The Department of Labor posted the pre-publication version and an associated fact sheet for its final rule entitled, “Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.”

For the best ideas in designing care environments to treat diverse people with behavioral and mental health challenges, the starting point is simple: the very specific needs of patients and caregivers, including their needs for safety and a sense of relief.

Integrated design firm JZA+D recently shared the news of grand openings for new venue locations for outpatient physical and occupational therapy provider JAG-ONE and mental health care treatment source Center for Anxiety — both featuring architecture and interior designs by the firm.

The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury announced the issuance of a proposed rule to strengthen regulations under the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, which aims to ensure that access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits through health insurers is not more restrictive than access to medical and surgical benefits.

The Associated General Contractors of America is launching a new effort to combat high suicide rates and improve mental health among the industry’s workers, the trade group announced today. The new effort, which the association is launching as part of its support for Suicide Prevention Month, is designed to address the high rate of suicide among construction workers.

There’s one critical safety element that the construction industry often overlooks – mental health. 

Construction Safety Week, an annual industrywide education and awareness event originally formed in 2014, is set for May 3-7, 2021.