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src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-featured-image size-newspack-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="A drawing centers around a fenced area shaped like a person's head and filled with sand like a zen garden. One person, wearing a white shirt and blue pants, rakes a circular pattern around a rock. Two people look over the fence to demonstrate that they do not have access. A female figure on the left wears a pink shirt and blue pants. A male figure on the right sears a white shirt and blue pants. The area is surrounded by green grass and round green bushes." data-hero-candidate="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C513&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1047&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mental-health-access-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> <figcaption><span>(Jon Krause for the Center for Public Integrity)</span></figcaption> </figure> <div class="main-content"> <article id="post-113212" class="post-113212 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-parity entry"> <div class="entry-content"> <span class="span-reading-time rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time"> 18</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span><p><strong><em>Updated May 16, 2024</em></strong></p><p>The Mental Health Parity Collaborative is a partnership between The Carter Center’s Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, The Center for Public Integrity, and news outlets in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. More than 40 reporters and editors from more than 15 news outlets are working to produce data- and solutions-driven stories that examine access to mental health care in their states and why mental health parity hasn’t been achieved. Check out the latest stories below, along with those from the previous collaborative cohort.</p><h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-background"><strong>Background</strong></h2><p>In 1996, the breakthrough <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4058/text">Mental Health Parity Act</a> was passed — the first legislation to require that certain insurance providers cover mental health benefits the same, or on parity, with medical benefits.  </p><div class="wp-block-group alignright is-style-border has-light-gray-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"><h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-by-the-numbers">By the numbers</h3> <ul class="has-small-font-size wp-block-list"><li><a href="https://nami.org/mhstats">More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults</a> experience mental illness each year</li> <li>More<a href="https://mhanational.org/issues/state-mental-health-america"> than half of U.S. adults</a> with a mental illness — 27 million people — don’t receive treatment—a number that has been on the rise since 2011  </li> <li>Roughly 1 in 10 people who struggle with mental illnesses have no health insurance</li> <li>60 percent of children experiencing major depression are not receiving care   </li></ul></div></div><p>Yet even after the <a href="https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Programs-and-Initiatives/Other-Insurance-Protections/mhpaea_factsheet">Mental Health Equity and Substance Abuse Parity Act</a> passed in 2008, expanding the reach of the 1996 law, along with the Affordable Care Act in 2010, parity between mental health care and medical health care is far from being achieved. Millions of people struggle to <a href="https://www.milliman.com/en/insight/addiction-and-mental-health-vs-physical-health-widening-disparities-in-network-use-and-p">find, receive, and afford</a> appropriate mental health treatment and, as a result, are forced to<a href="https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Public-Policy-Reports/The-Doctor-is-Out"> pay out-of-network costs</a> or not receive care at all.</p><p>Though stigma still shrouds awareness of mental health issues, they are pervasive and have serious implications, putting people at high risk for suicide and crisis. This situation was exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic,<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm"> with data indicating</a> increased rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation. At the same time, we face a <a href="https://usafacts.org/articles/over-one-third-of-americans-live-in-areas-lacking-mental-health-professionals/">national shortages</a> of counselors and therapists. </p><h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-want-more-information">Want more information?</h4><p>Interested in connecting with us or learning more about mental health parity? Email Nora Fleming at <a href="mailto:Nora.Fleming@cartercenter.org">Nora.Fleming@cartercenter.org</a>.</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/><h5 class="wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color" id="h-featured-stories">FEATURED STORIES</h5><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="660" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847.jpg?resize=780%2C660&ssl=1" alt="Colorful profile of illustrations of a diverse collection of profiles. Heads also have drawn symbols such as hearts, suns, lightbulbs and more." class="wp-image-131697" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C867&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C254&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C650&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1300&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1734&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1016&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1327&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1693&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C339&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C598&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C127&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2121029847-1024x867.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Getty Images)</figcaption></figure><p style="font-size:27px"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/health/health-parity/gap-parity-mental-health-care-remains-elusive/">Despite efforts to close gap, parity in mental health care remains elusive</a></p><p class="has-normal-font-size">Newsrooms in nine states reported on disparities in mental health treatment and efforts in some states to improve access. <strong>(From Center for Public Integrity and Carter Center)</strong></p><p></p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C519&ssl=1" alt="Lisa Norris stands hugging her daughter Hannah. Lisa has long blond hair and is wearing a blue sweater. Hanna has short brown hair and wears glasses and a purple hoodie." class="wp-image-119846" style="aspect-ratio:1.5;object-fit:cover;width:810px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1362&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1043&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C266&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221214_1JB9811_cpi_youth_mental_health-scaled.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Joshua A. Bickel for the Center for Public Integrity)</figcaption></figure></div><p style="font-size:27px"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/health/health-parity/families-help-children-mental-health-crises/">Families take drastic steps to help children in mental health crises</a></p><p class="has-normal-font-size">An insufficient mental health care system pushes some families to give up custody of their children for care. States look for better solutions. <strong>(From the Center for Public Integrity)</strong></p><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"></div></div><h5 class="wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color" id="h-other-stories">OTHER STORIES</h5><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="439" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jays-Story-Refining-Illustration-1-1170x658-1.jpg?resize=780%2C439&ssl=1" alt="Illustration of what seems to be a homeless person sitting on the sidewalk. A red van is pulled up with a sliding door open and someone inside. Gray city buildings are in the background" class="wp-image-131643" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jays-Story-Refining-Illustration-1-1170x658-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jays-Story-Refining-Illustration-1-1170x658-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jays-Story-Refining-Illustration-1-1170x658-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jays-Story-Refining-Illustration-1-1170x658-1.jpg?resize=400%2C225&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jays-Story-Refining-Illustration-1-1170x658-1.jpg?resize=706%2C397&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jays-Story-Refining-Illustration-1-1170x658-1.jpg?resize=150%2C84&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jays-Story-Refining-Illustration-1-1170x658-1.jpg?w=1170&ssl=1 1170w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jays-Story-Refining-Illustration-1-1170x658-1-1024x576.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Illustration by Madison Alvarado using Canva AI/San Francisco Public Press)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.sfpublicpress.org/5150-holds-and-often-vicious-cycle-through-sf-mental-health-care-system/">The Often Vicious Cycle Through SF’s Strained Mental Health Care and Detention System</a></p> <p>Dispatchers received at least 24,000 calls about mental health crises last year. Often, responders couldn’t find the people in distress. <strong>(From San Francisco Public Press)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="498" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/illo-collage-1170x747-1.jpg?resize=780%2C498&ssl=1" alt="This illustration is a series of boxes with a person who looks distressed on the phone. In the boxes are an ambulance, two police officers, a city skyline, a person sitting on a sidewalk and a red van driving by a block or row houses." class="wp-image-131628" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/illo-collage-1170x747-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C654&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/illo-collage-1170x747-1.jpg?resize=300%2C192&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/illo-collage-1170x747-1.jpg?resize=768%2C490&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/illo-collage-1170x747-1.jpg?resize=400%2C255&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/illo-collage-1170x747-1.jpg?resize=706%2C451&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/illo-collage-1170x747-1.jpg?resize=150%2C96&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/illo-collage-1170x747-1.jpg?w=1170&ssl=1 1170w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/illo-collage-1170x747-1-1024x654.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Illustration by Madison Alvarado using Canva AI/San Francisco Public Press</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.sfpublicpress.org/you-call-sf-city-report-homeless-person-in-crisis-what-happens-next/">You Report an Unhoused Person in a Mental Health Crisis. This Is What Happens Next</a></p> <p>Reporters spent months investigating how people can be detained involuntarily due to mental health crises and what happens to them afterward. <strong>(From San Francisco Public Press)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="539" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2021-Boyer-Family-6-scaled-1.webp?resize=780%2C539&ssl=1" alt="A young gift with long hair wearing a short-sleeved green shirt smiles. She stands next to a woman who is smiling with a boy on her shoulders." class="wp-image-131579" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2021-Boyer-Family-6-scaled-1.webp?resize=1024%2C707&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2021-Boyer-Family-6-scaled-1.webp?resize=300%2C207&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2021-Boyer-Family-6-scaled-1.webp?resize=768%2C531&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2021-Boyer-Family-6-scaled-1.webp?resize=400%2C276&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2021-Boyer-Family-6-scaled-1.webp?resize=706%2C488&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2021-Boyer-Family-6-scaled-1.webp?resize=150%2C104&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2021-Boyer-Family-6-scaled-1.webp?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2021-Boyer-Family-6-scaled-1-1024x707.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Photo provided)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/oklahoma-sends-a-growing-number-of-kids-with-complex-needs-out-of-state-for-treatment/">Oklahoma sends a growing number of kids with complex needs out of state for treatment</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">The state lacks options for kids with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. Oklahoma spent more than $5 million to send 49 kids out of state for treatment in the past year. <strong>(From The Frontier)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="501" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LeBonheurTraumaTeam1200.jpg?resize=780%2C501&ssl=1" alt="Five nursing wearing masks stand looking at a tablet. They are in a hospital with the nurses station behind them." class="wp-image-131586" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LeBonheurTraumaTeam1200.jpg?w=960&ssl=1 960w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LeBonheurTraumaTeam1200.jpg?resize=300%2C193&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LeBonheurTraumaTeam1200.jpg?resize=768%2C494&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LeBonheurTraumaTeam1200.jpg?resize=400%2C257&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LeBonheurTraumaTeam1200.jpg?resize=706%2C454&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LeBonheurTraumaTeam1200.jpg?resize=150%2C96&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LeBonheurTraumaTeam1200.