Weekly Wrap-Up
February 25, 2022
ANNOUNCEMENTS
73 Doctors and None Available:
How Ghost Networks Hamper Mental Health Care

The term, commonly used by professionals, describes a panel of medical providers who for various reasons aren’t providing.

Special Note:  MHAC CEO Heidi Strunk is quoted in the piece
as a subject matter expert.

Targeted by Politicians, Trans Youth Struggle With Growing Fear and Mental Health Concerns

State legislators across the country introduced a record number of anti-transgender bills in 2021, many specifically targeting trans youth. Texas lawmakers proposed nearly 50 such bills, including an unsuccessful bill that could have sent parents to prison and placed their children in foster care if they approved gender-affirming treatments. In the first week of 2022 alone, legislators in at least seven states proposed bills targeting LGBTQ+ youth.
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Mental Health Crisis Calls for a Conversation on Health Care
 
Organization is kicking off a conversation about integrating physical and behavioral health to envision a new health care experience.
 
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