Underdiagnosed and Undertreated, Young Black Males With ADHD Get Left Behind
Posted onA recent study found that young Black males are substantially more likely to be underdiagnosed and undertreated for the neurological condition than white peers.
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Children Who Survive Shootings Endure Huge Health Obstacles and Costs
Posted onA new study finds that young people who have been injured by firearms are more prone to psychiatric diagnoses and developing a substance use disorder than kids who have not been shot — and their families also suffer long-term ill effects.
Storing Guns Away From Home Could Reduce Suicides, but Legal Hurdles Loom
Posted onSafe storage maps show gun owners where to put their firearms for safekeeping if they experience a mental health crisis. The idea has support among some gun enthusiasts, but legal obstacles threaten wider adoption.
Doctors Abandon a Diagnosis Used to Justify Police Custody Deaths. It Might Live On, Anyway.
Posted onThe American College of Emergency Physicians agreed to withdraw its 2009 white paper on excited delirium, removing the only official medical pillar of support left for the theory that has played a key role in absolving police of culpability for in-custody deaths.
As Younger Children Increasingly Die by Suicide, Better Tracking and Prevention Is Sought
Posted onDecades-long systemic shortcomings have left suicide among children ages 5 to 11 poorly tracked and addressed. Now, as rates appear to be rising, advocates are strengthening efforts to screen for problems and prevent deaths in younger children.
California Legislature Passes Gov. Newsom’s Proposal to Retool Mental Health Services Act
Posted onThe California Legislature greenlighted Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest plan to build more housing and increase addiction treatment as part of his response to the state’s homelessness and drug crises.
Even in the Most Depressed County in America, Stigma Around Mental Illness Persists
Posted onAn estimated 32% of adults in Logan County, West Virginia, have been diagnosed with depression, the highest rate in the United States, according to a recent CDC report.
Montana State Officials Seek More Control Over Judicial Involuntary Commitments
Posted onHealth department officials are asking legislators to change criminal commitment laws amid a bottleneck at the Montana State Hospital.
Parents See Own Health Spiral as Their Kids’ Mental Illnesses Worsen
Posted onThe day-to-day struggles that parents of kids with mental health conditions must navigate have led to their own crisis: The stress can take a physical toll that disrupts parents’ ability to provide care, say psychologists, researchers, and advocates for families.
Mental Health Respite Facilities Are Filling Care Gaps in Over a Dozen States
Posted onAs three years of pandemic stress accelerated an ongoing nationwide mental health crisis, peer respite programs diverted patients from overburdened emergency rooms, psychiatric institutions, and behavioral therapists. Now, more “respites” are opening.