by Jessica Casebolt | May 2, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
Close to a third of LGBTQ youth say laws and policies that target LGBTQ people have had a substantial and negative impact on their mental health over the past year, according to an annual report published Monday by The Trevor Project, a national LGBTQ youth suicide...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 18, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a final rule yesterday that will require insurers on the Affordable Care Act exchanges to include substance abuse and mental health providers in their plans, among other things. CMS will require insurers to...
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...
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