🏥 SAMHSA restores $2B in grants within 24 hours, but providers say the whiplash exposes funding fragility (Ashleigh Hollowell, Behavioral Health Business) — 01/15/26 TL;DR: HHS reversed the abrupt termination of roughly $2B in SAMHSA grants after termination notices went out on Jan. 13, yet providers and trade groups warn the episode shook trust, triggered immediate disruption planning, and underscores the push for more sustainable, payer-based funding (Medicare and Medicaid) instead of volatile grant dependence.
📱 Emory-launched Greater Change Health offers on-demand virtual therapy for students within 24 hours (Maija Ehlinger, Hypepotamus) — 01/16/26 TL;DR: Founded by Emory alum Amari Morton, Greater Change Health matches students to virtual therapists within 24 hours, uses a subscription model, and lowers costs by staffing practicum-level therapists while providing 24-hour crisis support for users and partner schools
🧠 APSARD poster highlights online ADHD assessment tool performance vs clinical interviews (Heidi Anne Duerr, Barry K. Herman, Psychiatric Times) — 01/17/26 TL;DR: Mentavi Health shared real-world data showing its asynchronous online adult ADHD assessment reached 80% sensitivity and a 95% positive predictive value, with a 12% false-positive rate compared with 56% in clinician interviews, amid growing telehealth use in ADHD care.
🇮🇳 Ahead of India’s Union Budget 2026–27, healthcare leaders push for stronger policy on mental health, medtech, and prevention (Jasmine Anand, India Today) — 01/15/26 TL;DR: Industry voices call for targeted execution-focused support, including fixing inverted duties to boost domestic diagnostics manufacturing, increasing mental health funding (cited as ~₹1,004 crore, ~1% of the health budget), expanding medtech and AI incentives (including possible PLI 2.0), and scaling early-detection screening programs.
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