (S. 51), S320 [22JA]

National Academies of Practice: grant Federal charter (S. 58), S322 [22JA]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (S. 70), S327 [22JA]

National Suicide Prevention Week: observance, S4814 [10MY]

New York, NY: health care impact of terrorist attacks, S12437 [5DE]

Refugees: authorizing appropriations for domestic centers and programs for the treatment of victims of torture (S. 887), S4948 [15MY]

Surgeon General: national policy on suicide prevention, S4814 [10MY], S5953 [7JN]

Terrorism: expand and improve counseling and mental health services for posttraumatic stress syndrome relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9955 [1OC]

———provide assistance to individuals affected by terrorist attacks (S. 1729), S13076, S13077 [12DE]

Valley, AL: tribute to Valley Haven School Bike/Hike/Run for Valley Haven, S2728 [22MR]

Reports filed

Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 543) (S. Rept. 107-61), S9197 [6SE]

Post Terrorism Mental Health Improvement Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1729), S12053 [27NO]

Statements

Quick Facts on Mental Illness: Senator Domenici, S11176 [30OC]

Summaries

Meet Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Needs of Incarcerated Children and Youth (H.R. 2198), E1111 [14JN]

Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act (S. 543), S2395 [15MR]

Testimonies

Mental Health Research Funding: Lydia Lewis, National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, E596-E598 [24AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 91, increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals, H1673 [1MY]

S. 46, Clinical Social Workers' Recognition Act, S319 [22JA]

S. 51, remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in Medicare outpatient rehabilitation facilities, S321 [22JA]

S. 52, improve Medicare reimbursement for clinical social worker services, S321 [22JA]

S. 58, grant Federal charter to National Academies of Practice, S322 [22JA]

S. 59, allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals, S322 [22JA]

S. 65, make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program, S324 [22JA]

S. 67, establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program specializing in underserved treatment areas, S325 [22JA]

S. 68, make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs, S326 [22JA]

S. 69, Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act, S326 [22JA]

S. 70, National Center for Social Work Research Act, S327 [22JA]

S. 543, Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, S2394 [15MR]

S. 595, Fairness in Treatment—The Drug and Alcohol Addition Recovery Act, S2733-S2735 [22MR]

S. 690, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act, S3439-S3442 [4AP]

S. 859, Rural Mental Health Accessibility Act, S4825 [10MY]

S. 887, Torture Victims Relief Act, S4949 [15MY]

S. 1271, Post Terrorism Mental Health Improvement Act, S13076 [12DE]

S. 1760, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act, S12370 [4DE]

S. Con. Res. 71, National Mental Health Awareness Week, S9633 [21SE]

S. Res. 135, recognition of Eric R. Kandel, Paul Greengard, and Arvid Carlsson for Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, S7824 [17JY]