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2011
Updates
- October Advocacy Update - November 1, 2011
- September Advocacy Update - October 4, 2011
- July/August Advocacy Update - August 11, 2011
- June Advocacy Update - June 30, 2011
- May Advocacy Update - May 31, 2011
- April Advocacy Update - April 28, 2011
- March Advocacy Update - March 29, 2011
- February Advocacy Update - February 28, 2011
Federal Alerts
- Ask the Super Committee to Protect Funding for Medicaid's Mental Health Programs and Graduate Medical Education - November 18, 2011
- Send an e-mail to your Members of Congress asking them to fund section 5203 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - October 18, 2011
- Please Call Speaker Boehner and Ask Him to Allow a Vote on the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act - September 9, 2011
- Ask Your Senator to Support Children's Psychiatric Teaching Hospitals in the CHGME Reauthorizing Act - September 6, 2011
Sent to AACAP Members in: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming - Ask Your Representative to Vote to Fund Children's Psychiatric Hospitals - July 27, 2011
Sent to AACAP Members in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia - Call Your Representative and Ask Them to Vote to Provide Funding To Children's Psychiatric Hospitals - July 25, 2011
Sent to AACAP Members in: Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin - Tell Congress to Protect Funding for Children's Mental Health! - June 22, 2011
- Tell Congress to Protect Funding for School Based Health Centers! - March 30, 2011
State Alerts
- California Assembly Considering Fair Sentencing for Youth Act TOMORROW - August 24, 2011
Sent to AACAP Members in California - California Legislature Considering Fair Sentencing for Youth - August 16, 2011
Sent to AACAP Members in California - Support the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project in FY12 Budget: Call TODAY - June 17, 2011
Sent to AACAP Members in Massachusetts - Graduate Medical Education (GME) At Risk in Michigan 2012 Budget - May 23, 2011
Sent to AACA Members in Michigan - Florida Bills to Prohibit Access to Care: Contact Your Legislators THIS WEEKEND - April 29, 2011
Sent to AACAP Members in Florida - Urge the Texas House Insurance Committee to Support Coverage for Children with Mental Illness - April 4, 2011
Sent to AACAP Members in Texas - Oregon House Health Care Committee to Consider Legislation to Allow Psychologists to Prescribe - March 11, 2011
Sent to AACAP Members in Oregon - Prevent the Closing of a New York Children's Inpatient Unit and CAP Training Program - March 11, 2011
Sent to AACAP Members in New York - Hawaii Senate to Vote on Legislation to Allow Psychologists to Prescribe Medication: CALL TODAY! - March 8, 2011
Sent to AACAP Members in Hawaii - Legislative Alert: Urge the Illinois House Human Services Committee to Oppose HB 0286 - February 10, 2011
Sent to AACAP Members in Illinois
2010
Updates
- Advocacy Update - 2010 in Review - December 17, 2010
- September/October Advocacy Update - November 5, 2010
- July/August Advocacy Update - August 11, 2010
- June Advocacy Update - June 30, 2010
- May Advocacy Update - May 28, 2010
- March Advocacy Update - March 31, 2010
- February Legislative Update - February 26, 2010
- January Legislative Update - January 29, 2010
Federal Alerts
- Tell [Pennsylvania/Indiana/Illinois Representatives/Representative Michaud] to Pass the Healthcare Reform Bill Now! - March 19, 2010
Sent to AACAP Members in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Maine, respectively. - Tell Congress to Pass Juvenile Justice Reform Now! - February 17, 2010
State Alerts
- Massachusetts Legislature Passes Anti-Bullying Legislation - April 30, 2010
Sent to AACAP Members in Massachusetts - Urge Your Florida State Representative to Vote 'No' on SB 724 - April 28, 2010
Sent to AACAP Members in Florida - Urge Governor Kulongoski to Veto Psychologist Prescribing Bill - April 2, 2010
Sent to AACAP Members in Oregon
2009
Updates
- End of Year Update 2009 - December 31, 2009
- Healthcare Reform Update - November 20, 2009
- Healthcare Reform Update - November 10, 2009
- September Advocacy Update - October 7, 2009
- Update on White House Physician National Call - August 27, 2009
- July/August Advocacy Update - August 10, 2009
- June 2009 Advocacy Update - June 20, 2009
- May 2009 Advocacy Update - May 29, 2009
- March 2009 Advocacy Update - March 30, 2009
- February 2009 Advocacy Update - February 25, 2009
Federal Alerts
- Comment on "Healthy People 2020" - December 9, 2009
- House Will Take Up Amendment for Child Psychiatry Loan Forgiveness - November 6, 2009
- Ask Your Senators to Express Support for the Enhanced Act of 2009 - October 22, 2009
- Mental Health Parity: Urge Your Representative to Sign on to Rep. Patrick Kennedy's Letter - September 22, 2009
- Urge Your Senator to Support Parity Regulations - August 4, 2009
- Congress Needs to Hear from You on Health Care Reform - July 22, 2009
- Thank You for Your Advocacy - Update on the House Loan Forgiveness Amendment - July 21, 2009
- Tell Your Representative to Support CAP Loan Repayment in Health Care Reform - July 15, 2009
- Children's Health Care Crisis Relief Act Introduced in the House - April 2, 2009
2008
Updates
Federal Alerts
- Urge Your Representative to Support the Stop Child Abuse In Residential Centers for Teens Act - June 25, 2008
- May is Mental Health Month - April 28, 2008
- House Passes Mental Health Parity - March 5, 2008
2007
Updates
- AACAP Department of Government Affairs End of Year Advocacy Update - December 20, 2007
Federal Alerts
- Urge Your Representative and Senators to Support Mental Health Parity! - December 5, 2007
- President Bush Vetoes SCHIP Bill - October 3, 2007
- Meet with Your Representatives in Your District! - June 5, 2007
- Workforce Legislation Introduced in the House! - May 14, 2007
- Help Support Mental Health Parity - May 1, 2007
- Mental Health Parity Legislation Has Been Re-Introduced in the House of Representatives! - March 12, 2007
- Mental Health Parity Legislation Approved in Senate Committee! - February 16, 2007
- Mental Health Parity Legislation Has Been Re-Introduced! Senate Committee Vote on February 14th! - February 12, 2007
- AACAP Keeping Families Together Act - January 30, 2007
- AACAP Parity Legislative Alert: Parity Forums to Be Held In Your State! - January 18, 2007
