Substance Use & Substance Use Disorders (SUD)

David was looking forward to some Friday night fun.  A starter on his high school basketball team, he had practiced hard every evening that week for the big game against a crosstown rival and still had to make time to study for his first period geometry test.  After dinner with his family, he headed over to a party at the house of a schoolmate whose parents were out o

In January 2001, the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, the largest employer-sponsored health insurance program in the Nation, instituted a mental health and substance abuse (MH/SA) parity policy in compliance with an earlier Presidential directive.

Demographic and Household Characteristics Employment Experiences and Earnings Education and Training

Submitted to: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Project Officer: Susan Hauan Through the: Missouri Department of Social Services and the Local Investment Commission, Inc.

This report presents findings on the characteristics and employment barriers of families receiving TANF benefits in South Carolina's Family Independence (FI) Program.

Contents Key Questions and Findings Policy Relevance Future Research Endnote

This report clarifies the sources of the tension between providers and payers with regard to what personal information should be shared for patients receiving mental health or substance abuse treatment. It also provides information to support a more consistent application of privacy-sensitive approaches to collecting personal health information in the future.

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Contents Policy Context Rationale for Providing Mental Health Services to Welfare Recipients Methodology Overview of the Study Sites Key Choices in Designing and Providing Mental Health Services

By Jon Morgenstern1, Annette Riordan2, Dominick Dephilippis3, Thomas W. Irwin1, Kimberly A. Blanchard1, Barbara S. McCrady4, Katharine H. McVeigh4