Mental Health

Fifty-one percent of hospitalists reported feeling very happy or somewhat happy away from work, compared to 83 percent before the pandemic, according to a survey published Feb. 22 by Medscape.

Mental health was cited as the top reason for student-athlete transfers in both women's and men's sports, according to research published by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Texas Children's Hospital and the Menninger Clinic, both in Houston, announced the beginning of a joint effort focused toward addressing youth mental health, which recent reports show is worsening nationwide. 

The National Collegiate Athletic Association published an open letter to student-athletes on mental health.

In the face of a shortage of mental healthcare providers, experts predict that the increase in physician assistants and nurse practitioners providing mental health support is here to stay. 

Virtual telepsychiatry provider Talkspace launched a platform to simplify the process of connecting employees to available mental health resources.

Kansas is the lowest-ranked state for mental healthcare, while Wisconsin is at the top, according to a Mental Health America report.

Digital startups are making waves in behavioral health, despite a 53 percent decrease in mental health tech companies from 2021 to 2022.

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.