Category Archives: Mental Health

One in five U.S. adults experience mental illness each year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and Black adults are 20% more likely to experience mental health issues compared to the general population. The factors that cause or exacerbate mental illness are often found in higher numbers among minorities, said Dr Continue reading →

Lawmakers need to fund mental health Sheriff Karl Leonards excellent oped column on a practical pathway to defunding the police puts the call for change in much needed context. Addressing mental health and substance use problems up front through our community support systems diverts people from criminal justice involvement. Continue reading →

About the authors:Isobel Rosenthal (@isobelrosenthal) is a psychiatry resident at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School. Continue reading →

With more than 80% of US workers indicating in a poll by Lyra Health and the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions that they are experiencing mental health issues, the importance of early intervention cannot be understated. By increasing access and awareness of mental health services, employers can assist in addressing related concerns precipitated by pandemic and racial injustice to curb potentially severe and persistent mental illness, said Joe Grasso, PhD, clinical director of partnerships at Lyra Health Continue reading →

Thousands of troops and their family members may not be getting the mental health care they need because of a variety of issues with the Defense Department health care system, according to a new report from DoD auditors. Auditors with the DoD Inspector General found that DoD isnt consistently meeting the requirements under law and by DoD policy, for access to outpatient mental health care, causing patients to experience delays. Generally, the wait time for an urgent care visit must not exceed 24 hours; a routine visit must not exceed one week, and a specialty care referral must not exceed four weeks. Continue reading →

Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. reported that their mental health has suffered due to the pandemic, according to a recent poll. Measures to protect public health like closing schools, limited staff, business closures and social distancing can lead to greater isolation and loneliness, which is linked to poor mental health outcomes. Continue reading →

On the Oregon State Hospital campus, a museum provides a frank look at the changes in treatment of Oregon's mentally ill. Some visitors come to share their own accounts of dealing with mental illness. The Museum of Mental Health at the Oregon State Hospital includes a display of restraints once used to manage patients at the Salem institution. Continue reading →

A newly-awarded Dane County grant is going to allow the Deerfield Community Center to add mental health programming for children. Continue reading →

In spite of the budget woes brought on by the shattering economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco is moving ahead with substantial investments meant to repair the citys fragmented mental health care system. One of them will give the city its first street-crisis response teams, which will deal with psychiatric emergencies. Over the next two years, Mayor London Breeds proposed budget envisions spending nearly $76 million to begin implementing Mental Health SF, a sweeping vision of reform authored by Supervisors Hillary Ronen and Matt Haney Continue reading →

Huddleston Dianna Huddleston is eager to share the services Aspire Indiana Health has to offer as a community mental health center. Continue reading →