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Lisa Buser/Courtesy Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.psrmemphis.org/when-children-are-rushed-to-the-hospital-in-memphis-trauma-counselors-are-there-waiting-for-them/">When children are rushed to the hospital in Memphis, trauma counselors are there waiting for them</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Since January 2021, Le Bonheur has been providing free, trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to more than 3,000 children admitted to the hospital for unintentional traumatic injuries. <strong>(From Institute for Public Service Reporting)</strong></p> <p></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="553" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-6.31.43-PM.png?resize=780%2C553&ssl=1" alt="A female patient is examined by another woman at a hospital with a stethoscope. The patient has long hair and wars brown pants and a white shirt. The medical professional has on a lab coat with a white shirt with black polka dots on underneath." class="wp-image-131647" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-6.31.43-PM.png?resize=1024%2C726&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-6.31.43-PM.png?resize=300%2C213&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-6.31.43-PM.png?resize=768%2C544&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-6.31.43-PM.png?resize=1200%2C851&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-6.31.43-PM.png?resize=400%2C284&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-6.31.43-PM.png?resize=706%2C500&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-6.31.43-PM.png?resize=150%2C106&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-6.31.43-PM.png?w=1484&ssl=1 1484w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-6.31.43-PM-1024x726.png?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://mentalhealthjournalism.org/for-many-black-sickle-cell-patients-care-must-reach-deeper/">For many Black sickle cell patients, care must reach deeper</a></p> <p>In Memphis, Black patients with an inherited blood disorder carry trauma from the dismissal of their chronic pain and severity of their symptoms. <strong>(From the Daily Memphian</strong>)</p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="590" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-10.50.44-AM.png?resize=780%2C590&ssl=1" alt="A woman sits in a wheelchair. She wears a blue sweater and has short dark hair. She looks off into the distance." class="wp-image-131648" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-10.50.44-AM.png?resize=1024%2C774&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-10.50.44-AM.png?resize=300%2C227&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-10.50.44-AM.png?resize=768%2C581&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-10.50.44-AM.png?resize=1536%2C1161&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-10.50.44-AM.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-10.50.44-AM.png?resize=1200%2C907&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-10.50.44-AM.png?resize=400%2C302&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-10.50.44-AM.png?resize=706%2C534&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-10.50.44-AM.png?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-10.50.44-AM.png?w=1550&ssl=1 1550w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-03-14-at-10.50.44-AM-1024x774.png?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://mentalhealthjournalism.org/mental-health-issues-complicate-treatment-for-sickle-cell-patients/">Mental health issues complicate treatment for sickle cell patients</a></p> <p>Sickle cell disease patients’ negative experiences lead to medical mistrust, overall health disparities and mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. <strong>(From the Daily Memphian</strong>)</p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="The director of the Never Alone Clubhouse stands in the lobby of the organization's office. She has long hair and glasses and is smiling. She wears a gray jacket and a t-shirt that reads Normalize Recovery. The front desk is behind her." class="wp-image-131587" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jocelyn-portrait_1-1024x683.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Sofi Gratas/GPB News)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/12/19/more-options-less-stigma-how-georgians-in-recovery-are-breaking-barriers-addiction">More options, less stigma: How Georgians in recovery are breaking barriers to addiction care</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">For people living with addiction, it’s been proven that access to evidence-based treatment and support can help keep them alive and stable. But care can be hard to come by and is only possible by combating the stigma around addiction, which is pervasive. <strong>(From GPB)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="488" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ileana-Salinas.jpg?resize=780%2C488&ssl=1" alt="A young woman sits in a brown leather chair. She is wearing a blue shirt and has medium length hair. She looks off to the side." class="wp-image-131582" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ileana-Salinas.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ileana-Salinas.jpg?resize=300%2C188&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ileana-Salinas.jpg?resize=768%2C480&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ileana-Salinas.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ileana-Salinas.jpg?resize=706%2C441&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ileana-Salinas.jpg?resize=150%2C94&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ileana-Salinas.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(John Leos/Cronkite News)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2024/01/16/arizona-anti-immigrant-policies-cause-mental-health-undocumented-communities/">Arizona’s anti-immigrant policies foster a culture of fear and create barriers to mental health care for undocumented communities</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">In Arizona, advocates say anti-immigrant policies have fostered a culture of fear that prevents undocumented immigrants and DACA recipients from accessing the mental health care needed to address the anxieties caused by those same policies. <strong>(From Cronkite News)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1.webp?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="A teacher stands behind a test and hands materials to a student. The teacher is wearing a blue sweater and has her head pulled up. The student wears a blue blazer, white shirt and tie . Two other students look on. Posters about science are on the wall and cabinets behind them." class="wp-image-131584" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1.webp?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1.webp?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1.webp?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1.webp?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1.webp?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1.webp?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1.webp?w=2048&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_AVPA-8-scaled-1-1024x683.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Cristian ArguetaSoto/Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://fortworthreport.org/2023/11/27/fort-worth-charter-school-focuses-on-trauma-informed-curriculum-what-does-that-mean/">Fort Worth charter school focuses on trauma-informed curriculum. What does that mean?</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Nationwide, almost 1 in 5 students between 12 and 17 reported experiencing physical assault, and about 2 in 5 reported witnessing violence, according to the <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/child-trauma/recognizing-and-treating-child-traumatic-stress" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration</a>. But not all trauma in a child’s life is so obvious. <strong>(From Fort Worth Report)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_ComoElementary-14.webp?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="Students are in a classroom at desks. They wear green polo shirts, tan shorts and most are wearing masks. One student in the back stands with his hand raised." class="wp-image-131585" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_ComoElementary-14.webp?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_ComoElementary-14.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_ComoElementary-14.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_ComoElementary-14.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_ComoElementary-14.webp?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_ComoElementary-14.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_ComoElementary-14.webp?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAS_ComoElementary-14-1024x683.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Cristian ArguetaSoto/Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://fortworthreport.org/2023/11/26/here-are-the-ways-fort-worth-schools-provide-mental-health-care-to-students/">Here are the ways Fort Worth schools provide mental health care to students</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">School districts in Fort Worth use Communities In Schools as part of their toolkits to care for students’ well-being. They also offer counselors, telemedicine options and programs tailored to meet the specific needs of students. Research shows that Students whose mental health needs are addressed tend to perform better in school. <strong>(From Fort Worth Report)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="585" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ca5ab579-b6a1-4fe3-85c3-509758f5260d.jpg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1" alt="A college student sits at a table with her arms folded. She is smiling slightly. She has glasses and long dark hair. She wears a light brown long-sleeved top." class="wp-image-131276" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ca5ab579-b6a1-4fe3-85c3-509758f5260d.jpg?w=960&ssl=1 960w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ca5ab579-b6a1-4fe3-85c3-509758f5260d.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ca5ab579-b6a1-4fe3-85c3-509758f5260d.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ca5ab579-b6a1-4fe3-85c3-509758f5260d.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ca5ab579-b6a1-4fe3-85c3-509758f5260d.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ca5ab579-b6a1-4fe3-85c3-509758f5260d.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ca5ab579-b6a1-4fe3-85c3-509758f5260d.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ca5ab579-b6a1-4fe3-85c3-509758f5260d.jpg?resize=706%2C530&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ca5ab579-b6a1-4fe3-85c3-509758f5260d.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ca5ab579-b6a1-4fe3-85c3-509758f5260d.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Lisa Kurian Philip/WBEZ)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/getting-mental-health-help-a-challenge-for-some-chicago-students/be0d49e9-7dc4-40e6-9ea6-62628094dcfb">She called the number on her syllabus offering counseling. No one picked up.</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Like a lot of students, Isabelle Dizon was looking for mental health support. Her college promised to help but never came through. <strong>(From WBEZ)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="513" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/last-time-we-saw-each-other-ships-party-time-we-went-to-meet-my-parents-scaled-e1712003690339-1.webp?resize=780%2C513&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-131395" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/last-time-we-saw-each-other-ships-party-time-we-went-to-meet-my-parents-scaled-e1712003690339-1.webp?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/last-time-we-saw-each-other-ships-party-time-we-went-to-meet-my-parents-scaled-e1712003690339-1.webp?resize=300%2C197&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/last-time-we-saw-each-other-ships-party-time-we-went-to-meet-my-parents-scaled-e1712003690339-1.webp?resize=768%2C505&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/last-time-we-saw-each-other-ships-party-time-we-went-to-meet-my-parents-scaled-e1712003690339-1.webp?resize=400%2C263&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/last-time-we-saw-each-other-ships-party-time-we-went-to-meet-my-parents-scaled-e1712003690339-1.webp?resize=706%2C464&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/last-time-we-saw-each-other-ships-party-time-we-went-to-meet-my-parents-scaled-e1712003690339-1.webp?resize=150%2C99&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/last-time-we-saw-each-other-ships-party-time-we-went-to-meet-my-parents-scaled-e1712003690339-1.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Photo courtesy of Dylan Seeman)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://voiceofsandiego.org/2024/04/02/deadly-failure-a-sailor-was-in-crisis-her-command-kept-the-pressure-on-anyway/">Deadly Failure: A Sailor Was in Crisis. Her Command Kept the Pressure on Anyway</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Together, the thousands of pages of documents and hours of interviews say one thing clearly: The treatment Tiara Gray received in the Navy played a role in her death. <strong>(From Voice of San Diego)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09.webp?