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Perspective: What Does the CARES Act Mean for You and Your Clients?Mar 25, 2020|5 min readCurrently, the United States Senate is debating the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act ? S. 3548).
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You Can Count on ÀÖ²©´«Ã½to Be Your Voice in Uncertain Times and BeyondMar 23, 2020|2 min read
By: Brian D. Banks, Director Government Affairs & Public Policy As I sit in my home office practicing social/physical distancing, I am contemplating what I would like to share with you. This contemplation is not an avoidance of our current ...
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ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Requests Additional Mental Health Policies Related to COVID-19 in a Sign-On Letter to CongressMar 20, 2020|1 min read
Thus far, legislative packages have not addressed needs of mental health and substance use providers, patients, advocates, family members, and communities. The letter includes recommended next steps for Congress and the Administration to address these ...
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Published April, 2026 on WebMD
Criticism from family members on the care of loved ones with depression can worsen a care giver’s own depression. ÀÖ²©´«Ã½President Elect Victoria Kress and Shari Moody, discuss how care givers can manage their depression and how they can deal with family members.
Published February 16, 2026 on NBC News New York
AI developers are creating opportunities to explore relationships with chatbots and to use AI technology to search for human companionship. However, results from a new survey of over 700 ÀÖ²©´«Ã½counselors show concern about developing unhealthy dependencies on chatbots.
Published February 13, 2026 on NBC News New York
There’s growing concern about the ability of AI to displace humans in the workforce. ACA’s AI Work Group co-chair, Russell Fulmer, talks with NBC News about what counselors are hearing from their clients.
Published February 11, 2026 on NBC News New York
Emerging AI technology is making it possible to create AI versions of deceased loved ones. But in a new survey of ÀÖ²©´«Ã½counselors, 89% says that these new grief bots interrupt the grieving process.
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