Actions include $200 million to scale up 988 suicide and crisis lifeline and new resources for school-based mental health services This Mental Health Awareness Month, we honor all those experiencing mental health challenges and celebrate the mental health professionals, families, and caregivers who support them. It is clear that our country is facing an unprecedented…
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FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Efforts to End HIV/AIDS At Home and Abroad
On this 35th commemoration of World AIDS Day, we remember those we have lost to HIV/AIDS and commit to accelerating our efforts to fight the disease and support those with and experiencing risk for HIV. The Biden-Harris Administration remains committed to implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) and achieving the bipartisan goal of ending the HIV epidemic…
A Proclamation on Second Chance Month, 2024
America was founded on the promise of new beginnings. During Second Chance Month, we recommit to building a criminal justice system that lives up to those ideals so that people returning to their communities from jail or prison have a fair shot at the American Dream. Every year, more than 650,000…
Dr. Rahul Gupta’s Testimony Before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“There is hope, there is progress, and there is an unwavering commitment from the Biden-Harris Administration to use this inflection point to further reduce drug overdose deaths and save more lives” On July 27, 2023, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta provided the following testimony to the U.S.…
Remarks by ONDCP Director Dr. Rahul Gupta at the National Conference of State Legislatures 2023 Summit
Dr. Gupta brings President Biden’s Unity Agenda message and urgent call to action to nation’s largest gathering of legislators and legislative staff Indianapolis, IN – Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta delivered remarks at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Annual Legislative Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana.…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Actions to Protect Youth Mental Health, Safety & Privacy Online
The United States is experiencing an unprecedented youth mental health crisis. More than half of parents express concern over their children’s mental well-being, and there is now undeniable evidence that social media and other online platforms have contributed to our youth mental health crisis. The number of children and adolescents with anxiety and depression has risen nearly 30% in recent years.…
FACT SHEET: On Int’l Overdose Awareness Day, the Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $450 Million in New Funding to Support President Biden’s Unity Agenda Efforts to Beat the Overdose Epidemic and Save Lives
Biden-Harris Administration hosting Families of Overdose Event today at the White House Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, the Biden-Harris administration is recognizing all those who have lost someone to an overdose. President Biden declared August 27 through September 2 as Overdose Awareness Week to focus the nation’s attention on the devastation caused by illicit fentanyl and…
FACT SHEET: On Int’l Overdose Awareness Day, the Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $450 Million in New Funding to Support President Biden’s Unity Agenda Efforts to Beat the Overdose Epidemic and Save Lives
Biden-Harris Administration hosting Families of Overdose Event today at the White House Washington, D.C. – Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, the Biden-Harris administration is recognizing all those who have lost someone to an overdose. President Biden declared August 27 through September 2 as Overdose Awareness Week to focus the nation’s attention on the devastation caused by…
A Proclamation on National Foster Care Month, 2023
The more than 391,000 American children and youth living in foster care deserve to grow up in safe and loving homes devoted to their health, happiness, and advancement. This month, we honor the absolute courage of young people in foster care, who too often endure challenges that no child should ever have to confront, and…
FACT SHEET:Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Protect LGBTQI+ Communities
Today, in celebration of Pride Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions to protect LGBTQI+ communities from attacks on their rights and safety. Over a dozen states have enacted anti-LGBTQI+ laws that violate our most basic values and freedoms as Americans, and are cruel and callous to our kids, our neighbors, and those in…
