by Jordana Choucair | Sep 21, 2022 | Mental Health
A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found almost 1 in 10 Americans reported suffering from depression in 2020. Researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and City University of New York found that over the past...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 21, 2022 | Mental Health
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for the first time recommended that all adults under age 65 be regularly screened for anxiety. The recommendation applies to adults aged 19 and older, including pregnant and postpartum people, who do not have a...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 20, 2022 | Mental Health
Senators committed to addressing mental health care parity are encountering resistance from insurer and employer groups. The Labor Department found this year that “health insurance issuers are failing to deliver parity for mental health and substance-use...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 20, 2022 | Mental Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration (Roadmap), detailing policy solutions that would integrate behavioral health care into the larger health care system. The Roadmap aims to ensure that all...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 13, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH, Mental Health
The Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine released a report indicating that inadequate investments in mental health care have taken nearly 117,000 lives and cost the U.S. $278 billion from 2016 to 2020. According to the report, almost...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 13, 2022 | Mental Health
Oregon became the first state to receive financial support for mobile mental health crisis intervention units. The state will receive American Rescue Plan funding that seeks to deploy unarmed responders in cases of mental health or substance use disorder crises...
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