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="Elizabeth Ramirez, mother to three children, sits at home. She looks to her left. She wears a gray top, a necklace and brown tortoise shell glasses. Her dark hair is pulled up." class="wp-image-126324" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09.webp?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09.webp?resize=1536%2C1025&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09.webp?resize=2048%2C1366&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09.webp?resize=1200%2C801&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09.webp?resize=1568%2C1046&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09.webp?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09.webp?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1017-Mental-Health-Ramirez-EK-TT-09-1024x683.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Emily Kinskey for The Texas Tribune)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/22/texas-mental-health-system-challenges/">How the Texas vision for seamless mental health care fell apart over 60 years</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">A lack of private providers, a swamped community mental health system, and low insurance reimbursement have cut off many in Texas from basic mental health services. <strong>(From the Texas Tribune)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="646" height="500" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-21-at-11.47.49-AM.png?resize=646%2C500&ssl=1" alt="A counselor wearing a blue jacket helps third-grade who wears a white sweatshirt with "JUSTICE" on the front. They are in a classroom with shelves and tables behind them Londyn Wilson with a work- sheet during a guidance lesson last month. The lessons are regularly held to guide students' empathy, emotion regulation, perseverance and more. (Navya Shukla/For The Oglethorpe Echo)" class="wp-image-131253" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-21-at-11.47.49-AM.png?w=646&ssl=1 646w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-21-at-11.47.49-AM.png?resize=300%2C232&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-21-at-11.47.49-AM.png?resize=400%2C310&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-21-at-11.47.49-AM.png?resize=150%2C116&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-21-at-11.47.49-AM.png?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Navya Shukla for The Oglethorpe Echo)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.theoglethorpeecho.com/local-news/high-need-low-accessibility-oglethorpe-county-residents-face-barriers-mental-health-care">High need, low accessibility</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Oglethorpe County residents face barriers to mental health care, even as teens and schools are willing to have the conversation. <strong>(From UGA/The Oglethorpe Echo)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/teresa_edenfield_and_layken_edenfield_dec_2022.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="Teresa Edenfield and daughter Layken Edenfield stand in a kitchen. Teresa wears a gray t-shirt and smiles. Her hair is pulled back. Layken wears a purple ti-shirt and a necklace. Her red hair is pulled up on top of her head and she wears horned-rimmed glasses." class="wp-image-127101" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/teresa_edenfield_and_layken_edenfield_dec_2022.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/teresa_edenfield_and_layken_edenfield_dec_2022.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/teresa_edenfield_and_layken_edenfield_dec_2022.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/teresa_edenfield_and_layken_edenfield_dec_2022.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/teresa_edenfield_and_layken_edenfield_dec_2022.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/teresa_edenfield_and_layken_edenfield_dec_2022.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/teresa_edenfield_and_layken_edenfield_dec_2022.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/teresa_edenfield_and_layken_edenfield_dec_2022.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/teresa_edenfield_and_layken_edenfield_dec_2022.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/teresa_edenfield_and_layken_edenfield_dec_2022.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/teresa_edenfield_and_layken_edenfield_dec_2022-1024x683.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Contributed to GPB)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/01/22/poor-access-mental-health-care-leaves-georgia-children-who-need-psychiatrist-in-the">Poor access to mental health care leaves Georgia children who need a psychiatrist in the lurch</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">As mental health conditions rise among children, public schools are sometimes the first and best option for early intervention — <a href="https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/01/05/uga-student-on-digital-divide-in-mental-health-care-and-high-speed-internet-study">especially in Georgia, where health care shortages</a> are worsening and broadband access is not widespread. <strong>(From GPB)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TDP-L-ALCOHOL-009x.webp?resize=780%2C519&ssl=1" alt="Corona beer signs cover a window in a tan brick wall. A shadow of a person shows on wall and sidewalk." class="wp-image-127102" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TDP-L-ALCOHOL-009x.webp?resize=1024%2C682&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TDP-L-ALCOHOL-009x.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TDP-L-ALCOHOL-009x.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TDP-L-ALCOHOL-009x.webp?resize=1536%2C1023&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TDP-L-ALCOHOL-009x.webp?resize=1200%2C799&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TDP-L-ALCOHOL-009x.webp?resize=400%2C266&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TDP-L-ALCOHOL-009x.webp?resize=706%2C470&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TDP-L-ALCOHOL-009x.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TDP-L-ALCOHOL-009x.webp?w=1569&ssl=1 1569w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TDP-L-ALCOHOL-009x-1024x682.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/01/04/colorados-quiet-killer-alcohol-deaths-colorado-addiction-intervention/">Colorado’s quiet killer: Alcohol ends more lives than overdoses, but there’s been no intervention</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">In this four-part series, The Denver Post investigated why so many Coloradans are dying from drinking, and what the state could do in an effort to reduce the number of people lost.<strong> (From The Denver Post)</strong></p></div></div><p></p><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="488" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AANHPI1.jpg?resize=780%2C488&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-127107" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AANHPI1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AANHPI1.jpg?resize=300%2C188&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AANHPI1.jpg?resize=768%2C480&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AANHPI1.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AANHPI1.jpg?resize=706%2C441&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AANHPI1.jpg?resize=150%2C94&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AANHPI1.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(John Leos/Cronkite News)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2023/12/22/asian-american-pacific-islander-communities-combat-mental-health-stigma/">Being ‘my own role model’: Normalizing mental health care in the AANHPI community</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">For members of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, seeking mental health care can involve not just disclosing personal information, but also negotiating language barriers and cultural stigma. <strong>(From Cronkite News)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="436" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/homelesssurgeJPG.jpg?resize=780%2C436&ssl=1" alt="Man wearing orange polo stands in door of donation center." class="wp-image-127109" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/homelesssurgeJPG.jpg?w=942&ssl=1 942w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/homelesssurgeJPG.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/homelesssurgeJPG.jpg?resize=768%2C430&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/homelesssurgeJPG.jpg?resize=400%2C224&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/homelesssurgeJPG.jpg?resize=706%2C395&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/homelesssurgeJPG.jpg?resize=150%2C84&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/homelesssurgeJPG.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Hannah Bassett/AZCIR)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://azcir.org/news/2023/12/28/ahcccs-alerted-homelessness-surge-before-medicaid-fraud-response/">AHCCCS alerted to ‘predictable’ homelessness surge before fraud crackdown</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">The state agency at the center of Arizona’s ongoing behavioral health crisis knew its proposed billing reforms could trigger a surge in homelessness nearly a year before implementing the changes, yet still failed to adequately prepare for the fallout—or adjust its response to the crisis that emerged as a result. <strong>(From AZCIR)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-11 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AJC_male_mental.jpg?w=780&ssl=1" alt="Students at Georgia State University talk at a Diwali fashion show. Four students are talking. In the center is a young man wearing a blue fest and is smiling. Behind him other students are smiling." class="wp-image-126285"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.ajc.com/education/suffering-in-silence-male-college-students-less-likely-to-seek-counseling/XK4SIKMMRZEQXBBOFHOW2V4QNA/">Suffering in silence: Male college students less likely to seek counseling</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Only 22.5% of male undergraduate students received psychological or mental health services over the course of a year, compared to 39.5% of female students and 63.3% of transgender and gender-nonconforming students.<strong>(From the AJC)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="554" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rev_Lena-Corona-Family_9-e1702942830308.jpg?resize=780%2C554&ssl=1" alt="Sitting on a brown leather couch, Freddy Corona and Shawna Normali look at photos of their daughter, Lena Corona, with their son Josh Corona. Lena was in psychosis in July when she was arrested and taken to the Seminole County jail where she died by suicide." class="wp-image-126201" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rev_Lena-Corona-Family_9-e1702942830308.jpg?w=871&ssl=1 871w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rev_Lena-Corona-Family_9-e1702942830308.jpg?resize=300%2C213&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rev_Lena-Corona-Family_9-e1702942830308.jpg?resize=768%2C546&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rev_Lena-Corona-Family_9-e1702942830308.jpg?resize=400%2C284&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rev_Lena-Corona-Family_9-e1702942830308.jpg?resize=706%2C502&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rev_Lena-Corona-Family_9-e1702942830308.jpg?resize=150%2C107&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rev_Lena-Corona-Family_9-e1702942830308.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://oklahomawatch.org/2023/12/15/these-oklahomans-needed-mental-health-care-instead-they-died-in-jail/">These Oklahomans Needed Mental Health Care. Instead, They Died in Jail.</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Across the state and country, families can’t access sufficient mental health care for their loved ones and turn to police for help in a crisis. With law enforcement involved, emergency situations can escalate quickly, leading to arrests and incarceration in jails where detention officers with minimal training are responsible for the health and safety of detainees. <strong>(From Oklahoma Watch)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-12 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="706" height="471" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SRO-Funds_02a.webp?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1" alt="A school resource officer for Charles W. Harris School in Phoenix, greets children at the school during his shift. He wears a black cap and a short-sleeved shirt. He faces children who walk towards him." class="wp-image-126193" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SRO-Funds_02a.webp?w=706&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SRO-Funds_02a.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SRO-Funds_02a.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SRO-Funds_02a.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SRO-Funds_02a.