Mental Health

Embark Behavioral Health treatment lowers youth depression, anxiety, suicide risk

Embark Behavioral Health, a mental health treatment network for young people, has showcased positive patient outcomes in treatment of depression, anxiety, stress and suicidal thoughts in their first-ever clinical outcomes report, released Aug. 24.

22 Washington counties file lawsuit for inadequate state mental health services

Twenty-two counties across Washington and the state association of counties filed a lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services for "failure to provide adequate mental health services," according to an Aug. 23 report from The Seattle…

74% of parents missed work to address their child's mental health needs

Seventy-four percent of parents have missed work to address their children's mental health or academic performance, according to the results from the survey "Mental Health in the Classroom: The Impact on Kids, Teachers and Working Parents."

Mental health spending up more than 50% since pandemic onset

The amount Americans with employer-provided health insurance have spent on mental health services rose 53 percent from March 2020 to August 2022, and that number is continuing to grow.

Mental health crisis patients can be involuntarily held for 6 days in New Jersey

The governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, signed a new law enabling hospitals to apply for a court order to hold patients experiencing mental health crises for six days, according to an Aug. 22 report from northjersey.com.

What Nevada is facing as 51st ranked state in mental health

Every county in Nevada has been federally designated as experiencing a mental health provider shortage, as there is one provider for every 460 residents, according to an Aug. 21 report from Nevada Current.

The 10 most common mental health diagnoses

Approximately 1 in 5 American adults experience mental illness annually.

American Academy of Pediatrics publishes policy statement on mental health emergencies

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a policy statement on the management of pediatric patients with mental and behavioral health emergencies.

Hawaii public health official discusses mental health amid tragedy

CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti spoke with John Oliver, a public health official in Maui, Hawaii, about the mental health resources available to the survivors of what has become the "deadliest fire in modern U.S. history," according to an Aug. 16…

Integrated mental health care could improve students' school performance, study finds

Children showed significant improvement in both mental and school performance following 12 months of integrated mental health care, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.