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A Game Changer for Mental Health

Posted on November 30, 2015

U.S. News & World Report

Identifying and treating psychosis early on will dramatically better the lives of many young Americans.

Five Studies: Mental Health Courts Are Finding Their Footing

Posted on November 30, 2015

Pacific Standard

Fewer than 400 mental health courts exist, and the variety of their approaches makes it difficult to draw general conclusions. Research is only beginning to examine whether they work, what the drawbacks are, and what practices are most effective.

States To Use Medicaid Money To House Homeless People

Posted on November 30, 2015

Pew Trusts/Stateline

Communities with big homeless populations are increasingly turning to a strategy known as housing first. The approach has been used in cities like Chicago and Cleveland, as well as in several states, such as Massachusetts, Minnesota and Washington, as local nonprofits have worked to provide both housing and health care to homeless people. And it got an important endorsement in June, when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) told state Medicaid offices around the country that Medicaid dollars,could be used to help chronically homeless people and others with long-term disabilities to find and maintain permanent housing.