Social media sites should display a warning alerting users to the dangers the platforms can pose to youth mental health, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, said.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson intends to reopen the Roseland Mental Health Center and open two new mental health service sites on the city's West Side, WTTW reported May 30.
Alcohol-related deaths rose 70% from 2012 to 2022, according to a KFF analysis published May 23.
ADHD diagnoses among kids aged 3-17 are on the rise, and the disorder is becoming an "expanding public health concern" according to a CDC study published in the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology May 22.
The CDC issued new guidance for public health officials assessing and responding to potential suicide clusters.
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In Wyoming, the state with the highest suicide rate per capita, experts are pushing for safer storage of firearms as part of prevention, NPR reported Jan. 23.
HHS is providing $50 million in funding to states to provide school-based medical services.
New York State has spent $192 million of the $2.6 billion it secured in settlements with opioid distributors and manufacturers.
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, based in New York City, has faced protests regarding its migrant facility built to hold up to 1,000 single adult men that opened Aug. 15, according to an Aug. 16 report from ABC 7.
Dungarvin has announced a plan to acquire disability services and housing providers Bridges MN, Bridges WI and Rumi and in September, according to a June 30 news release.