What are the new cool technology advancements for mental health clients and therapist resources? What have legislatures passed that affect mental health policy and practice? Do those affect each other or ethical concerns?

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AI apps for therapy session notes. What to know.
Tech

AI apps for therapy session notes. What to know.

There is a new rash of AI apps for therapy session notes on the scene. Transcription software for mental health...
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The 90837 insurance code crackdown
Policy

The 90837 insurance code crackdown

Ahhh the ole' 90837. If you have worked with billing codes for insurance, you know how common this one is....
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AI for suicide prevention: High hopes, but still more to learn
Research Tech

AI for suicide prevention: High hopes, but still more to learn

Research shows doctors and clinicians are often unable to accurately predict suicide. As if suicide wasn't sad and humbling enough...
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Smartphones detect mental health difficulties?
Tech

Smartphones detect mental health difficulties?

Maybe the apps really are watching us.... I'm sure we've all had many of those moments. You're talking with a...
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Fentanyl crackdown 2025: What it means for services
Policy

Fentanyl crackdown 2025: What it means for services

If you've seen the movie Traffic, you've seen the portrayal of a difficult, but poignant question. Does drug policy lie...
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AI apps for therapy session notes. What to know.

AI apps for therapy session notes. What to know.

Tech
There is a new rash of AI apps for therapy session notes on the scene. Transcription software for mental health...
Read More
The 90837 insurance code crackdown

The 90837 insurance code crackdown

Policy
Ahhh the ole' 90837. If you have worked with billing codes for insurance, you know how common this one is....
Read More
AI for suicide prevention: High hopes, but still more to learn

AI for suicide prevention: High hopes, but still more to learn

Research Tech
Research shows doctors and clinicians are often unable to accurately predict suicide. As if suicide wasn't sad and humbling enough...
Read More
Smartphones detect mental health difficulties?

Smartphones detect mental health difficulties?

Tech
Maybe the apps really are watching us.... I'm sure we've all had many of those moments. You're talking with a...
Read More
Fentanyl crackdown 2025: What it means for services

Fentanyl crackdown 2025: What it means for services

Policy
If you've seen the movie Traffic, you've seen the portrayal of a difficult, but poignant question. Does drug policy lie...
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More NIH grant cuts: Mental health included

More NIH grant cuts: Mental health included

Policy
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides research grants to fund research in multiple areas of medicine and mental health....
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AI apps for loneliness: Tech’s attempts to help

AI apps for loneliness: Tech’s attempts to help

Tech
Loneliness on its own sucks to experience. And I'm sure we've all been there at times, in a personal sense....
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Department of Education mental health cuts

Department of Education mental health cuts

Policy Research
The Department of Education announced that it will cut funding for mental health services provided to qualifying school districts across...
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Recent substance abuse and mental health funding cuts

Recent substance abuse and mental health funding cuts

Policy
The second Trump administration has brought a lot of change and confusion to government policy. This includes healthcare in the...
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Political anxiety and stress: How do therapists help?

Political anxiety and stress: How do therapists help?

Policy Research
Political stress often gets discussed during election season. However, US presidential administration policies in 2025 continues to create great uncertainty...
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Conversion therapy case reaches Supreme Court

Conversion therapy case reaches Supreme Court

Policy Research
The US Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a lower court ruling accepting the State of Colorado's ability...
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How effective are AI therapists? What are human therapists to do?

How effective are AI therapists? What are human therapists to do?

Research Tech
We have written about initial research on AI therapy chatbots. Recent reports point to a drastic recent increase in AI...
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HHS rules and US health department shake-ups

HHS rules and US health department shake-ups

Policy
U.S. political transitions every 4-8 years typically bring about a range of changes for many government departments. This includes policy...
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Stanford plays with AI and mental health genetics

Stanford plays with AI and mental health genetics

Research Tech
Even the mental health field can't stay out of the AI hype. Our work is very human driven, but it...
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Ethics continuing education training: Top 5 challenges in practice

Ethics continuing education training: Top 5 challenges in practice

Continuing Ed. Policy
It's getting closer to the end of another year and another licensure period for many clinicians. For some, it's a...
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AI for mental health diagnosis

AI for mental health diagnosis

Research Tech
A machine that can diagnose disorders? Well, it may not be too surprising with everything AI seems to be able...
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Multiple negative effects of loneliness on health

Multiple negative effects of loneliness on health

Policy Research
Therapists and researchers alike often emphasize the importance of social support. A few inverse experiences of feeling supported - loneliness...
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Mental health terminology gap widens: Therapy speak abounds.

Mental health terminology gap widens: Therapy speak abounds.

Policy Research
Many therapists have noticed clients have increasingly come to therapy talking about difficulties in a whole new "therapy speak". Clients...
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Portable brain stimulation for anxiety and other conditions

Portable brain stimulation for anxiety and other conditions

Research Tech
Luck of the Irish, aye? Well in this case, we could call it skill. The Belfast-based startup Neurovalens has been...
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Mental health hotline number(s): Many-in-one therapist resource

Mental health hotline number(s): Many-in-one therapist resource

Policy
I am sure we've all been there: This individual has a particular need, but what resources can they access outside...
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