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Brendon Derr/AZCIR)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://azcir.org/news/2023/12/14/school-safety-program-favors-police-over-mental-health-providers/">GOP-led push to fund police over counselors leaves some schools ‘in the lurch’</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">District and charter schools requested funding for hundreds of counselors, social workers and campus officers, citing problems with bullying, trauma, suicidal ideation, truancy and more. About a third of mental health positions went unfunded after the grant program ran out of cash. <strong>(From AZCIR)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="494" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/b6ad3262-debc-4d4e-bf2a-3c626b0c0aae-e1702941461316-1024x648.jpg?resize=780%2C494&ssl=1" alt="A migrant from Colombia sits in front of a building. He is wearing a gray jacket and plaid shirt. He looks off into the distance." class="wp-image-126194" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/b6ad3262-debc-4d4e-bf2a-3c626b0c0aae-e1702941461316.jpg?resize=1024%2C648&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/b6ad3262-debc-4d4e-bf2a-3c626b0c0aae-e1702941461316.jpg?resize=300%2C190&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/b6ad3262-debc-4d4e-bf2a-3c626b0c0aae-e1702941461316.jpg?resize=768%2C486&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/b6ad3262-debc-4d4e-bf2a-3c626b0c0aae-e1702941461316.jpg?resize=1200%2C759&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/b6ad3262-debc-4d4e-bf2a-3c626b0c0aae-e1702941461316.jpg?resize=400%2C253&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/b6ad3262-debc-4d4e-bf2a-3c626b0c0aae-e1702941461316.jpg?resize=706%2C447&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/b6ad3262-debc-4d4e-bf2a-3c626b0c0aae-e1702941461316.jpg?resize=150%2C95&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/b6ad3262-debc-4d4e-bf2a-3c626b0c0aae-e1702941461316.jpg?w=1264&ssl=1 1264w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/b6ad3262-debc-4d4e-bf2a-3c626b0c0aae-e1702941461316-1024x648.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Manuel Martinez/WBEZ)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/migrants-in-chicago-mental-health-care-services/696bbb6e-8bd9-442e-8e4c-2173fd0271f7">The mental health of migrants simmers below the surface as the next looming crisis</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">WBEZ interviewed more than 30 people to understand the emotional toll migrants face, the army of helpers who are filling in the gaps of a frayed mental health system, and what’s at stake. Some of those helpers’ efforts are catching the attention of leaders in other big cities where migrants are heading. <strong>(From WBEZ)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="585" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1" alt="Counselor door at Fort Collins, Colorado high school. Posters on the door say "I struggled with anxiety. I found help" and "A child in therapy is not sign of failure."" class="wp-image-126190" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=1568%2C1176&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=706%2C530&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting.webp?w=1760&ssl=1 1760w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/kunc_waiting-1024x768.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Leigh Paterson/KUNC)</figcaption></figure> <p class="has-normal-font-size"><a href="https://www.kunc.org/in-the-noco/2023-11-15/from-long-wait-lists-to-high-costs-finding-a-therapist-in-colorado-is-harder-than-it-should-be">From long wait lists to high costs, finding a therapist in Colorado is harder than it should be</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">In communities across Northern Colorado, people are struggling with their mental health while also struggling to get the care they need. <strong>(From KUNC)</strong></p> <p class="has-small-font-size"></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SD_county.webp?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="County Behavioral Health Services Director Luke Bergmann speaks to members of the media about the CARE Act program at the County Administration Center. He stands at a wooden podium with a San Diego County logo on it. He has dark hair and a beard. He wears a blue suit and a white shirt with a dark tie." class="wp-image-126192" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SD_county.webp?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SD_county.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SD_county.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SD_county.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SD_county.webp?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SD_county.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SD_county.webp?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SD_county-1024x683.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Ariana Drehsler/Voice of San Diego)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://voiceofsandiego.org/2023/11/03/law-could-increase-demand-for-often-elusive-addiction-treatment/">Law Could Increase Demand for Often-Elusive Addiction Treatment</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">A state law set to take effect in January aims to make it easier to force Californians with severe substance use disorders into treatment that is now often not immediately available to San Diegans who want it. <strong>(From Voice of San Diego)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-14 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="359" height="233" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/azcir1123.jpg?resize=359%2C233&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-125342" style="aspect-ratio:1.5407725321888412;width:389px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/azcir1123.jpg?w=359&ssl=1 359w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/azcir1123.jpg?resize=300%2C195&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/azcir1123.jpg?resize=150%2C97&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/azcir1123.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/azcir1123.jpg?w=400&ssl=1 400w" sizes="(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Brendon Derr/AZCIR)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://azcir.org/news/2023/11/02/state-response-medicaid-fraud-creates-patient-chaos/?mc_cid=054c15e51a&mc_eid=d4c0c0a93c">Patients, advocates describe ‘pure chaos’ in state response to AHCCCS fraud</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Arizona’s failure to adequately anticipate the impact of widespread suspensions among behavioral health providers due to fraud has put an already susceptible population at further risk of relapse, abuse, homelessness and even death as operators shut down. Advocates—and the providers left standing—are struggling to meet the urgent need for services among displaced tribal members and other victims. <strong>(From AZCIR)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="583" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kunc_students-1.jpg?resize=780%2C583&ssl=1" alt="Students walking in school hallway in front of an office that says "Mountain Family" on the doors. A boy wearing a black hoodie and black shorts and a plaid backpack walks one way. Three girls walk the other way" class="wp-image-125077" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kunc_students-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C766&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kunc_students-1.jpg?resize=300%2C224&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kunc_students-1.jpg?resize=768%2C575&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kunc_students-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kunc_students-1.jpg?resize=400%2C299&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kunc_students-1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kunc_students-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C898&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kunc_students-1.jpg?resize=706%2C528&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kunc_students-1.jpg?resize=150%2C112&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kunc_students-1.jpg?w=1223&ssl=1 1223w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kunc_students-1-1024x766.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Leigh Paterson/KUNC)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-10-18/one-answer-to-the-youth-mental-health-crisis-asking-colorado-students-how-theyre-feeling" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">One answer to the youth mental health crisis? Asking Colorado students how they’re feeling</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Rates of anxiety and depression among young people are the highest they’ve been since 2013, when Colorado first began collecting this data. Driven by the urgent state of youth mental health, an effort is underway in Colorado to identify kids who need behavioral health help before they are in crisis. <strong>(From KUNC)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-15 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/080720_eurie_martin_file_118_editeda.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="The stretch of Deepstep Road in Washington County where Eurie Martin fatally encountered Washington County Sheriff's deputies in 2017. A pickup approaches. Green grass on trees on both sides of the road." class="wp-image-125054" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/080720_eurie_martin_file_118_editeda.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/080720_eurie_martin_file_118_editeda.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/080720_eurie_martin_file_118_editeda.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/080720_eurie_martin_file_118_editeda.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/080720_eurie_martin_file_118_editeda.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/080720_eurie_martin_file_118_editeda.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/080720_eurie_martin_file_118_editeda.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/080720_eurie_martin_file_118_editeda.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/080720_eurie_martin_file_118_editeda.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/080720_eurie_martin_file_118_editeda.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/080720_eurie_martin_file_118_editeda-1024x683.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Grant Blankenship/GPB)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/09/13/overwhelmed-mental-health-calls-six-rural-sheriffs-make-their-own-plan-for-better">Overwhelmed with mental health calls, six rural sheriffs make their own plan for better response</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Law enforcement are often the first and only ones who respond to calls when people have a mental health crisis, especially in rural areas where behavioral health providers are lacking or completely unavailable.<strong> (From GPB News)</strong></p> <p class="has-small-font-size"></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/voiceofsandiego_mental_health_access.webp?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="A portion of a stack of 2022 phone screens sit on the desk of Program Manager Darlene Jackson at the McAlister Institute's Adult Detox in Lemon Grove." class="wp-image-125055" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/voiceofsandiego_mental_health_access.webp?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/voiceofsandiego_mental_health_access.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/voiceofsandiego_mental_health_access.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/voiceofsandiego_mental_health_access.webp?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/voiceofsandiego_mental_health_access.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/voiceofsandiego_mental_health_access.webp?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/voiceofsandiego_mental_health_access.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/voiceofsandiego_mental_health_access.webp?w=1536&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/voiceofsandiego_mental_health_access-1024x683.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Ariana Drehsler/Voice of San Diego)</figcaption></figure> <p class="has-normal-font-size"><a href="https://voiceofsandiego.org/2023/09/28/san-diegans-struggling-with-addiction-also-struggle-to-get-treatment-beds/">Getting drug treatment beds is so hard for poor it’s like winning the lottery</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Low-income and homeless San Diegans often can‘t quickly access residential treatment for substance use disorder. Only two detox beds for Medi-Cal patients are in the city of San Diego, which until recently had no beds for these patients.<strong> (From Voice of San Diego)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-16 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="700" height="506" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bedside3.webp?resize=700%2C506&ssl=1" alt="This illustration shows a young blond woman in a hospital bed with an oxygen mask over her fact. A woman with long dark hair leans over her. In the background is a line drawing of a young woman being held by two men. Another drawing shows the county Public Safety Center." class="wp-image-122892" style="width:389px;height:281px" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bedside3.webp?w=700&ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bedside3.webp?resize=300%2C217&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bedside3.webp?resize=400%2C289&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bedside3.webp?resize=150%2C108&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bedside3.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Todd Pendleton/The Oklahoman)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://oklahomawatch.org/2023/09/06/pottawatomie-jail-concealed-deaths-of-detainees-in-need-of-mental-health-care/">Cover-up Alleged in Pottawatomie County Jail Deaths</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Pottawatomie County jail officials apparently defied state laws and a judge’s order when they concealed information on the unexplained deaths of seven vulnerable detainees. (<strong>From Oklahoma Watch</strong>)</p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230808_JAIL-DEATH-AARON_MDJ_01.1-scaled-1.webp?