Mental Health

Patients are more likely to seek care from out-of-network behavioral health providers than from out-of-network medical or surgical providers, a report from the Research Triangle Institute found. 

Twenty-four percent of employees who received mental healthcare in 2023 did so for issues with anxiety, according to a survey by employee assistance provider ComPsych.

Eight states reviewed by HHS' Office of Inspector General fell short on mental health parity in Medicaid. 

Here are 10 statistics offering an overview of mental health, treatments and availability of behavioral health services in the U.S. in 2024:

Oregon is the state with the worst mental healthcare for young people, according to a recent report by Port St. Lucie, Fla.-based Onyx Behavioral Health.

Two employees at Hampstead (N.H.) Hospital, a state-run psychiatric hospital, were hospitalized March 17 after a patient "exhibited assaultive behaviors toward staff," Morissa Henn, deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, told Becker's. 

The number of mental health outpatient visits among youths saw a significant increase pre-pandemic, according to a study published March 7 in JAMA Network Open.

The mental and physical well-being of the workforce is one of the ECRI's top 10 patient safety concerns for 2024. 

HHS will provide $50 million in funding to providers treating opioid use disorder in rural areas. 

Eight in 10 teenagers reported not getting enough sleep, which a study from the National Sleep Foundation says is closely linked to effects on mental health.