Benefits
Mental Health and Addiction Treatment
Medicaid typically serves populations with larger need for mental health and addiction services than the public at large. These services are critical to improving overall health and wellness in individuals.

Resources
Our fifth Federal Policy Brief highlights opportunities to improve continuity of care and health outcomes for people who...
Federal Policy Briefs: Behavioral Health Workforce
Our fourth Federal Policy Brief highlights opportunities to strengthen the behavioral health workforce.
Federal Policy Briefs: Youth Mental Health
In this brief, NAMD highlights federal opportunities to improve the youth mental health system.
Federal Policy Briefs: Behavioral Health Integration
In this brief, NAMD highlights federal opportunities to drive integration in the behavioral healthcare system.
Federal Policy Briefs: Crisis Response
In this brief, NAMD highlights federal opportunities to improve crisis response systems, including call lines, mobile crisis teams,...
Biden Administration Releases Fall 2021 Unified Regulatory Agenda
The Office of Management and Budget recently published the Fall 2021 Unified Agenda which outlines the Biden Administration’s...
Recovery and Resilience in Mental Health and Addiction
Vic Vela, Colorado Public Radio Host, shared his story of recovery from addiction at the NAMD Fall Conference.