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
US employees are increasingly grappling with work-related mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety and burnout. They were professors researching how employees interact and well-being in the workplace. After noting that occupational and mental health research had not kept pace with the growing prevalence of mental health problems, we reviewed existing mental health findings and … Read more
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Mental health From Brooke Kato June 13, 2023 | 4:27pm Amid skyrocketing rates of mental ill health among U.S. youth, nearly 15 percent of children received mental health care in 2021, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings, released Tuesday, suggest poor mental health is common among American … Read more
Four state policies introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to spur telehealth expansion were associated with telehealth expansion by mental health facilities, but telehealth growth was lowest among facilities in counties with the largest percentage of black residents, according to a new RAND corporate study. Telehealth expansion was also lower among facilities that accepted Medicaid or … Read more