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Promoting mental well-being during World Mental Health Day

CMS Office of Minority Health Working to Achieve Health Equity





Promoting mental well-being during World Mental Health Day

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) recognizes World Mental Health Day by raising awareness about mental and behavioral health, especially for minority and underserved communities. Since 1992, this observance has worked to end the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health by promoting education and resources.

Mental health—which includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being—can often affect physical health. For example, symptoms of depression can increase the risk for conditions like diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Similarly, chronic conditions can also increase the risk for mental illness. In 2023, 22.8% of U.S. adults had experienced mental illness in the past year, and multiracial adults were more likely to have a mental illness or serious thoughts of suicide than adults of other racial or ethnic groups. American Indian or Alaska Native and multiracial Americans are also more likely to have used substances or had a substance use disorder in the past year. Mental health disparities also exist in between rural and urban communities, with current rural suicide rates almost double those in metropolitan areas.

Improving mental and behavioral health starts with ensuring equitable access to quality care for all. Through the Coverage to Care [ https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/agency-information/omh/health-equity-programs/c2c ] (C2C) initiative, particularly the Roadmap to Behavioral Health [ https://www.cms.gov/files/document/roadmap-behavioral-health-english.pdf ], we’re working to help individuals understand which mental health, substance use, and other behavioral health care services are available to them. Share the resources below this World Mental Health Day to encourage those you serve to prioritize their mental well-being.

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Resources

* Download our C2C Roadmap to Behavioral Health [ https://www.cms.gov/files/document/roadmap-behavioral-health-english.pdf ], which is available in 9 languages and serves as a mental health and substance use services companion guide to the C2C Roadmap to Better Care [ https://www.cms.gov/files/document/roadmap-better-care-english.pdf-0 ].
* Review the CMS Behavioral Health Strategy [ https://www.cms.gov/cms-behavioral-health-strategy ], which aims to ensure that high-quality behavioral health services and supports are accessible to all CMS enrollees and consumers.
* Share our C2C Telehealth Resources [ https://www.cms.gov/files/document/c2c-telehealth-patient-toolkitenglish.pdf ] to help your patients connect to available telehealth services.
* Read our Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Among Diverse Groups of Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries [ https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/Downloads/Data-Highlight-Vol11-Dec-2017.pdf ] data highlight, which examines the physical and mental health outcomes of people with Medicare Advantage by race and ethnicity.
* Review our Depression Disparities in Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Beneficiaries [ https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/Downloads/OMH_Dwnld-DataSnapshot-Depression.pdf ] data snapshot, which highlights disparities in depression for people enrolled in Medicare fee-for-service by race, ethnicity, and geography.
* Explore our Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool [ https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/OMH-Mapping-Medicare-Disparities ], which shows the prevalence of chronic diseases, including depression, among those with Medicare varied by age, sex, race and ethnicity, eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid, and geographic areas.
* Try HHS’s Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals [ https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/education/behavioral-health ] e-learning program, which helps behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency.
* Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) website to find resources for various populations including: Black [ https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/black-african-american ]; Hispanic/Latino Americans [ https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/hispanic-latino ]; American Indian & Alaskan Natives [ https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/ai-an ]; Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders [ https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/aanhpi ]; and LGBTQI+ [ https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/lgbtqi ] communities.
* Share information about SAMHSA’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline [ https://988lifeline.org/ ], which provides free and confidential support to individuals experiencing emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The lifeline is available in several languages.











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