Thursday, October 7, 2021: Mental Health

Mindy Klowden, senior director at Third Horizon Strategies, has authored a blog exploring promising solutions to addressing behavioral health workforce shortages. Many people in need of mental health and/or substance use disorder (SUD) treatment do not receive care,...

Wednesday, October 6, 2021: Mental Health

Depression and anxiety fell in early 2021 but Americans reported their anxiety and depression symptoms are still higher than they were before the pandemic. According to CDC data, the average anxiety severity score increased 13 percent from late August to December 2020...

Thursday, September 16, 2021: Mental Health

New data from the National Center for Health Statistics reveal that 9.2 percent of children in the U.S. lived with someone who was mentally ill or severely depressed in 2019. When compared with Black and Hispanic children, white children were more likely to report...

Monday, August 30, 2021: Mental Health

CVS Health Corp. is expanding its counseling services program as the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted more people to seek help for addiction, depression, and other issues. Earlier this year, CVS started stationing mental-health providers, typically a licensed clinical...

Friday, August 27, 2021: Mental Health

The Department of Justice announced a $15.3 billion settlement with Connections Community Support Programs, a company accused of fraud while providing mental health and substance abuse treatment services at community clinics throughout Delaware. The company, which is...