mentalhealth
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Reducing Cost of Behavioral Health Services is Not Enough
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Approximately one in twenty adults in the US suffer from a serious mental illness (SMI) such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder. Yet barriers to accessing behavioral health services, including mental health care and substance use treatment, remain high. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health revealed…
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The History of Community Mental Health Care
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More than a third of incarcerated individuals in the United States today have a diagnosed mental illness. In the 1960s, this population constituted fewer than 5% of all inmates. How did having a mental health condition become criminalized? A well-meaning policy intervention called the Community Mental Health Act (CMHA) of…
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New Methods in Drug Surveillance Show Promise in Reducing Suicide
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Mental health, suicide, and how to address these issues are increasingly salient parts of the national health discussion in the United States. For well over a decade, the suicide rate has increased and is now the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. The majority of suicides are…