by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 14, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
Suicide rates in the U.S. rose in 2021 after two years in decline, federal data showed, driven by more deaths among men in nearly every age group. Suicides rates increased 4% in 2021 from a year earlier to 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people, the National Center for Health...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 12, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grantee National Training and Technical Assistance Center (CCBHC-E NTTAC), in partnership with the National Council and Third Horizon Strategies, have created a toolkit resource after conducting an...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 27, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
States and local governments are increasingly pursuing legislation and legal action against social media companies as they are increasingly being blamed for historically high rates of depression, suicidality, and other mental health issues in youth. Utah just passed a...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
A new survey shows that a significant number of college students struggle with their mental health, and a growing number say they have considered dropping out of school. Two out of 5 undergraduate students, including nearly half of female students, say they frequently...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 21, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
The New York Times interviewed U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, focusing on his mission to address the adolescent mental health crisis. The interview discusses mental health in the context of the current generation, how stigma and other factors keep young people...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 17, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
Schools vying for some of the $25 million the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award to improve primary care must include mental health services in their programs, according to an HHS announcement. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said that “ensuring...
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