Join the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and AMCHP on April 8th at 2pm ET for a virtual learning session focused on infant mental health. During the webinar, attendees will hear from experts in the field and explore innovative programs, policies, research, and/or practices in infant mental health. Speakers will discuss the role community partners, caregivers, social determinants of health, and state health agencies play in promoting the #MentalHealth of infants and young children. Register at: bit.ly/3PG4I5P #InfantMentalHealth #ChildMentalHealth #PublicHealth #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #HealthPolicy #MentalHealthMatters

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Racial and ethnic minorities often suffer from poor mental health outcomes due to the cultural stigma and lack of access to mental health care services. Throughout the month, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) will focus on promoting tools and resources addressing the stigma about mental health. This month, use #MinorityMentalHealthAwareness to spread the message of challenging stigmas and advocate for equitable and inclusive mental healthcare. Visit the HHS site below to view more resources. https://lnkd.in/dK-fmjkd If you’re looking for a PBM dedicated to Patient Advocacy, Clinical Excellence, and Innovative Solutions, visit our website below to learn more. https://www.performrx.com/ Or, contact us at info@performrx.com

In 2008, the U.S. named July as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, yet more than 20% of adults continue to live with mental illness— many of whom not getting the care they need. Lack of treatment for mental health challenges can stem from a variety of factors, including lack of access to adequate healthcare specifically for underrepresented communities. So, how can we bridge the racial health gap? Three experts in the healthcare industry Nora Triola, Ph.D., R.N., N.E.A.-B.C., David Cade, and Julie KennedyOehlert weighed in on the discussion, sharing how organizations and individual service providers can improve health outcomes in underserved communities. Recommendations included: Nurturing diverse healthcare providers Establishing new ways of listening Speaking up in healthcare conversations Fixing structural barriers to healthcare For additional information about these recommendations, check out the full article linked in the comments below. #MentalHealthAwareness #NationalMinorityMentalHealthAwarenessMonth #HealthcareEquity

Our latest research highlights the significant barriers that low-income families face in accessing specialized mental health services for children and adolescents, despite Australia's promise of universal health coverage. We found that children from low-income families are less likely to receive psychological therapy for anxiety and depression, primarily due to high out-of-pocket costs for clinical psychologists. This demonstrates how financial obstacles can prevent children from receiving the care they need, further widening the socioeconomic gap. This underscores the urgent need for policy interventions to remove financial barriers and ensure equitable mental healthcare access for all children. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/g9tanwJX #MentalHealth #HealthcareEquity #ChildHealth #HealthPolicy Nicole Black David Johnston Trong-Anh Trinh

At Brightline, we're deeply committed to youth mental health care, and our exceptional team plays a vital role in fulfilling that commitment. Brightline execs are passionate about elevating youth mental health care and steadfast in their cause. In this month's Bright Minds feature, we're thrilled to introduce you to Brightline Chief Clinical Officer - Myra Altman, PhD., as she shares her insights on supporting youth mental health by increasing access. "We are experiencing an unprecedented youth mental health crisis and it is critical to think holistically about how to care for all youth. An important part of this is making sure that we are meeting youth and families where they are with services that feel approachable to them. This means thinking about prevention as well as clinical supports and services. In the realm of prevention this question to me is about how do we support kids before their concerns rise to the level of clinical need - there is now great data that supports the use of coaching for these needs, which is an incredible step forward for the field that Brightline really helped pioneer. And then of course providing high quality and evidence-based clinical services for those who need it. Having all these services available in one platform is also really important for ensuring that people have access to the right care over time as their needs evolve." Myra stewards Brightline's commitment to clinical quality, provider satisfaction, clinical research, overall care model development, and safe innovation for care services. Learn more about bringing Brightline to the families in your organization.  https://lnkd.in/g5VQGjPx #BrightMinds #YouthMentalHealth #ChildMentalHealth #SuicidePrevention

Discharge from mental health inpatient settings Page summary: Sets out how health and care systems should support the discharge of people from mental health inpatient settings. First published. 4:40pm, 26 January 2024. https://lnkd.in/eQ33bn87

Bend Health’s latest research study published in JMIR Publications highlights the positive impact of Bend’s digital mental health care on disordered eating symptoms among adolescents. The study analyzed data from 392 youth ages six to 17 who participated in Bend’s virtual behavioral health coaching only for at least three months. This research comes at a crucial time as we’ve seen eating disorders among teen girls more than doubled during the pandemic (https://lnkd.in/gzDursiK), worsening an existing critical public health issue and adding an estimated annual economic burden of $70 billion for families and hospitals (https://lnkd.in/gkzGuA_G). I’m proud to be a part of the work Bend is doing to combat this crisis and foster happier, healthier kids as well as resilient families. Learn more in our latest press release here: https://lnkd.in/g7jVcsAw #researchstudy #disorderedeating #mentalhealthcoaching 

There is widespread and warranted concern about the effects of social media on youth mental health: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Surgeon General cites social media and youth mental health among its current priorities. Pathways to Resilience convened to discuss the role of government, parents, educators, and the research community in protecting children and helping mitigate the harmful aspects of social media. Check out the key takeaways from this session on our blog.➡️https://lnkd.in/ePujeyn9 #MentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth #SocialMedia 

🌍👵👴Discover a new framework for enhancing older adult mental health, aligning with WHO's Decade of Healthy Ageing goals. Transform communities and healthcare! #HealthyAgeing #MentalHealth 🌐Read more: https://lnkd.in/dQXyxy5c The aim of the work was to develop a framework building on the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing to inform efforts across community and healthcare domains to optimize the mental health of older adults in support of healthy aging. The paper identifies barriers, facilitators, and strategies for action at social/system; services/supports and personal/older adult-levels of influence. It is intended as a tool to inform planning and decision-making across policy, practice, education and training, research, and knowledge mobilization arenas.

It’s National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, another time for us to reflect on the specific mental health challenges racial and ethnic minorities face, and pledge action to overcome the obstacles they encounter to receiving care. According to the FDA Office of Women’s Health, those include less access to treatment and stigma, among others. As a health system guided by the principles of compassion, dignity and respect, and which cares for people of all backgrounds, we continue to find ways to close gaps in care and improve health equity. This year’s theme is Be the Source for Better Health: Improving Health Outcomes Through Our Cultures, Communities and Connections, LEARN more about it and ways to take action from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) -> https://bit.ly/3XZgf4U #MJHSdei #SourceForBetterHealth #MinorityHealth #NMHM24