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# Behavioral Health News

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## Posts
- [Recognizing September as Suicide Prevention Month: Supporting Maternal Mental Health](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/recognizing-september-as-suicide-prevention-month-supporting-maternal-mental-health/): Learn how maternal mental health support and early intervention can prevent perinatal suicide, reduce risks, and save lives during pregnancy and postpartum\.
- [Treating Opioid Addiction in Jails Improves Treatment Engagement, Reduces Overdose Deaths and Reincarceration](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/treating-opioid-addiction-in-jails-improves-treatment-engagement-reduces-overdose-deaths-and-reincarceration/): Providing MOUD in jails cuts overdose risk, boosts recovery, and lowers reincarceration, showing its impact on the opioid crisis and public health\.
- [Debating SSRIs While Millions with Mental Health Conditions Go Untreated](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/debating-ssris-while-millions-with-mental-health-conditions-go-untreated/): Explore the debate on SSRI use in pregnancy and the urgent need to improve access to mental health treatment and innovative care options\.
- [BHN Summer 2025 Issue](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/bhn-summer-2025-issue/): “Supporting Maternal Mental Health and Reducing Stigma”
- [Treating Depression in Pregnancy Is Lifesaving—Here’s What the FDA Panel Got Wrong](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/treating-depression-in-pregnancy-is-lifesaving-heres-what-the-fda-panel-got-wrong/): Paige Bellenbaum, LCSW, PMH\-C, responds to the FDA's flawed panel on SSRIs in pregnancy, urging support for evidence\-based, lifesaving treatment\.

## Events
- [Roundtable 2 of 2: Maternal Mental Health Support Programs and Solutions to Overcome Stigma](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/event/roundtable-2-of-2-maternal-mental-health-support-programs-and-solutions-to-overcome-stigma/)
- [Roundtable 1 of 2: Understanding Maternal Mental Health and Stigma](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/event/roundtable-1-of-2-understanding-maternal-mental-health-and-stigma/)
- [Webinar: Breaking Down Barriers with The SUNY Downstate STAR Program’s “Stop Mental Health Stigma” Campaign](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/event/webinar-breaking-down-barriers-with-the-suny-downstate-star-programs-stop-mental-health-stigma-campaign/)
- [Webinar: United Way of the Dutchess\-Orange Region \- Empowering Communities through Inclusion and Mental Health Anti\-Stigma Efforts](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/event/webinar-united-way-of-the-dutchess-orange-region-empowering-communities-through-inclusion-and-mental-health-anti-stigma-efforts/)
- [Webinar: Yates INSYGHT \- Combating Mental Health Stigma in a Rural Community](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/event/webinar-yates-insyght-combating-mental-health-stigma-in-a-rural-community/)

## Categories
- [Addiction and Recovery](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/category/addiction-and-recovery/)
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## Tags
- [mental health](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/tag/mental-health/)
- [stigma](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/tag/stigma/)
- [COVID\-19](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/tag/covid-19/)
- [recovery](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/tag/recovery/)
- [substance use disorder](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/tag/substance-use-disorder/)

## Authors
- [\|](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/postauthors/15714/)
- [Michael B\. Friedman, LMSW](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/postauthors/michael-b-friedman-lmsw/)
- [Staff Writer](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/postauthors/staff-writer/)
- [Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/postauthors/ashley-brody-mpa-cprp/)
- [Ann M\. Sullivan, MD](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/postauthors/ann-m-sullivan-md/)

## Organizations
- [New York State Office of Mental Health \(OMH\)](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/organization/new-york-state-office-of-mental-health-omh/)
- [Services for the UnderServed \(S:US\)](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/organization/services-for-the-underserved-sus/)
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## Event Categories
- [Webinar](https://behavioralhealthnews.org/events/category/webinar/)