Mental Healthcare

Need Outpaces Maternal Mental Healthcare Access in 150 Counties

November 8, 2023 - Seven in 10 counties in the United States have insufficient maternal mental healthcare access, a problem that exacerbates maternal health outcomes, according to a new assessment from the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health. This comes as nearly 700 counties are at high risk for maternal mental health disorders, the researchers said. Maternal...


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ACO Enrollment Doesn’t Help Mental Healthcare Access, PROs

by Sara Heath

Being enrolled in an accountable care organization (ACO) won’t do much to improve a patient’s mental healthcare access or symptom burden; in fact, ACO enrollment has proven to hamper access...

Public Health Communication Still Needed for 988 Mental Health Line

by Sara Heath

The 988 helpline’s effectiveness is seriously stymied by limited public awareness of the service, prompting researchers to call for better public health communication and messaging about the...

Racial Health Disparities Plague Mental Healthcare Access for Teens

by Sara Heath

Demand is seriously outpacing supply for adolescents with major depressive disorder, with new JAMA Pediatrics data showing that less than half of kids who needed treatment without mental healthcare...

Emotional Well-Being Screening Needed for Family Caregivers

by Sara Heath

Fewer than one in five oncology practices screen family caregivers for signs of emotional distress despite the significant burden these informal caregivers carry during a loved one’s cancer...

LGBTQ-Specific Youth Mental Healthcare Access Still Elusive

by Sara Heath

Only about a quarter of youth mental health providers offer specialized mental healthcare for young members of the LGBTQ community, according to a research letter in JAMA Pediatrics. This was...

HHS Slots $120M for Community Clinics to Boost Mental Healthcare Access

by Sarai Rodriguez

Community Certified Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) across the country are set to receive $120 million in funding opportunities from the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) in...

Designing a Referral Network to Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis

by Sara Heath

The US is staring down a youth mental health crisis that’s more than getting out of hand. And with mental healthcare access demand outpacing supply, healthcare providers are finding themselves at a loss for how they can meet...

Follow-Up Care Missing for Half of Kids with Mental Health Emergencies

by Sarai Rodriguez

A recent study showed that rates of follow-up care are lacking among children with mental health emergencies, underscoring the need for stronger patient engagement after hospitalization. These...

How Mental Healthcare Access Can Improve to Meet Patient Needs

by Sara Heath

Meeting patient needs for mental healthcare access will require industry leaders, clinicians, and healthcare policymakers to focus on giving clinicians the tools needed to meet patients in any care...

Mental Healthcare Access for Rural Veterans Lower Than Urban Areas

by Sara Heath

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) study sheds light on the geographic health disparities in mental healthcare access for veterans, prompting calls for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...

Patient Access to Mental Healthcare Lower Among Women than Men

by Sara Heath

Patient access to mental healthcare is poorer among women, with high costs and limited provider availability stymying the process, according to new figures from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Mental...

Does Mental Health, Depression Impact Medication Adherence?

by Sara Heath

New research out of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has found a link between a mental health diagnosis of depression and medication adherence, underscoring the need for better...

Racial Mental Health Disparities Cost US $278B in 4 Years

by Sara Heath

Racial mental health disparities cost the United States around $278 billion between 2016 and 2020, putting a price tag on a health equity issue that’s long plagued the nation, according to...

Advanced Practice Providers Extend Patient Access to Mental Healthcare

by Sara Heath

Two studies published in the September 2022 issue of Health Affairs give credence to the expanded scope of practice for advanced practice providers, like nurse practitioners and physician assistants,...

Universal Mental Health Screening in Primary Care Closes Care Gaps

by Sara Heath

Primary care clinics can effectively close the care gap for depression assessments by employing universal mental health screenings, according to researchers from the University of California San...

Patient Demand for Mental Healthcare Surges, Access Barriers Persist

by Sarai Rodriguez

There is a big spike in patient demand for mental healthcare services, as seen in the rising number of mental health visits, yet patients still indicated that significant access barriers exist,...

Which Barriers Block Mental Healthcare Access for Young Adults?

by Sara Heath

More and more young adults are citing cost and stigma as key mental healthcare access barriers, according to the latest in JAMA Network Open. The study, published as a research note, found that the...

Patient Access to Mental Healthcare Challenging for 60% of LGBTQ Kids

by Sara Heath

Patient access to mental healthcare is still out-of-reach for most LGBTQ youth, with more than half saying they wanted or needed mental healthcare in the past year but were not able to access it,...

How Systemic Racism Impacts Patient Access to Mental Healthcare

by Sara Heath

Despite happening nearly a hundred years ago, the nation is still seeing the impacts of redlining and other forms of systemic racism, with recent data showing that redlining has resulted in present-day...