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When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was first introduced, it fundamentally reshaped how millions of Americans accessed and paid for healthcare. By expanding the availability of premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies, the ACA not only made coverage attainable for lower- and middle-income individuals, it redefined how behavioral health services could be delivered with consistency and dignity. Now, as Congress debates the future of these subsidies, the stakes could not be

Recently, I stumbled upon a YouTube episode hosted by the popular Dr. Mike , who spent time with Dr. Eric Bender , a psychiatrist known for advising media outlets on accurately depicting mental illness. This is an area I’ve always found fascinating—especially how mental illness and substance misuse are portrayed in movies and television.   I can’t count how many times I’ve been struck by the incredible inaccuracies: movies offering quick, tidy solutions to complex behavioral

Really? What does farming have to do with substance use harm reduction? I’ll connect the dots, I promise. Like many of you, I like to...

As September draws to a close, we wrap up another National Recovery Month —a time when individuals, families, and communities lift up the...