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Lawsuit Challenges Abrupt HUD Changes To Continuum Of Care Build Grants For Permanent Supportive Housing
October 12, 2025On September 11, 2025, the National Alliance To End Homelessness (Alliance) and Women’s Development Corporation sued the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for abruptly changing the terms of grant funding for Continuum of Care builds (CoC Builds)… -
U.S. State & Federal Prison Population Up 2% Between 2022 & 2023
October 11, 2025The number of people incarcerated in state and federal prisons combined showed an increase of 2% between year-end 2022 and year-end 2023, rising from 1,230,100 people in 2022 to 1,254,200 in 2023. The previous year, prison populations also increased by… -
Commercially Insured Consumers With Opioid Use Disorder Diagnoses Increased 39.8% From 2021 To 2024
October 10, 2025The rate of opioid use disorder (OUD) diagnoses among consumers covered by commercial insurance increased by 39.8% between 2021 and 2024, according to an analysis of claims data by FAIR Health. The rate of OUD diagnoses increased from a national… -
15% Of Mental Health Apps Updated To Refer Users To 988 & 24% Offered An Alternative Hotline
October 10, 2025More than one year after the rollout of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in 2022, only 15% of mental health apps had incorporated information on this new national standard for crisis support as of 2024, according to a recent… -
Lack Of National Reporting, Tracking System Makes Policy Analysis & Recommendations For Involuntary Inpatient Civil Commitment Challenging
October 10, 2025The variation of rates of national involuntary inpatient civil commitment by state and by source, combined with the lack of a national reporting and tracking system, combine to make policy analysis and recommendations challenging, a recent analysis concluded. The lack… -
Medicare Advantage SNP Enrollment Grows to 7.3 Million in 2024
October 10, 2025The percentage of Medicare Advantage members enrolled in a Special Needs Plan (SNP) between 2018 and 2025 increased from 13% to 21%, according to a recent report from KFF, a non-profit organization that publishes policy research, polling, and journalism. The… -
LifeSkills, Inc. Regional Mental Health Crisis Intake Center Breaks Ground—First Of Its Kind In Kentucky
October 9, 2025LifeSkills, Inc. and the Barren River Area Development District (BRADD) broke ground on a mental health crisis intake center described as the first of its kind in Kentucky. The center is intended to serve the 10 BRADD counties with comprehensive… -
Seattle Seeks Community-Based Interventions To Combat Toll Of Gun Violence
October 9, 2025The City of Seattle’s Human Services Department (HSD) is seeking a continuum of community-based interventions to support people and communities affected by gun violence. HSD released a request for proposals on September 23, 2025, with responses due by November 12,… -
New York City Sued Over Violations of Solitary Confinement Law On Rikers Island
October 9, 2025On September 23, 2025, the Legal Aid Society with pro bono counsel Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, filed a lawsuit against the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) over violations of a state law against long-term solitary confinement on… -
New York To Award Up To $25 Million In Funding For New Regional Disability Health Clinics
October 9, 2025New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that $25 million in capital project grants will benefit the development of Regional Disability Health Clinics (RDHC) through the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). The funding was included in…
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