Monday, September 12, 2022: Mental Health

A new analysis conducted by CVS Health and Morning Consult found that teenagers are approaching educators more than parents with mental health concerns. The analysis is based on a survey, which revealed that 78 percent of educators had been approached by a child about...

Thursday, September 8, 2022: Mental Health

Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that almost 25 percent of all adults received mental health care treatment – taking prescription medication, receiving counseling or therapy from a mental health professional, or both –...

Thursday, September 8, 2022: Mental Health

A new report from the Health Care Cost Institute found that nearly a third of non-newborn pediatric hospital admissions from 2016 to 2020 were linked to mental health needs. Furthermore, the percent of admissions for mental health needs was substantially higher among...

Friday, August 19, 2022: Mental Health

As part of the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to address the nation’s mental health crisis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced three key actions to ensure children have access to high quality health care. The Centers for Medicare...

Friday, August 19, 2022: Mental Health

A new Kaiser Family Foundation brief explains existing parity requirements and highlights key policy issues raised by regulators and advocates that could be addressed in the future. The brief specifically examines four policy issues: 1) simplifying parity standards to...

Tuesday, August 16, 2022: Mental Health

Project Health Minds – a nonprofit formed by business, health care, entertainment, and tech leaders to address the mental health crisis – is developing a playbook to guide companies in supporting employees’ mental health. Launched last year, the platform is...