Mental Health

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…

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."

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.

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.

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.

Approximately 1 in 5 American adults experience mental illness annually.

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

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…

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.

Utah State University Extension is providing mental health services for the agricultural community through the agriculture wellness program, The Cache Valley Daily reported Aug. 13.