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Mar 14, 2022 · Findings Show Number of Children Diagnosed with Anxiety or Depression Grew by Nearly 30%, Underscoring Importance of Administration’s Efforts to Strengthen Mental Health. A new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) study published in the American Medical Association’s journal JAMA Pediatrics reports significant increases in the number of children diagnosed with mental health ...
departments for depression, anxiety, and behavioral challenges increased by 28%. 20 Between 2007 and 2018, suicide rates among youth ages 10-24 in the US increased by 57%. 21 Early estimates from the National Center for Health Statistics suggest there were tragically more than 6,600 deaths by suicide among the 10-24 age group in 2020. 22
Apr 20, 2023 · Yes. Mental and behavioral health services are considered what’s called essential health benefits. Most individual and small employer health insurance plans, including all plans offered through the Health Insurance Marketplace®, must cover mental health and substance use disorder services. Also required are services that can help support ...
Jan 4, 2023 · Nearly 1 in 3 adults had either a substance use disorder or any mental illness in the past year, and 46 percent of young adults 18-25 had either a substance use disorder or any mental illness. The percentage of adults aged 18 or older who met criteria for both a mental illness and a substance use disorder in the past year was higher among Multiracial adults than among White, Black, Hispanic or ...
Sep 19, 2024 · “Mental health and substance use disorder treatment are essential elements of primary care, and there should be no wrong door for families to get the behavioral health care they need.” The Biden-Harris Administration has called for requiring and funding mental health and substance use disorder services in all 1,400 HRSA-supported health centers nationwide that together serve more than 31 ...
Nov 13, 2023 · In 2022, 48.7 million people aged 12 or older (or 17.3%) had a substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year, including 29.5 million who had an alcohol use disorder (AUD), 27.2 million who had a drug use disorder (DUD), and 8.0 million people who had both an AUD and a DUD. In 2022, almost 1 in 4 adults aged 18 or older had any mental illness ...
A longitudinal cohort study of U.S. adolescents aged 12–15 (n=6,595) that adjusted for baseline mental health status found that adolescents who spent more than 3 hours per day on social media faced double the risk of experiencing poor mental health outcomes including symptoms of depression and anxiety.30.
Aug 28, 2024 · According to 2023 data: 33% of parents report high levels of stress in the past month compared to 20% of other adults. 48% of parents say that most days their stress is completely overwhelming compared to 26% among other adults. Parents and caregivers experience a multitude of unique stressors from raising children.
Jun 17, 2024 · Children and adolescents who spend more than 3 hours a day on social media face double the risk of mental health problems including experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety. 3 This is concerning as a recent survey showed that teenagers spend an average of 3.5 hours a day on social media. 4 And when asked about the impact of social media on their body image, 46% of adolescents aged 13-17 ...
Jul 30, 2024 · The 2023 NSDUH Report includes the following selected key findings. Mental Health: Among adults aged 18 or older in 2023, 22.8% (or 58.7 million people) had any mental illness (AMI) in the past year. 4.5 million youth (ages 12 to 17) had a major depressive episode in the past year, of which nearly 1 in 5 also had a substance use disorder. Among ...
