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M. Elsa Soto Leggett Begins Term as American Counseling Association President
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House Passes Bill to Increase Access to Mental Health Services for our Nation?s VeteransSep 30, 2020|3 min readCongress passed the Commander John Scott Hannon Veteran Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, and now the bill is on the President?s desk for him to sign into law.
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ACA Responds to Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex StereotypingSep 29, 2020|4 min read
The September 22, 2020 executive order seeks to combat "division and inefficiency" in federal contracting by prohibiting contractors from providing employee training on "divisive concepts." ACA is very concerned that the Executive Order would place an ...
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House Pushes Passage of Mental Health Equity BillSep 29, 2020|2 min read
Introduced in the House of Representatives on December 17, 2019 by Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), H.R.5469 would provide licensed professional counselors with additional resources to address racial inequities within mental health care.
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Unpacking the Past (and the Groceries) With Your Therapist
Published July 11, 2025 in New York Times
More counselors are exploring cooking therapy to lead clients to breakthroughs in a novel setting. ACA's Lynn Linde discusses this emerging method and is cited in the article.
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