Public Health

Warning labels on social media sites could be a step toward improving children's mental health, physicians told Becker's. 

Few Medicare beneficiaries are receiving medication treatment after experiencing a non-fatal drug overdose, a study from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies found. 

Social media sites should display a warning alerting users to the dangers the platforms can pose to youth mental health, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, said. 

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson intends to reopen the Roseland Mental Health Center and open two new mental health service sites on the city's West Side, WTTW reported May 30.

Alcohol-related deaths rose 70% from 2012 to 2022, according to a KFF analysis published May 23. 

ADHD diagnoses among kids aged 3-17 are on the rise, and the disorder is becoming an "expanding public health concern" according to a CDC study published in the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology May 22. 

The CDC issued new guidance for public health officials assessing and responding to potential suicide clusters. 

In Wyoming, the state with the highest suicide rate per capita, experts are pushing for safer storage of firearms as part of prevention, NPR reported Jan. 23. 

HHS is providing $50 million in funding to states to provide school-based medical services. 

New York State has spent $192 million of the $2.6 billion it secured in settlements with opioid distributors and manufacturers.