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06/16/2026

Right now, the internet isn't built to keep kids safe. The Senate can change that.

This Father's Day, dads want more than socks and ties — they want the Senate to pass the Kids Online Safety Act.

Tell your senators to pass KOSA. 🔗 bit.ly/fathersforkosa

06/15/2026

Good news, North Carolina! The state legislature is advancing two bills — H 1124 and S 528 — that would improve youth access to mental healthcare resources in the state.

H 1124 passed the House Committee on Education - K-12 and will allow North Carolina to join the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists, expanding the school mental health workforce by giving more licensed psychologists a clear, standardized path to practice in the state. With only 1 school psychologist to every 2,000 NC students instead of the recommended 1 to 500, NC is counting on this measure to ensure that kids have access to the in-school support they need.

S 528 — which passed the Senate and the House Committee on Health — requires 988, the number for the Su***de and Crisis Lifeline to be printed on all grade 6-12 student IDs. Since the 988 Lifeline launched in 2022, nationwide su***des among young people dropped 11% below projections. Putting 988 where students will see it ensures that they know where help is the moment they need it.

Keep it up, North Carolina. 🩵

06/12/2026

The way men relate to mental health is shifting, and the data shows it, with nearly 2 in 3 young men saying they wish they had more people to talk to openly.

The desire for connection is clearly there. According to Crisis Text Line's latest report, fewer than 1 in 5 people who contact them identify as boys or men, even as men continue to die by su***de at nearly four times the rate of women. The report highlights critical recommendations including normalizing help-seeking and promoting trusted voices and social connections.

This Men's Mental Health Awareness Month, Inseparable is focused on making sure that when men and boys need more help, it's easy to get and easy to afford.

06/11/2026

Your doctor recommends treatment. Your insurer says no. That shouldn't happen, and stronger medical necessity laws can change it. Meet Kaylee, breaking down one of our core policy priorities in our new series: Policy Made Simple.

Everyone deserves access to the care they need. Share this with someone who needs to hear it. 💙

06/11/2026

Great news, Delaware!

Both the Senate and House have overwhelmingly passed SB 22, the Fair Standards in Mental Health Care Act, making Delaware just a signature away from fewer delays and denials, fairer access and coverage, and transparent, clinical standards of care.

Mental health is health, and our laws should reflect that. SB 22 protects mental healthcare by requiring insurers to use transparent, clinical guidelines when determining the need for treatment, ensuring that manageable conditions don’t become emergencies.

Thank you Sen. Bryan Townsend and Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown for your leadership in passing this critical legislation and delivering Delawareans the care they need, when they need it.

Next up, the Governor’s desk!

06/09/2026

Allyson's son was hospitalized in a mental health crisis. Then the bill came: $147,000.

Then came two months of phone calls, paperwork, and fighting just to get her insurance to cover the mental health care it should have covered from day one.

A family already navigating a mental health emergency shouldn't have to fight a second battle with their insurance company to get the care their insurance promised to cover. Care that's fair means mental health insurance that shows up the first time, not the fifteenth.

Allyson's story is one of thousands. What's yours? https://insact.us/4oi8tOR

06/06/2026

Good news out of New York! We’re one signature away from expanding the mental health workforce!

Both the state Senate and Assembly have passed A.6744. This puts New York one step away from joining PSYPACT, allowing licensed psychologists to provide virtual care across state lines while still following state licensing and safety rules.

New Yorkers deserve access to high quality mental healthcare that isn’t tied to geographical borders. New York students who attend school out-of-state deserve continuity of care with trusted providers. Every individual deserves access to the care they need, when they need it. This bill helps achieve that goal.

Thank you Sen. James Skoufis and Asm. Tony Simone for sponsoring this bill and for leading the charge in expanding mental healthcare access in New York.

Next up, the governor’s desk!

06/05/2026

Postcard from the road ✉️

Lately you'll find just about anywhere the fight for mental health is happening — on rally lawns, in committee rooms, and in state capitals far from the spotlight.

Swipe along and you'll catch us at the Mother's Day rally, standing shoulder to shoulder with parents and legislators to protect kids online and push Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act. You'll find Marianne in Wyoming, taking a seat at the table and testifying for youth mental health. In Albany, you'll see us honoring Tom O'Clair — whose family's loss became Timothy's Law — and standing with the lawmakers working to make sure New Yorkers don’t lose those protections. And you'll catch the quieter moments too — facility tours with lawmakers, and the kind of face-to-face conversations where change begins.

Because progress doesn't happen in a vacuum. It happens one room, one rally, one conversation at a time — and we're turning our shared stories into real policy change.

06/03/2026

"Insurance only covered a certain number of sessions. How is that even fair?”

It isn't, but that's exactly what Carla was told while being treated for severe PTSD after surviving a violent crime.

No one tells a patient with diabetes or a broken leg they've used up their "sessions" for the year — but mental healthcare still gets capped, gated, and rationed like it's somehow different.

It isn't different. Mental health is health, and care that's fair means coverage for the treatment that people actually need to get better.

Carla's right to ask. What's your story? Share it and join the movement: carethatsfair.us

06/03/2026

A new national survey from Research!America just confirmed what so many families already know: the cost of health care is Americans' top health concern, and mental health is #2, named by 14% of respondents — a number that's held strong for four years running.

These aren't two separate problems. When insurance companies deny, delay, and limit mental health care, the cost falls on real people. Our Care That's Fair campaign is fighting to make mental health care easy to get and easy to afford. Read what Americans are saying, and add your name at carethatsfair.us.

Did you know? More than one in five Americans live with a mental health condition, and nearly half will experience one at some point in their lifetime.

In recognition of Mental Health Month this May, we are taking a closer look at how Americans viewed the importance of mental health in our 2026 national survey commissioned earlier this year.

Read more about these important findings in our latest blog post: https://www.researchamerica.org/blog/america-speaks-on-mental-health/