Companies growing explosively in the mental health arena face three key blind spots: too few clinical therapists, challenges in building a high-gross margin company, and the the possibility of doing more harm than good.

During the pandemic, about 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. have reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, a share that has been largely consistent, up from one in ten adults who reported these symptoms from January to June 2019

When asked questions normally used to screen patients for mental health problems, 24 percent showed clinically significant symptoms of major depressive disorder and 30 percent showed symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder.

In our 2020 commissioned survey, 60% of respondents said that current public investment in mental health research is not enough. This is a 9% increase, up from 51% in 2018.

Around 30% of adults under age 35 said that mental health services are difficult to access near their home compared to just 12% of adults age 65 and older. Overall, only 1 in 2 adults said that mental health services were easy to access and 1 in 3 said it's easier to get mental health care today than it was five years ago.

Federal officials will invest $282 million in funding to ensure a smooth transition to the three-digit suicide hotline 988, with $177 million going toward expanding operations and telephone infrastructure and the other $109 million will increase staff at call centers. Since 2005, the line has received over 20 million calls, 2.4 million last year alone.

Lack of access and infrastructure, stigma and isolation intensify a mental health crisis in agricultural communities.

Labels like "nonessential" are getting in the way of urgent treatments and surgeries. There’s a better way.

A new CDC study found that the percentage of obese children and teens increased to 22%, compared to 19% before the pandemic. It also found that expected annual weight gain ranged from 5 to 15 pounds.

After consuming magic mushrooms in Basel, Switzerland, I ran into Albert Hofmann, the chemist who catalyzed the psychedelic era.

Mental health has long been a stigmatized topic in China. Under Chairman Mao’s rule, psychology was dismissed as a bourgeois self-delusion, and was even bann...

Doctors need mental health support. Here’s why many aren’t getting it.

The Society Pages (TSP) is an open-access social science project headquartered in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota

The Trevor Project's 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health is the organization's third annual, cross-sectional national survey of LGBTQ youth across the United States. We hope this report elevates the voices and experiences of diverse LGBTQ youth, providing insights that can be used by researchers, policymakers, and the many organizations working to support LGBTQ youth around the world.

The doctor is in

Overview of the demographic and educational characteristics, employment settings, direct patient/client care provision, and other provider-related information for licensed health service psychologists in the United States.

This report describes racial and ethnic disparities in stress and worry, mental health, and substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The app is a digital panic button programmed with up to five of your closet friends or family. A push of the button sends a text to them with your location.

This quarter, as coronavirus decimated the global economy, mental health firms raised a record $576 million — 60 percent more than any previous quarter. Services like Talkspace and BetterHelp have reported a rush of new users over the last few months, but teletherapy apps have also been dogged by concerns around privacy and efficacy. Six mental health experts emphasized the digital therapy space needs more transparency and oversight, but there isn't consensus on what the path forward should be.