Digital startups are making waves in behavioral health, despite a 53 percent decrease in mental health tech companies from 2021 to 2022.
Mental Health
Sen. John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, checked himself in at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, The New York Times reported Feb. 16.
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants has established a behavioral health program for new resettled Afghans in the United States.
In the U.S., 21 percent of adults, or 52.9 million people, experienced mental illness in 2020, and the number of suicide deaths increased among all races and ethnicities from 2020 to 2021, according to the most recent data from the CDC.
The number of suicide deaths in the U.S. went from 45,979 in 2020 to 48,183 in 2021, an increase of 4.8 percent, according to the most recent data released by the CDC.
Advertisement
A partnership between Los Angeles County, L.A. Care Health Plan and Centene's Health Net will soon offer free mental telehealth services to 1.3 million public school students.
CVS Health launched new virtual care options offering primary care and mental health services to Aetna members.
The Jason Foundation presented the Grant Teaff "Breaking the Silence" award Jan. 9 to Willie Fritz, head football coach at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Arlington, Va.-based VHC Health and Arlington County officials are partnering on a joint venture advanced rehabilitation and behavioral health treatment center.
The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $2.5 million to the Charles Drew University College of Medicine in Los Angeles to support the integration of mental healthcare into primary care training.