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="A photo of a hand holding a phone. On the phone is a picture of a woman sitting on a couch and smiling. A smiling boy wearing a red graduation cap and robe lies across her lap." class="wp-image-122893" style="width:389px;height:259px" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230808_JAIL-DEATH-AARON_MDJ_01.1-scaled-1.webp?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230808_JAIL-DEATH-AARON_MDJ_01.1-scaled-1.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230808_JAIL-DEATH-AARON_MDJ_01.1-scaled-1.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230808_JAIL-DEATH-AARON_MDJ_01.1-scaled-1.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230808_JAIL-DEATH-AARON_MDJ_01.1-scaled-1.webp?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230808_JAIL-DEATH-AARON_MDJ_01.1-scaled-1.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230808_JAIL-DEATH-AARON_MDJ_01.1-scaled-1.webp?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230808_JAIL-DEATH-AARON_MDJ_01.1-scaled-1-1024x683.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Marie D. De Jesús/Houston Landing)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://houstonlanding.org/this-harris-county-program-serves-the-most-vulnerable-but-it-wont-bail-them-out-of-jail/">This Harris County program serves the most vulnerable. But it won’t bail them out of jail.</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">The Harris County Jail has continued to struggle with caring for an influx of inmates with mental illnesses. Many of the inmates who died in custody hadn’t received desperately needed care.(<strong>From Houston Landing</strong>)</p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-17 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="529" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-1-1200x814-1.jpg?resize=780%2C529&ssl=1" alt="In the drawing a person, colored blue, stands with arms folded facing two options, a window with bars like a jail cell and an open door with fluffy clouds and rolling pink hills." class="wp-image-122818" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-1-1200x814-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C695&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-1-1200x814-1.jpg?resize=300%2C204&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-1-1200x814-1.jpg?resize=768%2C521&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-1-1200x814-1.jpg?resize=400%2C271&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-1-1200x814-1.jpg?resize=706%2C479&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-1-1200x814-1.jpg?resize=150%2C102&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-1-1200x814-1.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-1-1200x814-1-1024x695.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Zach Raw for The Frontier and Curbside Chronicle) </figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/people-with-mental-illness-are-more-likely-to-die-in-jail-a-new-oklahoma-county-program-puts-them-in-treatment-instead/">People with mental illness are more likely to die in jail. A new Oklahoma County program puts them in treatment instead</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">There have been nine suicides at the Oklahoma County jail in three years. Another six people with documented mental health issues died of other causes. One woman’s death has helped jumpstart a diversion program. <strong>(From The Frontier)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="539" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5.jpg?resize=780%2C539&ssl=1" alt="Maddie Maes and her mother, Kristin Vera, pose for a photo on their couch at home in Fort Collins. Maddie is smiling and wears a brown t-shirt, faded jeans and is holding a flowered ball cap in her hands. Her mother also is smiling and has her arm around Maddie. Her mother wears a patterned tank top and black jeans. Kristin also has her hand on a small brown dog on her left that looks like a small Doberman pincer. Next to Maddie is another dog that is pinkish with brown spots and has a brown head. Behind the couch are two french doors and on the wall is a framed picture that says: "If there's love in a house It's a palace for sure." class="wp-image-122819" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C708&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C207&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C531&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1062&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1417&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C830&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1085&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C277&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C488&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C104&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l5-1024x708.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Leigh Paterson/KUNC)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-08-21/lgbtq-kids-in-colorado-are-struggling-finding-the-right-therapist-is-yet-another-hurdle">LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado are struggling. Finding the right therapist is yet another hurdle</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Colorado’s LGBTQ+ youth are living with high rates of depression, stress and thoughts of self-harm, but finding treatment in Northern Colorado can be a challenge. <strong>(From KUNC)</strong></p></div></div><p></p><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-18 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="558" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=780%2C558&ssl=1" alt="A person in dark clothes stands with their hands folded in front of them. Their head is obscured by trees in the foreground. They stand next to a brick pillar." class="wp-image-122692" style="width:369px;height:263px" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1463&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C857&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1568%2C1120&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=400%2C286&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=706%2C504&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=150%2C107&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lisbet-1-scaled-1-1024x732.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Joe Orellana/California Health Report)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.calhealthreport.org/2023/08/03/mental-health-care-is-critical-for-survivors-of-violence-access-is-another-story/">Mental Health Care Is Critical for Survivors of Violence. Access Is Another Story</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Californians in general <a href="https://www.chcf.org/publication/2022-edition-mental-health-california/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">struggle to find and afford mental health treatment</a>, but the access difficulties are magnified for survivors of domestic violence. (<strong>From California Health Report</strong>)</p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SD-County-Admin-Building-09-scaled-1.webp?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="This shows the San Diego County administrative building. It is a long beige building with windows on the front. Palm trees grow in a line next to the building. A taller part of the building is in the center. A person wearing darn shorts, a dark t-shirt and a red visor walks by." class="wp-image-122694" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SD-County-Admin-Building-09-scaled-1.webp?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SD-County-Admin-Building-09-scaled-1.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SD-County-Admin-Building-09-scaled-1.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SD-County-Admin-Building-09-scaled-1.webp?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SD-County-Admin-Building-09-scaled-1.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SD-County-Admin-Building-09-scaled-1.webp?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SD-County-Admin-Building-09-scaled-1.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SD-County-Admin-Building-09-scaled-1.webp?w=1536&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SD-County-Admin-Building-09-scaled-1-1024x683.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Brittany Cruz-Fejeran/Voice of San Diego)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://voiceofsandiego.org/2023/08/24/how-san-diego-is-rolling-out-care-court/">How San Diego Is Rolling Out CARE Court</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">San Diego County is up against the clock to implement a new state-mandated system that compels people with certain mental illnesses into care. It’s a herculean task, and one with many obstacles. (<strong>From Voice of San Diego</strong>)</p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-19 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="585" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mirror-Psychosis-e1677283749716-1020x765-1.jpg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1" alt="Drawing of a woman with long dark hair reaching to a shattered reflection." class="wp-image-120089" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mirror-Psychosis-e1677283749716-1020x765-1.jpg?w=1020&ssl=1 1020w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mirror-Psychosis-e1677283749716-1020x765-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mirror-Psychosis-e1677283749716-1020x765-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mirror-Psychosis-e1677283749716-1020x765-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mirror-Psychosis-e1677283749716-1020x765-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mirror-Psychosis-e1677283749716-1020x765-1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mirror-Psychosis-e1677283749716-1020x765-1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mirror-Psychosis-e1677283749716-1020x765-1.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mirror-Psychosis-e1677283749716-1020x765-1.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> (Anna Vignet/KQED)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.kqed.org/science/1981630/proven-schizophrenia-treatments-keep-people-in-school-at-work-and-off-the-street-why-wont-insurance-companies-cover-them" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><a href="https://www.kqed.org/science/1981630/proven-schizophrenia-treatments-keep-people-in-school-at-work-and-off-the-street-why-wont-insurance-companies-cover-them" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Proven Schizophrenia Treatments Keep People in School, at Work and off the Street. Why Won’t Insurance Companies Cover Them?</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Treatment programs<a href="https://www.hhs.gov/guidance/document/coverage-early-intervention-services-first-episode-psychosis"> recommended by the National Institute of Mental Health </a>as the gold standard of care for early psychosis rarely have enough slots available for the people who need them, and health insurance companies typically refuse to cover the full cost of these programs.<strong> (From KQED)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="484" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/martha-and-kim-scaled-e1668459346997-1742x1080-1.jpg?resize=780%2C484&ssl=1" alt="Two women talking. Woman on right has dark shoulder-length hair. She's wearing a denim jacket and white shirt. The other woman has blond shoulder-length hair and is wearing a blue sweater. They are outside on green grass with trees in the background." class="wp-image-117503" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/martha-and-kim-scaled-e1668459346997-1742x1080-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C635&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/martha-and-kim-scaled-e1668459346997-1742x1080-1.jpg?resize=300%2C186&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/martha-and-kim-scaled-e1668459346997-1742x1080-1.jpg?resize=768%2C476&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/martha-and-kim-scaled-e1668459346997-1742x1080-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C952&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/martha-and-kim-scaled-e1668459346997-1742x1080-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C744&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/martha-and-kim-scaled-e1668459346997-1742x1080-1.jpg?resize=1568%2C972&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/martha-and-kim-scaled-e1668459346997-1742x1080-1.jpg?resize=400%2C248&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/martha-and-kim-scaled-e1668459346997-1742x1080-1.jpg?resize=150%2C93&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/martha-and-kim-scaled-e1668459346997-1742x1080-1.jpg?w=1742&ssl=1 1742w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/martha-and-kim-scaled-e1668459346997-1742x1080-1-1024x635.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Submitted)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.witf.org/2022/11/14/jails-fail-to-accommodate-people-with-mental-illness-in-some-cases-its-a-civil-rights-violation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jails fail to accommodate people with mental illness. In some cases, it’s a civil rights violation</a></p> <p class="has-small-font-size">Conditions in some corrections facilities are a moral failure that also costs taxpayers millions. </p> <p class="has-normal-font-size"><a href="https://www.witf.org/2022/10/12/pennsylvania-jails-mental-illness-pepper-spray-stun-guns/">WITF found</a> that nearly one-third of so-called “use of force” incidents with pepper spray, stun guns and other distressing methods of control involved a person with a serious mental health issue.