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The Kennedy Forum Leads Coalition of Leading Mental Health Groups in Submitting Comments on the Proposed Rules to the Federal Parity Act

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The Kennedy Forum Leads Coalition of Leading Mental Health Groups in Submitting Comments on the Proposed Rules to the Federal Parity Act

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Kennedy Forum submitted public comments on the Department of Health and Human Services, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Internal Revenue Service’s (the “Departments”) new proposed rules to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (the Federal Parity Act). These comments were endorsed by the Mental Health Liaison Group, … Read more

Bilingual Therapy and Mental Health

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This post was co-authored by Dr. Aya I. Williams. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented mental health crisis, one that is still unfolding. The World Health Organization reported that rates of depression and anxiety increased more than 25% worldwide during the pandemic. In the United States, suicide rates that have been declining increased by 4% … Read more

New York City to boost clubhouse services as better mental health treatment

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PHOTO: FILE - New York City Mayor Eric Adams tours a Fountain House mental health clubhouse. Monday, July 18, 2022.

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

Amount of homeless people with mental illness increased slightly in recent years, but experts say they’re more visible: Analysis

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PHOTO: There has not been a significant rise in the number of people experiencing homelessness over the past decade, though there was a steady increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness with severe mental illness.

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

First responders reveal significant mental health problems not being addressed

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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

Untreated mental illness costs Indiana over $4 billion each year

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The largest cost attributable to untreated mental illness was premature mortality, at over $1.4 billion, new research found. Ph...

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

Hamas-supporting Harvard students beg for donations to ‘support their mental health’ after suffering ‘relentless bullying’ over supporting terror attack on Israel

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Supporters of Palestine gather at Harvard University on October 14. When the terror attacks were launched by Hamas on October 7, the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee issued a co-signed by 33 other Harvard student organizations, stating: 'We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence'

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

UNE receives $2 million from Glickman Lauder Foundation to support mental health care and ease workforce shortages

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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

Their mental health tested by Hamas onslaught, Israeli teens turn to volunteering

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Their mental health tested by Hamas onslaught, Israeli teens turn to volunteering

JTA —Around 6:30 a.m. on October 7, 2023, Nir, a 16-year-old from the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, woke to the sound of alarms outside her window, alerting her of oncoming rockets. Her city was being attacked by bombs and rockets. She was overwhelmed by panic and the smell of fire. Not long after, all electricity … Read more

Researchers ponder best ways for primary care to integrate mental health care

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Researchers ponder best ways for primary care to integrate mental health care

© Pormezz – stock.adobe.com There is no single formula for success when physicians and other clinicians integrate mental health care into primary care. Patients could benefit from a seamless system that treats the body and behavioral health. But researchers at the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) have found there is no single … Read more