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Behavioral Health
This web page is designed to provide easy access to information and tools that will assist hospitals and health systems in navigating the changing behavioral health care system and understanding national, state and local activities affecting behavioral health.
Advocacy Issue: Workforce
Congress should take a number of actions to help hospitals and health systems support today’s workforce and ensure a future pipeline of professionals to meet the nation’s increasing demands for care.
Workforce
The core mission of hospitals and health care systems is caring for people. To fulfill that mission, hospitals and health systems need compassionate, skilled, trained, and dedicated professionals. Health care is a labor-intensive field, requiring 24-hour-per-day/seven-days-per-week staffing to achieve optimal quality outcomes. Investment in a qualified and engaged multi-disciplinary workforce is foundational. To advance workforce issues, the AHA has developed a Workforce Agenda.
Older Adult Behavioral Health
With approximately 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, older adults’ behavioral health is an area of significant concern — particularly when you consider that chronic conditions common in older adults such as diabetes, stroke, hearing loss or heart disease can put them at greater risk of depression and anxiety.
Better Health for Mothers and Babies Webinar Series: Core Principles in Action
This 4-part webinar series showcases hospitals and health care organizations putting each principle into action to improve outcomes.
AHA Comments on Department of Education Professional Degree Program Proposal
Public charge determinations assess how likely it is that an individual seeking immigration to the United States will become dependent on government assistance for support and subsistence. These
Workforce and Workplace Violence Prevention
Learn from case studies of organizations that have addressed workplace violence using best practices and individual solutions tailored to their size, resources, and culture.
UPDATED: Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems as Government Shutdown Looms
Advisory revised Sept 28. with fiscal year 2026 agency contingency plans. Government funding is set to expire at midnight Sept. 30 without congressional action.
AHA 2025 Advocacy Agenda
Explore the AHA's 2024 Advocacy Agenda focusing on healthcare policy and advocacy priorities. Download the PDF for detailed information.
Advocacy & Public Policy, AHA, Access & Health Coverage, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Access to Behavioral Health, Reducing Healthcare Disparities, Quality & Patient Safety, Workforce, Making Healthcare More Affordable, Advancing Best Practices for Hospitals & Health Systems, Innovation, Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC)