Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents, but rates have decreased after peaking in 2018, according to survey data published Feb. 6 by KFF.
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The commissioners court of Hays County in Texas has approved a new behavioral health program focused on mental health and substance use needs throughout the county.
A former New Hampshire corrections officer was arrested and charged in the death of a psychiatric patient.
Officials in Licking County, Ohio, are looking to add to the state's small number of crisis stabilization centers as part of its community health improvement plan, the Newark Advocate reported Feb. 8.
Some weight loss drugs have been linked to a reduced likelihood of diagnoses for depression and anxiety, according to a study published Feb. 6 by Epic Research.
Drug overdose deaths have been on the rise among adolescents across the U.S. since 2018, according to survey data published Feb. 6 by KFF.
With the gap between supply and demand for mental healthcare expected to widen in the next decade, health systems are ramping up efforts to increase the number of mental health clinicians.
New Mexico has become the 15th state to expand access to community-based mental health and substance use crisis care with community-based mobile crisis intervention teams.
Roughly 1 in 5 adolescents between 12 and 17 years old report experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression, according to survey data published Feb. 6 by KFF.
Advantage Behavioral Health is expanding into three additional states in 2024.