DEEP IMPACT — Health data breaches reported to HHS’ Office for Civil Rights have soared in 2023, on pace to double last year’s total, according to a POLITICO analysis of the latest agency data. Nearly 89 million people in the U.S. have had their sensitive health information breached so far this year, up from 43.5 … Read more
Clubhouses have been a mental health service that a New York City official said was right “under our noses” for over 75 years. The model invites people with depression and other mental health conditions into a temporary home where they are surrounded by peers and counselors and given resources for their conditions as well as … Read more
There has not been a significant overall rise in the number of people experiencing homelessness over the past decade, according to a new ABC News analysis, though there has been a steady increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness with severe mental illness. However, people experiencing homelessness may be much more visible in public … Read more
Since 2010, 150 rural hospitals have closed in the United States. Hospital leaders say that Medicare Advantage pays slowly and sometimes not at all and that this could push more hospitals to the brink. Mint Images/Getty Images/Mint Images RF hide caption toggle caption Mint Images/Getty Images/Mint Images RF Since 2010, 150 rural hospitals have closed … Read more
The long term impact of the Black Summer bushfires on emergency volunteers has revealed significant mental health problems among first responders, many of whom thought they would die fighting the fires. In what is likely to be a ground-breaking study of volunteers, the report also raises issues about the effectiveness of community and workplace mental … Read more
Tajikistan is transforming its health system to accelerate progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). For the last two decades, the country has been undertaking significant reforms to shift towards a Primary Health Care (PHC) approach with a strong family medicine focus conducive to strengthening the health system to attain its objectives of ‘health for all’. … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS – A new study from the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health reveals the economic burden of untreated mental illness in Indiana, which results in $4.2 billion spent annually. The largest cost attributable to untreated mental illness was premature mortality, at over $1.4 billion, new research found. Photo courtesy Getty Images. “These … Read more
Among the 243 patients enrolled in the DIAMANTE study, 114 (47%) completed both V1 and V4 narratives. Eighty-five percent were male; patients have been living with HIV for 2.66 years ± 2.75 on average. Table 1 summarises participants’ sociodemographic and anamnestic data. Table 1 Sociodemographic and anamnestic data of participants. Patients chose their current reference centre based on … Read more
Harvard’s Arab Alumni Association has appealed for donations to help students’ mental health after they were subjected to ‘relentless bullying and intimidation’ for blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks of October 7. The Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee issued a letter on October 7, co-signed by 33 other Harvard student organizations, stating: ‘We, the undersigned student … Read more
As mental health programs continue to shutter across Maine, the University of New England is taking strides to address a mental health crisis. With generous financial support from the Judy Glickman Lauder Foundation, UNE plans to launch an innovative psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) program to bolster the state’s behavioral health workforce. The $2 … Read more