Anxiety and depression are impacting one‐quarter of young adults who say they have considered suicide in the past month due to COVID‐19, according to researchers of a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released Aug. 14. Similar mental health conditions are also ...
adults will develop a mental illness during their lifetime. The CDC report cites figures from a 2009 survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which found tha...
Federal health officials have outlined a five-part plan to improve and protect the mental health and well-being of America's healthcare workers (HCWs) and create sustainable change for the next generation of HCWs. "It's long past time for us to care for the people who care for all of u...
Some datasets the group's members said they needed, like a CDCsurveyofmental healthand chronic disease in high school students, were accessible again by Thursday. But anonline toolto navigate results from a similar dataset overseen by the agency about adults, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillanc...
In his first network TV interview since becoming Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sat down with Dr. Jon LaPook. Kennedy said he was not familiar with cuts to programs that could have a devastating impact on infectious diseases and mental health. Apr 12 03:11 ...
Mental Health Crisis Among Teens Demands a New Approach Since the CDC released its survey results last month showing alarmingly high rates of sadness and depressive houghts among teens, fingers have been pointed from two sides at the causes of this crisis. 36. Others say that today's more sec...
HHS had previously said that AHA would combine teams from several agencies, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Matt Buzzelli, the Trump administration's chief of staff at the agency, has told aides that Kennedy sees AHA as a "flagship" agency for Kennedy's ...
ming, action needed Experts: CDC stats on suicide rates for teen girls alarming, action neededExperts: CDC stats on suicide rates for teen girls alarming, action neededdoi:10.1002/mhw.31171ValerieA.CanadyWileyMental Health Weekly
"Safe in-person instruction gives our kids access to critical social and mental health services that prepare them for the future, in addition to the education they need to succeed," Walensky continued. "These updated recommendations provide the evidence-based roadmap to hel...
And all of this can build on top of the mental health struggles that many teens already experience, even outside of a pandemic. Less than 50% of students reported feeling close to others at their school. Schools are a place where students can access various forms of support including mental...