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Approved Advocacy Statement for Transgender and Nonbinary Issues and Concerns

  The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ adopted the following advocacy statement: The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) is committed to nondiscrimination and prevention of harassment in all forms (verbal, physical, sexual, emotional, and ...

Apply Now: Funding available for SUD training programs

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is offering two types of mental and behavioral health education and training grants to education and training organizations, both with an application deadline of May 7. The grant programs offer a ...

Approved Advocacy Statement for Indigenous People?s Rights and Concerns

  The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) adopted the following advocacy statement: · The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) stands in alliance with indigenous communities and recognizes the need for counselors to provide counseling ...

The School-Focused Debate: Safety Technology v. Mental Health

Nearly a quarter of a million students have experienced gun violence at their schools since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, according to a Washington Post analysis. And 2018 had the highest number of school shootings since at ...

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Offers a Helping Hand to Members Affected by the Argosy Closing

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ supports its members in many ways?and is pleased to be able to offer a helping hand to ÀÖ²©´«Ã½members affected by the recent closing of the 22 Argosy campuses nationwide.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Needs Your Help: You can illustrate the urgent need for Medicare reimbursement for LPCs

Every mental health professional knows that it’s vital that Congress approve Medicare reimbursement for licensed professional counselors (LPCs). All of you know more than one heart-rending story about the difficulties and potential harm facing ...

Congratulations to the 2019 ÀÖ²©´«Ã½National Award Winners!

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ and the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Foundation are pleased to announce the 72 winners of the annual ÀÖ²©´«Ã½National Awards for counseling students, counselors in practice and ÀÖ²©´«Ã½members who have made extraordinary ...

Application Deadlines Extended For Student Loan Forgiveness Programs Benefitting LPCs

February 21st, 2019  The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has extended the deadline for accepting applications for a new student-loan-forgiveness program for behavioral health clinicians working in drug-treatment programs in ...

Help Support the Mental Health Services for Students Act

We need your help! The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) needs your help to encourage members of Congress to support H.R 1109 the Mental Health for Student Act.  On February 8, 2019 Congressional Mental Health Caucus Co-Chairs, Reps. Grace F. ...

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Announces President-Elect for 2019-2020

Sue Pressman, nationally recognized as one of the country?s leading career management and transition experts, has been named President-Elect of the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) for 2019-2020. She will begin her term as ÀÖ²©´«Ã½President-Elect on ...

Suicides in VA parking lots spotlight veterans? mental health care

A total of 19 suicides occurred at Veterans Administration facilities, including seven in VA hospital parking lots, from October 2017 to November 2018. The Washington Post examined the unfolding tragedy in a feature article titled “The Parking ...

Support New Legislation That Would Provide Medicare Reimbursement to Counselors

On Jan. 31, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Representative John Katko (R-NY) introduced the Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019. This measure would include Licensed ...

Fighting suicide: The importance of hope

In a new CT Online article, ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Chief Professional Officer David Kaplan discusses the importance of hope in the fight against suicide?and provides a look at a range of strategies and statistics focused on this devastating ...

More counselors needed for children in U.S. border detention facilities, ÀÖ²©´«Ã½CEO Says

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Chief Executive Officer Richard Yep recently sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, urging HHS to increase the number of mental health counselors at influx care facilities in the United ...

Application process open: Two student-loan debt-forgiveness programs for LPCs

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications through Feb. 21 for two student-loan repayment-assistance programs for behavioral health clinicians, including licensed professional counselors (LPCs).

Application Process Announced: New SUD Student-Loan-Forgiveness Program, Existing Student Loan-Forgiveness Program for Health-Care Workers

UPDATE: The deadline for applying to this program has been changed from February 21, 2019 to February 28, 2019. More information here . The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications through Feb. 21 for a new ...

Federal Report on School Safety Released

The Federal Commission on School Safety, established after the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., released a 180-page final report on Dec. 18 containing 93 recommendations for improving school safety nationwide, ...

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Takes Action Toward Interstate Licensure Portability

This fall, the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ took a major step in the direction of interstate licensure portability.  On Oct. 17, the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Governing Council approved the initial endorsement and funding of a professional occupation ...

The Costs of Mental Illness In Treating Physical Illness

The effects of mental health on physical health are well known. An Oxford University review of the literature shows that the average reduction in life expectancy is between seven to eleven years for someone with recurrent depression, nine to twenty ...

Should We Have a Three Digit Suicide Prevention Hotline? Have Your Say.

The National Hotline Improvement Act was signed into law August 2018.  The law requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Federal Communications ...