Shocking statistics from the CDC reveal the scale of the mental health crisis among children in the United States

Health By Taylor Penley, Fox News June 18, 2023 | 4:57pm Grim numbers released Tuesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate that 15 percent of American children ages five to 17 recently received treatment for mental health conditions in 2021, raising concerns about the depth of the health crisis ever-expanding mentality of … Read more

A mental health crisis as St. Dominic’s cuts behavioral services

Christiane Williams started uploading mental health videos to Facebook after seeking counseling in early 2020. She said she didn’t expect her videos to garner attention, but after her third post she received a message from a viewer who thanked her for her transparency. The next words (she said were), I almost gave up on everything … Read more

Samaritan Hospital downsizes mental health services due to staffing crisis, impacting hundreds of people

Troy Following the confirmation of the closure of their maternity unit, Samaritan Hospital say limited resources will force them to limit their ability to cover St Peter’s Healthcare Partners current outpatient mental health clinic extension and, for now, they will only serve the city of Troy. In a statement, a spokesperson said in part: “St. … Read more

Tackling the Youth Mental Health Crisis Head-On – EdSurge News

Sobering statistics about a growing youth mental health crisis have become frequent headlines. In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that as of 2021, more than a third of high school students, including nearly three out of five teenage girls, had lingering feelings of sadness or hopelessness. In a 2022 survey … Read more