Public Health

The percentage of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in the U.S. continues to increase, according to new CDC data.  The agency published a report April 15 detailing the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder. Rates of autism have increased since…

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is launching a one-year plan to reform the city’s mental health, addiction and homelessness services, the San Francisco Chronicle reported March 17.  The mayor signed an executive directive to overhaul the city’s street outreach programs…

President Donald Trump is directing HHS to investigate potential threats posed by the prescription of psychiatric medications to children. 

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has declared fentanyl use a state of emergency in the city, a move designed to speed up the availability of behavioral health services. 

Most Americans think the country has lost ground on addressing the opioid epidemic and mental health, according to a new survey by Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health and Gallup. 

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey is among the information federal health agencies have removed in response to an executive order on gender classification, The New York Times reported Jan. 31. 

Many beds at Seattle-based University of Washington Medicine's new behavioral health facility are empty as the state grapples with who will represent patients committed to the facility, the Seattle Times reported Jan. 22. 

New York City will launch a program designed to support individuals with severe mental illness who are homeless. 

Declines in rates of drug and alcohol use among teenagers that began during the COVID-19 pandemic have continued, according to the annual Monitoring the Future study. 

The number of drug-related emergency department visits increased by about 6% from 2022 to 2023, according to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.