Mental Health

Claims data linked eviction protection rollbacks to higher psychotropic prescription and SMI visits, revealing housing security’s mental health toll.

BCBSNC Foundation president Colleen Briggs, MBA, outlines youth mental health, health through food, and care access priorities, then reflects on the next 25 years.

A meta-analysis of 26 trials found that IV ketamine rapidly reduced suicidal and depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive episodes.

988 crisis centers face staffing and funding challenges despite rising demand, raising concerns about long-term sustainability.

As president of the BCBSNC Foundation, Colleen Briggs, MBA, reflects on 25 years of progress and outlines where the organization is headed next.

New executive order fast-tracks psychedelic therapy research for veterans, but VA rollout, DEA rescheduling, and insurance hurdles still loom.

The results show that semaglutide could be a novel treatment for patients with alcohol use disorder moving forward.

The BCBSNC Foundation's focus on access to care, health through food, and youth mental health aligns with broader national health trends.

The ECHO study raises timely questions about whether managed care coverage policies have kept pace with evolving evidence.

New reports spotlight inequities—from Black maternal mortality to 988’s youth impact—as well as rising cancer risk and gaps in food aid.

988 Lifeline rollout linked to 11% drop in youth suicide deaths, with greater reductions in states with higher call uptake, study finds.

New real-world data highlight sustained response and remission rates with esketamine nasal spray for patients with treatment-resistant depression.

An intensive outpatient clinic model significantly reduced health care spending, hospital admissions, and emergency department visits among complex Medicaid patients over a 2-year period.

The mental health burden of vitiligo closely resembles atopic dermatitis but differs significantly from psoriasis, a study suggests.

Integrating behavioral health into primary care is cost-effective from the US health system perspective, with reduced prescription drug expenses being a key driver of these savings.

This letter refutes the “overdiagnosis” narrative, blaming the stimulant shortage on DEA regulatory failures, clinical constraints, and recognition of historical underdiagnosis.

The authors of “Overdiagnosis of Adult ADHD Is Exacerbating the Stimulant Shortage” reply to a letter to the editor.

NHANES data reveal a US sleep crisis: Chronic sleep deprivation gaps tied to education, BMI, and food security, via Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition.

Collaborative care use has surged 26-fold, but state reimbursement gaps leave many patients without integrated mental health care in primary care.

These findings suggest the mental health burden in nonmelanoma skin cancer reflects broader social and clinical factors rather than disease-specific effects.

A multistakeholder study explores how law enforcement presence in EDs affects survivors of violence and outlines trauma-informed, patient-centered policy solutions.

There is a shift happening in mental health care, with real-world data and holistic evaluations improving patient outcomes and reducing disparities.

Patients with psychiatric disorders had higher CRC risk but no increase in CRC-specific mortality.

In this week’s health equity news, ICHRAs may offer flexible health coverage options amid ACA subsidy uncertainties, and advocates rally for mental health funding stability.

Jose Guzman Garcia, PharmD, MHA, BCCCP, discusses key pharmacy initiatives at UC Davis Health.