Note: This is written by Joseph Austerman, DO, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Cleveland Clinic’s Children’s Hospital. Youth mental health continues to be a significant challenge for our world. Approximately 30% of high school students rate their mental health as…
Mental Health
As students return to school this fall, mental health resources may look different, with some school districts preparing to lay off behavioral health providers. About $1 billion in school-based mental health grants were cancelled by the federal government mid-cycle, and…
Mental health will be a primary focus for the first time at an United Nations General Assembly session on Sept. 25. World leaders are expected to adopt a declaration that outlines global priorities to improve mental healthcare access, according to…
Suicide Prevention Month brings visibility each September, but awareness alone will not reduce deaths, Karen Johnson, senior vice president and chief clinical officer at King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services said. Ms. Johnson told Becker’s that every individual can…
Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based Premera Blue Cross is expanding access to behavioral healthcare through digital tools, provider partnerships and community partnerships. The insurer has grown its behavioral health provider network in Washington by 48% over the past five years, adding nearly…
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Women spend significantly more out of pocket on mental health medications than men in 2024, according to a Sept. 18 GoodRx Research report. Here are five things to know: The findings reflect differences in healthcare utilization, chronic condition management and…
Anxiety has become one of the most widespread and costly mental health conditions in the U.S. workforce, according to a Sept. 18 report from the Cigna Group. The findings are based on survey and claims data from 5,000 U.S. adults,…
Two top federal officials are arguing schools should eliminate mental health screenings and therapy — a stance that has drawn pushback from behavioral health leaders according to a Sept. 16 NPR report. Here are five things to know:
A new poll from Hopelab and Data for Progress could shed light on how younger generations understand and experience mental health — and what they say older generations are getting wrong. The survey, released Sept. 16, polled 1,305 individuals ages…
Harm reduction setbacks — including syringe shortages and the closure of a major needle exchange — have fueled Maine’s largest HIV outbreak, concentrated in Penobscot County. The county, home to Bangor, has recorded 28 new cases over two years, about…