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...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 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...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 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 –...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 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...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 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...
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