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President Biden Announces Executive Order to Reduce Gun Violence and Expand Mental Health AccessMar 17, 2023|2 min readOn Wednesday, March 14, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order aimed at reducing gun violence in America. Last year, with the number of mass shootings on the rise, President Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, ...
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Arkansas Becomes Nineteenth State to Sign Interstate Counseling Compact into LawMar 16, 2023|2 min readThe dream of many licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines moves toward reality as Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law her state’s Counseling Compact legislation. This milestone marks the nineteenth ...
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Medicare Implementation Planning UnderwayMar 14, 2023|2 min read
On March 9, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of Practitioner Services for Medicare and the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) met to discuss program implementation. ÀÖ²©´«Ã½has identified four areas in which we have ...
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Aired September 25, 2025 on Spectrum News Columbus
More should be done to combat the dark side of social media that can endanger kids and teenagers. ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Past President Christine Suniti Bhat discusses the dangers of social media, its influence on societal pressures on young people and the role of parental supervision in protecting them.
Published August 27, 2025 in CNN
As AI chatbots become a popular way to access cost-free counseling and companionship, a patchwork of state regulation is emerging, restricting how the technology can be used in therapy practice. ACA’s AI work group member Russell Fulmer provides insight on using AI in counseling in this article.
Published August 5, 2025 in Healthcare Brew
Bots have the potential to both help and hurt the mental health crisis, and clinicians hold varied perspectives about AI for therapy. ACA’s AI work group members Russell Fulmer and Olivia Uwamahoro Williams discuss the pros and cons and are cited in this article.
Published July 28, 2025 in WebMD
A person with disorganized attachment often wants conflicting things, so they have contradictory behavior. ACA’s President-Elect, Victoria Kress explains this attachment style and is quoted in this article.
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