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Baltimore's Mental Health Crisis Response: $15M, No Insurers

Baltimore is building a 4th branch of first responders for mental health, funded by $15M in opioid settlement money, modeled on Durham's 4-year record.

Jul 17, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW

988 Tied to ~4,400 Fewer Youth Deaths. Funding Stays Flat

A 2026 JAMA study links the 988 Lifeline to roughly 4,400 fewer suicide deaths than projected among ages 15 to 34, an 11% drop. The funding didn't follow.

Jul 17, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW

How to File a Mental Health Parity Complaint (2026)

Insurers pay mental health clinicians 16%-59% less than physical-health clinicians, per an April 2026 Kennedy Forum report — how to file a parity complaint.

Jul 12, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW

Mental Health Parity: Connecticut Fined All 5 Insurers

Connecticut found all five major insurers, Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, ConnectiCare, and UnitedHealthcare, violating mental health parity law in one April 2026 report.

Jul 11, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW

1,400 FDA-Authorized AI Devices. Zero for Mental Health.

More than 1,400 AI medical devices carry FDA authorization. Mental health has zero. The gap reveals a regulatory system still ranking behavioral health last.

Jul 10, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW

Mental Health Parity Rollback: What Changed in 2026

EBSA's staff dropped 20% as the Trump administration suspended 2024 mental health parity enforcement, leaving 136 million workers with weaker protections in 2026.

Jun 29, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW

Mental Health Parity Enforcement 2026: Georgia's $25M Fines

Georgia fined insurers nearly $25M for parity violations in January 2026, and had collected $0 by spring. What the enforcement wave means for patients turned away.

Jun 26, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW

Mental Health Is a Workplace Problem Now

Depression and anxiety cost the global economy $1 trillion a year, and most employer mental health fixes still sit unused, built for a person who doesn't exist.

Jun 22, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW

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