{"id":16125,"date":"2015-04-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhe180dev.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/relias-learning-and-the-national-council-partner-to-move-the-nation-toward-excellence-in-behavioral-health-sfgate\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T09:08:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:08:16","slug":"relias-learning-and-the-national-council-partner-to-move-the-nation-toward-excellence-in-behavioral-health-sfgate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/relias-learning-and-the-national-council-partner-to-move-the-nation-toward-excellence-in-behavioral-health-sfgate\/","title":{"rendered":"Relias Learning and The National Council Partner to Move the Nation Toward Excellence in Behavioral Health &#8211; SFGate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With parity, the Affordable Care Act and the recent passage of the Excellence in Mental Health Act, mental health and addiction treatment organizations have new opportunities to serve their communities. 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