<strong> (From WITF)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-20 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/npr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="21 chairs, flags and crosses are displayed in front of local businesses on May 30th, 2022 in Uvalde, TX. They each honor the 19 students and two teachers killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas." class="wp-image-116730" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/npr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/npr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/npr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/npr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=1536%2C1025&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/npr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/npr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=1568%2C1046&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/npr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/npr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/npr.brightspotcdn.webp?w=1760&ssl=1 1760w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/npr.brightspotcdn-1024x683.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Joshua Guerra/Sipa USA via Reuters)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.tpr.org/podcast/petrie-dish/2022-09-26/uvalde-prompted-texas-to-start-taking-mental-health-in-schools-more-seriously-is-it-enough" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Uvalde prompted Texas to start taking mental health in schools more seriously. Is it enough?</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">The May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers pushed several important issues into the national conversation, including the availability of guns, school security, and mental health access. <strong>(From Texas Public Radio)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Claudia-Dambra-AM-TT-12.webp?resize=780%2C519&ssl=1" alt="A man wearing black and a ball cap stands in a doorway talking with a woman sitting on the floor. She is wearing a sleeveless top and has tatoos on her left arm. In the foreground is a CPR dummy." class="wp-image-116729" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Claudia-Dambra-AM-TT-12.webp?resize=1024%2C682&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Claudia-Dambra-AM-TT-12.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Claudia-Dambra-AM-TT-12.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Claudia-Dambra-AM-TT-12.webp?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Claudia-Dambra-AM-TT-12.webp?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Claudia-Dambra-AM-TT-12.webp?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Claudia-Dambra-AM-TT-12.webp?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Claudia-Dambra-AM-TT-12.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Claudia-Dambra-AM-TT-12.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Claudia-Dambra-AM-TT-12.webp?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Claudia-Dambra-AM-TT-12-1024x682.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Annie Mulligan/The Texas Tribune)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/11/texas-harm-reduction-drugs/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Texas bans many proven tools for helping drug users. Advocates are handing them out anyway</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">As overdoses skyrocketed amid the pandemic and the fentanyl crisis, advocates across the state are working discreetly to distribute these supplies as part of a practice to combat substance use disorder known as harm reduction. <strong>(From The Texas Tribune)</strong></p></div></div><p></p><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-21 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ca-times.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=780%2C519&ssl=1" alt="Man wearing gray shirt and white pants reaches up to close blinds. Behind him is a bed with a brown headboard and no linens." class="wp-image-117061" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ca-times.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=1024%2C682&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ca-times.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ca-times.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ca-times.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ca-times.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ca-times.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ca-times.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ca-times.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ca-times.brightspotcdn.webp?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ca-times.brightspotcdn-1024x682.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/08/texas-climate-change-mental-health/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><a href="https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2022-10-19/medi-cal-reform-calaim-housing-homeless-insurance?utm_content=225630487&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-844997444257615873" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">California is trying to house the homeless through a health insurance program. It worked for this man.</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">At the beginning of the year, California began rolling out extensive reforms to Medi-Cal, the state and federally funded healthcare program which serves low-income adults and children. <strong>(From The Los Angeles Times)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="488" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Dennytalk.jpg?resize=780%2C488&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-117062" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Dennytalk.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Dennytalk.jpg?resize=300%2C188&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Dennytalk.jpg?resize=768%2C480&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Dennytalk.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Dennytalk.jpg?resize=150%2C94&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Dennytalk.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Laura Bargfeld/Cronkite News)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://laist.com/news/health/theres-free-mental-health-help-for-crime-victims-but-providers-say-bureaucracy-gets-in-the-way" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><a href="https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2022/11/04/healing-culture-increasing-access-native-american-practices-treat-mental-health/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Healing through culture: Increasing access to Native American practices to treat mental health</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Researchers have <a href="https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/tip_61_aian_full_document_020419_0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">long pointed</a> to the importance of incorporating cultural practices into behavioral health care for Native Americans, but there is an ongoing struggle to ensure those services are accessible and affordable. <strong>(From Cronkite News)</strong> Related <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZjc2sy8Cqk">Indigenous healing: A documentary</a> </p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-22 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dana-Jones-HTX-Climate-Trauma-KC-17.webp?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="Woman sits at desk with folders and papers on it with her head in her hands." class="wp-image-116021" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dana-Jones-HTX-Climate-Trauma-KC-17.webp?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dana-Jones-HTX-Climate-Trauma-KC-17.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dana-Jones-HTX-Climate-Trauma-KC-17.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dana-Jones-HTX-Climate-Trauma-KC-17.webp?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dana-Jones-HTX-Climate-Trauma-KC-17.webp?resize=2048%2C1366&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dana-Jones-HTX-Climate-Trauma-KC-17.webp?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dana-Jones-HTX-Climate-Trauma-KC-17.webp?resize=1568%2C1046&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dana-Jones-HTX-Climate-Trauma-KC-17.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dana-Jones-HTX-Climate-Trauma-KC-17.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dana-Jones-HTX-Climate-Trauma-KC-17.webp?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dana-Jones-HTX-Climate-Trauma-KC-17-1024x683.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Kylie Cooper/The Texas Tribune)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/08/texas-climate-change-mental-health/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“It’s destroying me”: Storm after storm, climate change increases strain on Texans’ mental health</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Tens of thousands of coastal Texas residents have survived repeated extreme weather events including Hurricane Harvey. For many, it has taken an emotional toll, and researchers warn that climate change could be “catastrophic” for our mental health. Related<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/09/tribcast-disasters-community-colleges/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> podcast</a>. <strong>(From The Texas Tribune)</strong> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scpr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="Drawing with pink background with drawing of head with mental health provider profile." class="wp-image-116022" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scpr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scpr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scpr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scpr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=1536%2C1025&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scpr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scpr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=1568%2C1046&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scpr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scpr.brightspotcdn.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scpr.brightspotcdn.webp?w=1760&ssl=1 1760w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scpr.brightspotcdn-1024x683.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Dan Carino/LAist)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://laist.com/news/health/theres-free-mental-health-help-for-crime-victims-but-providers-say-bureaucracy-gets-in-the-way" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">There’s Free Mental Health Help For Crime Victims, But Providers Say Bureaucracy Gets In The Way</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Therapy sessions were covered through a program administered by the <a href="https://victims.ca.gov/board/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">California Victims Compensation Board</a>, which reimburses crime-related mental health expenses. But process changes and ongoing bureaucratic slowness with CalVCB has made serving crime victims more difficult than ever. <strong>(From LAist)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-23 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="521" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COVID-EDU_Quester_08272021_05.webp?resize=780%2C521&ssl=1" alt="Combination locks hang on beige metal lockers in school. Two students talk in the background." class="wp-image-116019" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COVID-EDU_Quester_08272021_05.webp?resize=1024%2C684&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COVID-EDU_Quester_08272021_05.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COVID-EDU_Quester_08272021_05.webp?resize=768%2C513&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COVID-EDU_Quester_08272021_05.webp?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COVID-EDU_Quester_08272021_05.webp?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COVID-EDU_Quester_08272021_05.webp?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COVID-EDU_Quester_08272021_05-1024x684.webp?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Brandon Quester/AZCIR)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://azcir.org/news/2022/09/01/jakes-law-mental-health-parity/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Youth access to mental health care improved under Jake’s Law, but persistent barriers hamper its reach</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">In March 2020, Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law a sweeping set of measures designed to help curb rising rates of suicide and expand access to mental health treatment for Arizona residents with and without insurance.Yet, two years into the program, more than half of Arizona schools haven’t referred students under the law. <strong>(From AZCIR)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="487" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-effects-public-media-mental-health-edited-2.jpeg?resize=780%2C487&ssl=1" alt="A woman sits in front of a lab top while she talks with a headset. She wears a tan cardigan with a blue and white shirt." class="wp-image-114412" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-effects-public-media-mental-health-edited-2.jpeg?resize=1024%2C639&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-effects-public-media-mental-health-edited-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C187&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-effects-public-media-mental-health-edited-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C480&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-effects-public-media-mental-health-edited-2.jpeg?resize=1536%2C959&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-effects-public-media-mental-health-edited-2.jpeg?resize=1200%2C749&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-effects-public-media-mental-health-edited-2.jpeg?resize=1568%2C979&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-effects-public-media-mental-health-edited-2.jpeg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-effects-public-media-mental-health-edited-2.jpeg?resize=150%2C94&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-effects-public-media-mental-health-edited-2.jpeg?w=1584&ssl=1 1584w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-effects-public-media-mental-health-edited-2-1024x639.jpeg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Bobbi Wiseman/Submitted Photo From Memorial Health)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/mental-health/2022-06-13/a-new-national-mental-health-crisis-line-launches-soon-some-states-arent-ready" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A new national mental health crisis line launches soon. Some states aren’t ready</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">The new crisis line is expected to send call volume soaring, and that means states like Illinois have a tough hill to climb. <strong>(From Side Effects Public Media)</strong></p> <ul class="has-small-font-size wp-block-list"><li class="has-normal-font-size">Listen to a discussion about the new mental health crisis line on <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/07/07/1110224089/officials-scramble-to-hire-for-the-988-mental-health-crisis-hotline?t=1657310711984" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NPR’s Morning Edition</a>.