Mental Health

Here are the 15 states with the most mental health professional shortage areas as of April 2023, according to the Health Resources & Services Administration:

The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services has teamed up with the National Fatherhood Initiative to implement the 24:7 Dad program in community programs across the state. 

A study conducted by the Center for Disease Control found that adolescent suicide and suicide attempts by poision rapidly increased throughout the pandemic.

King County in Washington is having an election to decide on a property tax levy that would raise $1.2 billion over nine years for the region's mental health system, The Wall Street Journal reported April 23. 

The Minnesota Department of Health has teamed up with PrairieCare, a psychiatric health system; the Metro Health and Medical Preparedness Coalition; and AspireMN, a resource and advocacy group for youth and families, to create a mental health coalition hub to…

Fifty-nine percent of adults in the U.S. said the past 12 months have been the most stressful of their entire lives, and 55 percent said they feel unable to enjoy life because of it, according to Clever's "State of Stress…

The rate of suicide declined in 2019 and 2020 but increased by 4 percent in 2021, according to an April report from the CDC. 

About 61 percent of adults in the U.S. are experiencing an all-time high level of stress, and 55 percent feel unable to enjoy life because of it, according to Clever's "State of Stress in America" report for 2023. 

Here are eight takeaways from the 2023 "State of Workforce Mental Health Report" from Lyra Health:

Approximately 21 million Americans experienced at least one major depressive episode in 2020, according to data from the National Institute of Mental Health.