Frequent mental distress among young U.S. adults declined for the second consecutive year in 2024, though prevalence remained significantly higher than in 2012, according to the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published Oct. 8. The findings were based on…
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The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has brought back specialized crisis support for LGBTQ+ youth through its “Press 3” option, with the service available again starting Sept. 30, the Los Angeles Times reported Oct. 1. Launched in 2022 in partnership…
Suicide became the 10th-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2024, up from No. 11 in 2023, according to final mortality data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Suicide deaths fell 1% over the same period, from…
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $111.9 million to 191 community organizations to support suicide prevention services for veterans nationwide. The grants are part of the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, with funding becoming available at…
The Children’s Hospital Association, Speak Our Minds, Children’s Healthcare Canada and Children’s Hospital Alliance UK launched an international effort aimed at improving how pediatric health systems identify and support children and adolescents at risk of suicide. The Global Preventing Youth…
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More than 100 national, state and local organizations have joined the National Maternal Mental Health Accelerator, an initiative launched by the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health to address gaps in maternal mental healthcare. The initiative, which launched Sept. 29,…
OpenAI released MentalHealthBench, an open benchmark that measures how AI systems respond in realistic mental health conversations, on Sept. 23. The company built the benchmark with more than 80 licensed psychologists and psychiatrists from 22 countries. The cohort speaks 19…
The CDC released new data Sept. 21 showing improvements in several mental health, suicide risk and dietary indicators among U.S. high school students from 2023 to 2025. The findings are included in the CDC’s Youth Health in Focus report, which…
The Labor Department is narrowing its enforcement focus on health plans’ compliance with federal mental health parity requirements, prioritizing three areas it considers highest-risk for participants while easing enforcement of newer requirements tied to ongoing litigation. The department’s Employee Benefits…
The VA Office of Inspector General identified deficiencies in acute inpatient mental healthcare at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, part of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio. The findings ranged from gaps in medication…