A student is seen on the steps of the closed public school PS 139 in the Ditmas Park neighborhood in Brooklyn of New York, the United States, Oct. 8, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua) The decline in mental health among teenagers was intensified by the COVID pandemic but predated i...
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. ...
NEW YORK, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The healthcare workers in the United States are facing a mental health crisis, the USA Today reported Tuesday. Last week, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory regarding the burnout and resignation crisis in the healthcare community, underlining th...
according to Mental Health America. Pair that statistic with the fact that about 80% of the United States has a severe shortage of child psychiatrists, and the picture becomes clear: there is a growing mental health crisis in the United States and beyond. ...
The mental health crisis in the United States should be treated as an emergency encompassing a cross-sector approach. Progress should include theactiveandvoluntaryparticipation of the private and commercialized industries that directly or indirectly affect the service and delivery of mental health servi...
Highlights a report released in January 2001 by the United States Surgeon General David Satcher on the crisis facing the nation in mental health for children and adolescents. Prevalence of mental illness among adolescents and children; Recommendations for addressing the mental health needs of American...
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You might think that technological and medical advances have improved maternity care. The reality is much bleaker.The United States is in the midst of a maternal health crisis. A woman giving birth today is more likely to die than her mother was a generation ago. Andone of the...
If you’re a parent, you’ve probably noticed the alarming statistics about teens and mental health. In December of 2021, United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a rare public advisory on the severity of the mental health crisis facing young people. The data doesn’t lie: In 2019...
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