Mental Health Parity

  • Read more: The State of Care in Mental Health Services in England 2014-2017

    The State of Care in Mental Health Services in England 2014-2017

    By John Tingle The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. They have recently published a report of inspections on specialist mental health services. The  report is very thorough and detailed and reveals both good and bad practices. When reading the report however the poor practices…

  • Read more: An Autism Diagnosis: Still the Key to Unlocking Needed Services?

    An Autism Diagnosis: Still the Key to Unlocking Needed Services?

    By Kate Greenwood Cross-Posted at Health Reform Watch In a recent, very moving, post about her son’s diagnosis with autism at age eight, blogger Amy Storch writes: “I guess I should mention the obvious — district services for Autism are much more comprehensive than ADHD.” An autism diagnosis should not, as a matter of law,…