WASHINGTON, July 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Council for Mental
Wellbeing has joined Path Forward, a coalition that brings together
stakeholders from across the health care ecosystem, to advance
targeted policies and practices that will expand equitable access
to quality mental health care.
National Council for Mental Wellbeing Joins
Path Forward, Strengthening Efforts to Transform Mental Healthcare
in the US
Path Forward works to implement its priority reforms with
employer groups, clinician associations, and leading mental health
policy organizations. With the addition of the National Council,
the coalition now includes a membership organization that drives
policy and social change on behalf of more than 3,400 specialty
mental health and substance use treatment providers.
The National Council has brought countless visionary initiatives
to the mental health field, including Certified Community
Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), Mental Health First Aid and
advanced technical support for provider organizations around a
range of practice innovations. The National Council joins the
American Psychiatric Association, Bowman Family Foundation, The
Goodness Web, HR Policy Association, The Jed Foundation, Meadows
Mental Health Policy Institute, and National Alliance of Healthcare
Purchaser Coalitions in the work of the coalition.
"We are excited to join forces with Path Forward to advocate
around our many shared priorities including advancing the
collaborative care model, expanding equitable access to care and
treatment and implementing measurement-informed care," National
Council President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia said. "We've made so
much progress to improve mental health and substance use treatment
and care, but we have so much work ahead of us. This new alliance
with Path Forward will make a difference for the field and the
millions of people with a substance use or mental health
challenge."
Path Forward's Executive Director Anna Bobb said, "The
National Council for Mental Wellbeing brings the indispensable
perspective of the specialty care system to our shared mission of
getting Americans—and especially young Americans—the mental health
care they need when and where they need it. We are stronger
together."
About Path Forward
Path Forward is a coalition funded through a philanthropic donor
collaborative, led by The Goodness Web, that brings together
organizations with diverse expertise, resources, and perspectives
to foster innovation and scale proven solutions to the complex
issue of increasing access to mental healthcare.
PathForwardCoaltion.org
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About National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Founded in 1969, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing is a
membership organization that drives policy and social change on
behalf of over 3,400 mental health and substance use treatment
organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and
families they serve. The National Council advocates for policies to
ensure equitable access to high-quality services, builds the
capacity of mental health and substance use treatment organizations
and promotes greater understanding of mental wellbeing as a core
component of comprehensive health and health care.
TheNationalCouncil.org
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