"Getting help as early as possible is the most important step people can take to prevent a mental health crisis or keep it from getting worse,"said NCDHHS Deputy Secretary for Health Mark Benton,"The 9-8-8 number is a big step towards making it as easy as po...
Congressional Black Caucus Emergency Taskforce on Black Youth.Ring the Alarm: the Crisis of Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health. 2019. Accessed November 27, 2022.https://theactionalliance.org/sites/default/files/ring_the_alarm-_the_crisis_of_black_youth_suicide_in_america_copy.pdf ...
New York state mental health crisis legislation introduced Six months following the designation of 988 as a universal number for a national suicide hotline commencing next summer, New York state lawmakers have introduced a bill establishing a mental health crisis hotline system allowing for cris......
CHILD mental health servicesHOSPITAL emergency servicesYOUNG adultsMEDICAL care surveysKey Points: Question: What are national trends in mental health–related emergency department (ED) visits among children, adolescents, and young adults from 2011 to 2020? Findings: While the total number of...
After declaring a nationaladvisoryon the youthmental healthcrisis late last year, Murthy is now participating in a two-day conference called the Youth Mental Wellness Now! Summit, hosted by The California Endowment. "I'm also particularly excited that we're going to ha...
"The number of children according to National Health Service (NHS) with serious mental health problems(1) ___ (be) at an all-time high," say doctors. It is warned(2) ___ the pandemic (流行病)could create a "lost" generation who will be affected by "lifelong" mental illnesses. ...
the pandemic could have long-term implications on wellbeing and since the study could aid in addressing what could be a growing mental health crisis, they wanted to release the results as quickly as possible. They noted that challenges could be magnified for underserved and vulnerable populations....
MORE: Pandemic heightens focus on mental health care as new hotline number launches As the launch of the new number approaches, Becerra says, "Failure is not an option." The hope for the new number, Becerra says, is, "If you are willing to turn to someone in your moment ...
988 will be the new number for the nation's mental health crisis & suicide prevention hotline. Call takers for Colorado's state mental health crisis hotline say they are expecting their phones will be busier than ever.
Although it is too late to save Raj, "addressing the social drivers of mental health and suicide and investing in spaces for people to go to get help well before a crisis gives me hope," Mehta said. Cheryl Platzman Weinstock's reporting is supported by a grant from the National Institute...