New advancements in health IT are supporting the Biden-Harris Administration’s Unity Agenda, which aims to drive improvements across mental health, cancer innovation, veteran services, and the opioid and drug overdose epidemic. During the 2023 State of the Union address, President Joe Biden will announce a new set of policies to continue to advance the Unity Agenda and deliver results for families across the country, White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield told reporters Tuesday.

To support these priorities, federal agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data visualization dashboards, online training programs and more…

To improve mental health care and access, Biden invested in expanding coverage and reducing costs for mental health services, increasing the number of mental health providers, and strengthening access to crisis services by building out the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and implementing the Veterans Crisis Line.

These investments build on efforts at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to collect and analyze data on mental health trends and launch new tech initiatives to address mental health and substance abuse disorders, such as SAMHSA’s Technology Transfer Centers (TTCs), which help upskill the health workforce to handle the surge in patients… Read the full article here.