Nearly 15 percent of U.S. children between 5 and 17 received mental health treatment in 2021, according to data released June 13 by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics that pulled from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey.
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U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Tina Smith have reintroduced legislation focusing on strengthening school-based mental health services for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Carolina Across 100 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has partnered with the UNC Suicide Prevention Institute to launch a statewide program focused on reducing suicide across the state.
The University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora is opening a new inpatient behavioral health unit at the end of the month, according to a June 11 report from ABC affiliate KUSA.
The global mental health apps market is expected to grow by $946.8 million between 2023 and 2027, according to the "Global Mental Health Apps Market 2023-2027" report from ReportLinker.
Barry Herman, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of ADHD Online — an organization offering HIPAA-secured ADHD assessments online from licensed psychologists — and its parent company, Mentavi Health.
Behavioral health patients account for 41 percent of healthcare spend, according to research published by Evernorth, the health services division of the Cigna Group.
New York City-based primary care and mental health provider Cityblock has announced plans to restructure, resulting in a 12 percent reduction in its workforce.
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System opened the Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center in Lower Manhattan as part of Mount Sinai's department of psychiatry.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas members now have access to nearly 4,000 in-network behavioral health providers following a January network expansion.