Mental health disorders added to CDC’s COVID-19 underlying health conditions
The CDC now updating its lists of medical conditions for those who are more likely to get severely sick from COVID-19. This now includes certain mental health illnesses.
Many privately insured adults find their mental health network inadequate
A new survey analysis from a researcher at the Yale School of Public Health suggests that privately insured adults are significantly more likely to rate their mental health provider network as inadequate ...
How to Log Off Social Media and Improve Your Mental Health
In the words of Lorde: "Can you reach me? No, you can't."
First responders’ resilience masks a mounting mental health toll
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has left first responders strained and exhausted as they struggle to keep up service to their communities in a time of constant stress, prompting calls for urgent
Illinois deals with shortage of mental health workers
The mental health and behavioral health industry in Illinois continues to deal with worker shortages.
How Social Media Turned ‘Prioritizing Mental Health’ Into a Trap
Online fame can be taxing. For one new show, that’s a clever excuse to pay even more attention to a famous family.
Researchers reveal pandemic’s impact on children’s mental health – Cherwell
A new policy briefing by a team of researchers at King’s College London and Oxford University has revealed the profound impact of the Covid-19 pandemic of the mental health of children and young people, as well as setting out various steps which can be taken to address this growing crisis.
A shortage of workers is hindering efforts to improve mental health care in Virginia – Virginia Mercury
Virginia’s already strained mental health workforce is expected to shrink more over the next several years, threatening the state’s efforts to improve access to care. The data, collected by the Virginia Health Care Foundation, comes as the state continues to grapple with a crisis in behavioral health services. Earlier this summer, staffing shortages forced more […]