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Brian D. Banks Joins the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ as Its Next CEO

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian D. Banks as its new chief executive officer. Banks is a nationally recognized leader in government affairs, public policy and strategic advocacy.

Latest News

  • ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Requests Additional Mental Health Policies Related to COVID-19 in a Sign-On Letter to Congress
    Mar 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 ...

  • 2020 Election Update
    Mar 20, 2020|5 min read

      (Updated August 28, 2020 at 4:36 p.m. (EDT))   1. 2020 Presidential Candidates  Former Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE). If you know about this former vice president’s personal story, then you won’t be ...

  • 2020 ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Annual Conference & Expo Cancelled
    Mar 13, 2020|2 min read

    Released: 12:00 p.m. The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Governing Council made the difficult and heartbreaking, but unavoidable, decision to cancel the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½2020 Conference & Expo, the pre-conference Learning Institutes, and all other events associated with the conference. ...

Media Mentions

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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