Drug-related deaths among older adults rose 58% between 2018-2020 and 2021-2023, according to America’s Health Rankings. America’s Health Rankings, run by the UnitedHealth Foundation, published its annual senior report May 6. Overall, the early death rate among older adults decreased…
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The National Institutes of Health will use CMS data to study the “root causes of autism spectrum disorder.” CMS and NIH will establish a data use agreement focused on Medicare and Medicaid enrollees with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, according…
The U.S. Department of Education has canceled around $1 billion in grant funding to train mental health professionals to work in schools Politico reported April 30. The funding was intended to help schools hire more psychologists, counselors and other mental…
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…
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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.