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On December 21, Congress passed a $2.3 trillion spending bill that delivers $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief and $1.4 trillion to fund the federal government through September 30, 2021.

Following bipartisan and bicameral negotiation, on December 16, Congress passed the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act. This legislation is designed to provide aid and resources to care coordination efforts between community mental health and addiction treatment centers and local law enforcement agencies.

On November 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on their initial COVID-19 vaccine distribution recommendations.

National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia released a statement on November 17 following the Senate’s passage of the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act.

President Donald J. Trump on Saturday signed The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act into law, capping a bipartisan, bicameral push to make 9-8-8 the national number for mental health emergencies.

National Council for Mental Wellbeing president and CEO Chuck Ingoglia was quoted in The Delta Center's recent announcement regarding three additional years of support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to continue the initiative.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced plans to make $20 billion in new funding available to health care organizations on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.

National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia today released a statement on Tom Hill, a senior advisor at the National Council who was honored by Faces & Voices of Recovery.

Demand for mental health and addiction treatment services has increased significantly just as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken the financial viability of behavioral health organizations and reduce the availability of lifesaving treatment and services, according to new polling released by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.

National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia today released the following statement in support of a letter from a coalition of organizations applauding the inclusion of $4.5 billion in funding for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).