Strengthening Mental Health, COVID-19 Guidance & More

[American Flag] An official email from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services [HHS 360 Logo]( Latest U.S. Department of Health & Human Services News Releases [National Tour to Strengthen Mental Health]( National Tour to Strengthen Mental Health Did you know? Secretary Becerra will be visiting sites across the U.S. as part of a transformational push to strengthen the nation’s mental health. [Visit HHS.gov/hhstour »]( HHS News Releases Week of March 6, 2022 [In New Hampshire, Secretary Becerra Highlighted the Importance of Family Planning and Mental Health Funding]( March 4, 2022 Today, March 4, 2022, in Manchester, New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra toured a community health center for youth and families and led two roundtable discussions emphasizing the Biden-Harris Administration’s support for family planning programs and mental health services. [Read full news release]( [Readout of Secretary Becerra’s Virtual COVID-19 Dialogue with Ministers of Health]( March 4, 2022 At the beginning of the third year of the global response to COVID-19, a pandemic that has upended lives and impacted nearly all aspects of societies around the world, there is a need to redouble efforts to mitigate the ongoing acute impacts of this disease, while also shifting the vision toward sustained disease control. [Read full news release]( [Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Reaffirming HHS Support and Protection for LGBTQI+ Children and Youth]( March 2, 2022 Today, on the heels of a discriminatory gubernatorial order in Texas, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement reaffirming HHS’s commitment to supporting and protecting transgender youth and their parents, caretakers and families. [Read full news release]( [HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Congratulates Robert Valdez as New AHRQ Director]( March 2, 2022 Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra released a statement announcing the appointment of Robert "Bob" Valdez, Ph.D., MHSA, as Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). [Read full news release]( [Secretary Becerra Kicks Off National Tour to Strengthen Mental Health]( March 2, 2022 Following President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address on Tuesday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra kicked off the National Tour to Strengthen Mental Health in an effort to hear directly from Americans across the country about the behavioral health challenges they're facing and engage with local elected officials and leaders to strengthen the mental health and crisis care system in our communities. [Read full news release]( [Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on President Biden’s State of the Union Address]( March 1, 2022 Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement after President Biden’s State of the Union address. [Read full news release]( [Readout of HHS Secretary Becerra’s Roundtable with SEIU Healthcare to Celebrate Black History Month]( February 28, 2022 On Monday, February 28, 2022, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra participated in a roundtable discussion with members of SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana Missouri and Kansas. [Read full news release]( [New Report Demonstrates Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Physical Health]( February 28, 2022 Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and the Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral Rachel Levine, issued the following statements in response to a new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report showing climate change's current and future impacts on physical and mental health. [Read full news release]( [See More News Releases]( [COVID-19 Community Level Map]( Local COVID-19 Guidance CDC’s new COVID-19 Community Level tool classifies every county in the US into low, medium, or high, with recommended prevention measures for each level. [Check your area's level »]( U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775 Website: [HHS.gov]( Follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [View in browser]( [Forward this email]( [Unsubscribe or manage your email preferences](