</li></ul></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-24 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UX3U2RYM3NH3DGN6NJNEO6OPLU.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="Woman with dark shoulder-length hair and sunglasses on her head smiles. Her arms are folded and she wears a coral top." class="wp-image-115537" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UX3U2RYM3NH3DGN6NJNEO6OPLU.jpg?w=800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UX3U2RYM3NH3DGN6NJNEO6OPLU.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UX3U2RYM3NH3DGN6NJNEO6OPLU.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UX3U2RYM3NH3DGN6NJNEO6OPLU.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UX3U2RYM3NH3DGN6NJNEO6OPLU.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UX3U2RYM3NH3DGN6NJNEO6OPLU.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-therapists-health-insurance-coverage-illinois-20220821-brvnriarsbfxhcwqofpjpfhem4-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why is it so hard to find therapists who take insurance in Illinois?</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Many mental health professionals no longer take health insurance because they say they’ve grown frustrated with insurance companies not paying them enough, taking too long to pay and making them jump through hoops to give patients the care they need. <strong>(From Chicago Tribune)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a9402.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="A woman with dark shoulder-length hair is speaking in front of a podium with a laptop on it. She has her right hand raised." class="wp-image-115535" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a9402.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a9402.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a9402.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a9402.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a9402.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a9402.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a9402.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a9402.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a9402.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a9402-1024x683.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Riley Bunch/GPB News)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/08/09/how-researchers-are-getting-farmers-talk-about-mental-health" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How researchers are getting farmers to talk about mental health</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">A survey of farmers and farm workers in Georgia painted a startling picture. Farmers living a brutal reality of isolation and loneliness. A persisting dissatisfaction with their jobs while struggling to manage stressors like extreme weather and hiking supply prices. <strong>(From GPB News)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-25 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a1408.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="Man in blue short-sleeved shirt reaches up to pick a peach from a tree. He holds a basket of peaches in his other hand." class="wp-image-115321" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a1408.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a1408.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a1408.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a1408.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a1408.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a1408.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a1408.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a1408.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a1408.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/663a1408-1024x683.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Riley Bunch/GPB News)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/08/09/farmers-have-silently-struggled-their-mental-health-for-years-are-they-ready-talk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Farmers have silently struggled with their mental health for years. Are they ready to talk?</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">The fallout of Hurricane Michael in 2018 and the chaos caused by the pandemic shed light on a problem that, until recently, has only been discussed in hushed tones behind doors: the deteriorating mental health of Georgia’s farming community. <strong>(From GPB News)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="585" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic.jpg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1" alt="Man with beard in blue polo shirt and blue cap stands in front of a painting of a tree. The tree has orange leaves." class="wp-image-115322" style="width:345px;height:258px" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brent-moore-pic-1024x768.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Ellen Eldridge/GPB News)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/08/04/its-the-most-important-part-of-addiction-recovery-and-often-the-most-difficult" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">It’s the most important part of addiction recovery — and often the most difficult to access</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Medical detox, inpatient rehabilitation and ongoing counseling are often not paid by insurance, even when patients have coverage. Many substance abuse counselors don’t even accept insurance.<strong> (From GPB News)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-26 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="595" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-29-at-10.05.26-AM.png?resize=780%2C595&ssl=1" alt="An illustration shows a person looking into a mirror that has a cloud over the person in the mirror." class="wp-image-115013" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-29-at-10.05.26-AM.png?w=789&ssl=1 789w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-29-at-10.05.26-AM.png?resize=300%2C229&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-29-at-10.05.26-AM.png?resize=768%2C586&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-29-at-10.05.26-AM.png?resize=400%2C305&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-29-at-10.05.26-AM.png?resize=150%2C114&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-29-at-10.05.26-AM.png?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Alborz Kamalizad/LAist)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://laist.com/news/health/care-court-aims-to-help-people-living-with-serious-mental-illnesses-would-it-bring-new-solutions-or-more-problems" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CARE Court Aims To Help People Living With Serious Mental Illnesses. </a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">There’s a bill making its way through the state legislature that aims to create new avenues for people living with a serious mental illness to get life-saving treatment. <strong>(From LAist and KPCC)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="603" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/laist2.jpg?resize=780%2C603&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-115016" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/laist2.jpg?w=793&ssl=1 793w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/laist2.jpg?resize=300%2C232&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/laist2.jpg?resize=768%2C594&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/laist2.jpg?resize=400%2C309&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/laist2.jpg?resize=150%2C116&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/laist2.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Alborz Kamalizad/LAist)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://laist.com/news/health/postpartum-depression-and-mood-disorders-up-in-the-pandemic" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why The Pandemic Took An Especially High Mental Health Toll On New Parents</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Between February and July of 2020, one in three birthing parents experienced postpartum depression, up from one in eight before the pandemic. <strong>(From LAist and KPCC)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-27 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="585" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AZCIR-mental-health-edited.png?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-114864" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AZCIR-mental-health-edited.png?w=1221&ssl=1 1221w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AZCIR-mental-health-edited.png?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AZCIR-mental-health-edited.png?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AZCIR-mental-health-edited.png?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AZCIR-mental-health-edited.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AZCIR-mental-health-edited.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AZCIR-mental-health-edited.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AZCIR-mental-health-edited.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AZCIR-mental-health-edited.png?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AZCIR-mental-health-edited.png?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Isaac Stone Simonelli/AZCIR)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://azcir.org/news/2022/07/21/funding-solution-elusive-mental-health-provider-shortage-arizona-schools/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Permanent funding solution elusive as mental health provider shortage plagues Arizona schools—and students</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">The state ranks at or near the bottom on several key indicators of youth well-being, such as the percentage of kids with untreated depression. <strong>(From AZCIR)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="585" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kera-news-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-114865" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kera-news-mental-health-edited.jpg?w=1567&ssl=1 1567w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kera-news-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kera-news-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kera-news-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kera-news-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kera-news-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kera-news-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kera-news-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kera-news-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kera-news-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=150%2C112&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kera-news-mental-health-edited.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Roswell Gray/Kera)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.keranews.org/health-wellness/2022-07-21/for-trans-youth-in-north-texas-finding-affirming-mental-health-care-can-be-a-challenge" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">For trans youth in North Texas, finding affirming mental health care can be a challenge</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Texas leaders have targeted trans youth, their families and gender-affirming care practices for months. <strong>(From KERA)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="585" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Georgia-Public-Broadcasting-mental-health.jpg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-114698" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Georgia-Public-Broadcasting-mental-health.jpg?w=1000&ssl=1 1000w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Georgia-Public-Broadcasting-mental-health.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Georgia-Public-Broadcasting-mental-health.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Georgia-Public-Broadcasting-mental-health.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Georgia-Public-Broadcasting-mental-health.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Georgia-Public-Broadcasting-mental-health.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Georgia-Public-Broadcasting-mental-health.