Mental Health

Pennsylvania has allocated $100 million from the state budget to support youth and student mental health needs in the state, NPR affiliate WESA reported July 25.

Only about 4.1 percent of adults who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are being treated with medication, according to a July 18 report from "PBS NewsHour."

June 2023 was the hottest month of June to ever be recorded, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

NYC Health + Hospitals has graduated over 50 individuals with lived experience in mental health of substance abuse conditions from their Peer Academy, a program dedicated to training peer counselors, according to a Jul 24 news release shared with Becker's.

Here are the best and worst states across a variety of metrics that Becker's has reported on since June 29:

Patients with major depressive disorder who have not seen desirable results from medication have now started clinical trials analyzing the effectiveness of a new brain stimulation technology.

KFF compiled a list of states with the corresponding rate of major depressive episodes reported in adolescents aged 12 to 17 within a year.

Adults self-reported the number of days per month they described their mental health as "poor," according to data analyzed by KFF.

Major League Baseball recently hosted its biannual MLB Mental Health Meeting to discuss mental health policy for its athletes.

Mental and behavioral health disparities are up to 14 times greater between subpopulations, according to a new report on behavioral health equity released July 17 from the United Health Foundation, the charitable arm of UnitedHealth Group.