Abstract
The Biden administration announced March 2 a nationwide tour to address mental health challenges exacerbated by the pandemic, another sign the United States may have reached what the president said in his State of the Union address is “a new moment in the fight against COVID‐19,” USA Today reported. The National Tour to Strengthen Mental Health, led by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, aims to hear directly from Americans about the behavioral health challenges they're facing and engage with local leaders to strengthen services. “From small towns to big cities, I'll be traveling nationwide with members of my leadership team to meet with people who have been hit particularly hard, and partnering with local leaders to find ways to save lives in our communities,” Becerra said. Over the next few months, the administration also will announce new initiatives to increase the number of behavioral health professionals and support workers in underserved communities, expand pediatric mental health care access through telehealth services and transition to 988, the new suicide and crisis hotline. Throughout the tour, Becerra also will listen and gather ideas about what more HHS can do to address issues like substance abuse, youth mental health and suicide.
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