New Evidence on the Effects of State Mental Health Mandates

State mental health parity laws improve equity in private insurance coverage for mental and physical health services, but prior research shows no effect on service use.We study whether state parity differentially affects individuals by neon catsuit employer size since large firms are often exempt from state health mandates due to the Employee Retir

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The Intersections Between Sexual Orientation, Latine Ethnicity, Social Determinants of Health, and Lifetime Suicide Attempts in a Sample Being Assessed for Entry to Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Purpose: Few studies have examined the relationship between the intersections of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) sexual orientation, Latine ethnicity, and lifetime suicide attempts in Latine individuals with substance use disorder.This study examines this intersection and controls for social determinants of health, mental health disorder symptoms,

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