Mental Health

The United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings released data on states with the most and least mental distress.

The Biden-Harris Administration has taken additional measures to address the mental health needs of youth and make communities safer from gun violence through HHS and the Education Department.

Nurses' mental health has made improvements since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey released by travel nurse platform Trusted Health.

Disability and absence management services company MetLife has partnered with workforce mental health solutions company Lyra Health to launch an initiative aimed at providing access to mental health services as part of members' recovery when they file a disability or…

The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners has launched NAPNAP Cares, a program of online continuing education courses surrounding pediatric mental health.

Nearly 15 percent of U.S. children between 5 and 17 received mental health treatment in 2021, according to data released June 13 by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics that pulled from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey.

U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Tina Smith have reintroduced legislation focusing on strengthening school-based mental health services for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. 

Carolina Across 100 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has partnered with the UNC Suicide Prevention Institute to launch a statewide program focused on reducing suicide across the state.

Behavioral health patients account for 41 percent of healthcare spend, according to research published by Evernorth, the health services division of the Cigna Group.

The Biden-Harris administration published a fact sheet detailing new actions to protect LBGTQ communities across the United States, with several actions focused on mental health.