Monday, May 2, 2022: Mental Health

A survey conducted by CVS Health and Morning Consult found that 59 percent of adults reported experiencing challenges with their mental health or that of a friend or family member, up from 50 percent in 2020. Seventy-four percent of those aged 18 to 34 and 40 percent...

Thursday, April 14, 2022: Mental Health

A top goal for Congress and the Biden administration is responding to the mental health crisis among youth. President Biden’s plan calls for more money for school-based services, along with new social media safeguards for kids, and the Finance Committee is also...

Wednesday, April 13, 2022: Mental Health

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that children between the ages of 8 and 18 should be examined for anxiety and that minors between the ages of 12 and 18 should be screened for depressive disorder. However, the panel recommended against routine...

Monday, April 4, 2022: Mental Health

Scientists are studying treatments for depression in midlife women that target balancing hormones rather than using traditional antidepressants. For example, scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health are studying a medication that acts on an estrogen...

Friday, April 1, 2022: Mental Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new report examining the magnitude of distress the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the health of American teenagers. The CDC developed a one-time, online survey, which 7,770 high school students took between...

Friday, March 25, 2022: Mental Health

A new Kaiser Family Foundation study found that, leading up to the pandemic, nearly 25 percent of U.S. adults in the U.S. reported signs of anxiety or depression. Furthermore, 8.5 million adults who reported moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety and or depression...