The United States is confronting an unprecedented mental health crisis. Even before the pandemic began, rates of depression and anxiety were increasing—but the isolation, lifestyle disruptions, decreasing availability of care, and the grief of the last few years have worsened the situation. ...
Mental health is also suffering among local and state public health workers. In a recent CDC survey of 26,000 of these workers, 53% reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition in the past 2 weeks. "That is really an alarming proportion of public health workers who are as vi...
Budgets for community mental health have been steadily eroded, and the current mental health system is in crisis. Implementation of mental health policy is dependent on intergovernmental financing, and each level of government tries to avoid costs. Definitions of which clients are to be served ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- American children's mental health crisis has gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to two new studies published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday. Both studies examined pediatric emergency department (ED) vis...
Kids in Crisis: CBS News and Stations address the youth mental health crisis in America Jamie Howard, senior clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the youth mental health crisis and shares tips on how parents can have an open conversation with their...
And to top it all off, when the need for therapists was at its greatest, a study from the American Psychological Association found that six in 10 psychologists had no availability for new patients. The crisis was so dire that the U.S. Surgeon General recommended that teens step up to help...
"The decline in mental health among teenagers was intensified by the COVID pandemic but predated it, spanning racial and ethnic groups, urban and rural areas and the socioeconomic divide," said the report. Top health officials have warned of a "devastating" mental health crisis among adolescents...
Since the CDC released its survey results last month showing alarmingly high rates of sadness and depressive thoughts among teens, fingers have been pointed from two sides at the causes of this crisis. . Others say that today's more secular(世俗的)culture has confused our most vulnerable young...
Since the CDC released its survey results last month showing alarmingly high rates of sadness and depressive thoughts among teens,fingers have been pointed from two sides at the causes of this crisis.(1) .Others say that today's more secular(世俗的)...
Since a survey showing alarmingly high rates of sadness and depressive thoughts among teens was released by the CDC last month, fingers have been pointed from two sides at the causes of this crisis.1Others say that today’s more secular (世俗的) culture has confused our most vulnerable young...