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Georgia-Public-Broadcasting-mental-health.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Ellen Eldridge/GPB News)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/07/08/few-other-resources-people-behavioral-health-issues-find-treatment-in-jails-and" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">With few other resources, people with behavioral health issues find treatment in jails and prisons</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Jails are the state’s de facto mental health facilities. <strong>(From Georgia Public Broadcasting)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="584" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-Effects-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=780%2C584&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-114701" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-Effects-mental-health-edited.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-Effects-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-Effects-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=1024%2C767&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-Effects-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=768%2C575&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-Effects-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-Effects-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-Effects-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-Effects-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-Effects-mental-health-edited.jpg?resize=150%2C112&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Side-Effects-mental-health-edited.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Carter Barrett/Side Effects Public Media)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/access-to-care/2022-07-13/amidst-a-lack-of-mental-health-services-the-living-room-approach-aims-to-plug-gaps" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Amidst a lack of mental health services, the ‘Living Room’ approach aims to plug gaps</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">Living Rooms offer an alternative to the emergency room and jails, which often become the default providers of emergency mental health care. <strong>(From Side Effects Public Media)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-29 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PublicSource-mental-health-2.png?resize=780%2C519&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-114399" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PublicSource-mental-health-2.png?resize=1024%2C682&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PublicSource-mental-health-2.png?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PublicSource-mental-health-2.png?resize=768%2C511&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PublicSource-mental-health-2.png?resize=1536%2C1022&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PublicSource-mental-health-2.png?resize=1200%2C799&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PublicSource-mental-health-2.png?resize=1568%2C1044&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PublicSource-mental-health-2.png?resize=400%2C266&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PublicSource-mental-health-2.png?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PublicSource-mental-health-2.png?w=1908&ssl=1 1908w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PublicSource-mental-health-2-1024x682.png?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Photo illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource)</figcaption></figure> <p class="has-normal-font-size"><a href="https://www.publicsource.org/pa-aot-mental-health-involuntary-treatment-302/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PA’s controversial mental health law on involuntary treatment stands to get a test run more than 3 years after its passing</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">The law governs assisted outpatient treatment, or AOT, a court-ordered treatment plan. Standards to qualify for AOT are lower than those needed for an involuntary 302 hospitalization. <strong>(From PublicSource)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="611" height="458" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AJC-mental-health-edited.jpeg?resize=611%2C458&ssl=1" alt="Latha Wright stands beside a window." class="wp-image-114867" style="width:347px;height:259px" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AJC-mental-health-edited.jpeg?w=611&ssl=1 611w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AJC-mental-health-edited.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AJC-mental-health-edited.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AJC-mental-health-edited.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AJC-mental-health-edited.jpeg?resize=150%2C112&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AJC-mental-health-edited.jpeg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Arvin Temkar/AJC)</figcaption></figure> <p class="has-normal-font-size"><a href="https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-students-private-battle-anxiety-disorders-in-the-classroom/GHFOO54WSRB3TIANIC2OWKIJQE/">Georgia students’ private battle: Anxiety disorders in the classroom</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">“We’re putting our kids in these incubators of pressure,” said licensed psychologist Josh Spitalnick of Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta. “(It’s) not surprising that we’re seeing more families in a clinic like ours.” <strong>(From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-30 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPB-mental-health.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-114175" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPB-mental-health.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPB-mental-health.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPB-mental-health.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPB-mental-health.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPB-mental-health.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPB-mental-health.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPB-mental-health.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPB-mental-health.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPB-mental-health.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPB-mental-health-1024x683.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Riley Bunch/GPB News)</figcaption></figure> <p class="has-normal-font-size"><a href="https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/06/08/law-enforcement-enlists-mental-health-experts-help-save-lives-paradigm-shift-in">Law enforcement enlists mental health experts to help save lives — ‘a paradigm shift in policing’</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">It’s a change from previous tactics when people suffering from mental crises were often arrested, a strategy that only exacerbated their issues and resulted in jails filling up. <strong>(From Georgia Public Broadcasting)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="509" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PublicSource-Mental-Health.jpg?resize=780%2C509&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-114180" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PublicSource-Mental-Health.jpg?w=954&ssl=1 954w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PublicSource-Mental-Health.jpg?resize=300%2C196&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PublicSource-Mental-Health.jpg?resize=768%2C501&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PublicSource-Mental-Health.jpg?resize=400%2C261&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PublicSource-Mental-Health.jpg?resize=150%2C98&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PublicSource-Mental-Health.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(PublicSource/Clare Sheedy)</figcaption></figure> <p class="has-normal-font-size"><a href="https://www.publicsource.org/pennsylvania-telehealth-regulations-covid-act14-waiver/">PA eased telehealth regulations during the pandemic. What happens if the waiver expires?</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">The unprecedented access to telehealth was appreciated by many patients and doctors, like the patients receiving physical therapy without leaving home and doctors seeing more patients in a day and managing those more effectively. <strong>(From PublicSource)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-31 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Chicago-Tribune-mental-health.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-114019" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Chicago-Tribune-mental-health.jpg?w=800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Chicago-Tribune-mental-health.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Chicago-Tribune-mental-health.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Chicago-Tribune-mental-health.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Chicago-Tribune-mental-health.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Chicago-Tribune-mental-health.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) </figcaption></figure> <p class="has-normal-font-size"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/people/health/ct-people-connecting-counseling-illinois-therapist-psychologist-shortage-20220303-tqk6ygza65dldbbiffx7v2xw5u-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">In a pandemic, people might know they need food or housing. But how do you help them realize they also need therapy?</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">During the pandemic, many Chicago organizations began rethinking how to provide mental health help as the virus swept into the city. <strong>(From Chicago Tribune)</strong></p></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KERA-girl-scouts.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-114022" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KERA-girl-scouts.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KERA-girl-scouts.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KERA-girl-scouts.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KERA-girl-scouts.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KERA-girl-scouts.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KERA-girl-scouts.jpg?resize=1568%2C1046&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KERA-girl-scouts.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KERA-girl-scouts.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KERA-girl-scouts.jpg?w=1760&ssl=1 1760w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KERA-girl-scouts-1024x683.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(Trevon McWilliams/KERA)</figcaption></figure> <p class="has-normal-font-size"><a href="https://www.keranews.org/health-wellness/2022-05-19/the-girl-scouts-of-northeast-texas-are-tackling-mental-health-one-patch-at-a-time" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas are tackling mental health, one patch at a time</a></p> <p class="has-normal-font-size">The COVID-19 pandemic worsened stress, anxiety and depression for young people—especially young girls. <strong>(From KERA)</strong></p></div></div><div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-light-gray-background-color has-background"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1061381216.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-113791 size-full" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1061381216-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1061381216-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1061381216-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C513&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1061381216-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1061381216-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1061381216-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1061381216-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1046&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1061381216-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1061381216-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1061381216-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1061381216-1024x683.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"><p class="has-normal-font-size"><strong>Resources</strong></p> <ul class="has-small-font-size wp-block-list"><li><a href="https://journalistsresource.org/health/lgbtq-older-adults-disparities/">Mental health disparities in older LGBTQ+ populations</a></li> <li><a href="https://journalistsresource.org/health/mental-health-parity-insurance-coverage/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The struggle to get insurance plans to improve coverage of mental health care</a></li> <li><a href="https://journalistsresource.org/home/racial-disparities-mental-health/">Racial disparities in mental health care</a></li> <li><a href="https://journalistsresource.org/health/employee-assistance-programs-mental-health/">Mental health care at work</a></li></ul></div></div><hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/><h5 class="wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4a98ccb917793ba0b715313a7db9f29d" id="h-credits">CREDITS</h5><p><strong>Project manager and editor: </strong>Nora Fleming</p><p><strong>Editors:</strong> Jennifer LaFleur and Matt DeRienzo</p><p><strong>Designer: </strong>Janeen Jones</p><p><strong>Audience and engagement: </strong>Lisa Yanick Litwiller and Vanessa Freeman</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/><h5 class="wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color" id="h-partners">PARTNERS</h5><figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 wp-block-gallery-1 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