Mental Health

Wellvolution, Blue Shield of California's digital health program, helps members in the insurer's Medicaid and commercial offerings manage chronic conditions and mental health. 

Four Oregon health systems are asking a judge to reconsider their lawsuit alleging the state's inadequate mental health system has overwhelmed them with psychiatric patients, according to a Dec. 8 report from The Lund Report. 

Online behavioral health company Talkspace has partnered with Evernow, a digital health platform for users in perimenopause and menopause.

Around 1 in 3 psychiatrists say they've seen more patients with neurocognitive disorders in the last 12 months, according to the American Psychological Association's 2023 Practitioner Pulse Survey. 

Hawaii has the lowest prevalence of anxiety in children, while Vermont has the highest, according to data published by the United Health Foundation Dec. 5.

More than half of psychologists say the severity of their patients' symptoms have become worse in the last 12 months. 

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Mass., have received a $21 million grant to conduct a study on perinatal mental health equity.

Many children face long wait times for behavioral health appointments, a California state audit found. 

West Virginia has the highest rate of frequent mental distress, while Hawaii has the lowest, according to data published Dec. 5 by the United Health Foundation.

The United States averages 14.5 deaths due to intentional self-harm per 100,000 people, according to data published Dec. 5 by the United Health Foundation.