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The 4 Education Trends That Will Define 2024

The 4 Education Trends That Will Define 2024

are sticking around and transforming the educational landscape. Beyond 100K Beyond100K, the organization I lead, has spent hundreds of hours over the past year listening to educators, advocates, and activists and pouring over news and research to better understand the opportunities and challenges that define STEM and education. We’ve identified four trends that are changing …

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Virginia’s Youngkin aims to boost mental health care – NBC4 Washington

Virginia’s Youngkin aims to boost mental health care – NBC4 Washington

John Clair, the police chief of a small Appalachian town in southwest Virginia, spends his days consumed by a growing problem: the frequency with which his officers are being tapped to detain, transport and wait in hospitals with people in mental health crisis. Officers from the 21-member Clare Police Department in Marion criss-cross the state …

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Offering free mental health support for youth, the program aims to create future mental health professionals

Offering free mental health support for youth, the program aims to create future mental health professionals

This record in Non-profit magazine project is part of a series of articles on how health care professionals in Michigan are responding to the state’s health care workforce shortage. This is possible with funding from Michigan Health Foundation. A new program created by a Detroit teenager offers free mental health services to young people and …

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Youngkin, of Virginia, aims to boost mental health care, part of the national focus after the pandemic

Youngkin, of Virginia, aims to boost mental health care, part of the national focus after the pandemic

RICHMOND, Va. — John Clair, police chief of a small Appalachian town in southwest Virginia, spends his days consumed by a growing problem: the frequency with which his officers are being tapped to detain, transport and wait in hospitals with people in the throes of crisis of mental health. Officers from the 21-member Clare Police …

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US Adults Face Distress, Unequal Access to Mental Health Care During the Era of COVID-19

US Adults Face Distress, Unequal Access to Mental Health Care During the Era of COVID-19

U.S. adults have experienced significant psychological stress and adverse mental health consequences as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Based on insurance claims, surveys of mental health providers, and electronic health records, the study further revealed a …

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Impact of abortion bans on mental health |  John Hopkins

Impact of abortion bans on mental health | John Hopkins

Overturning the Supreme Court decision of June 2022 Roe v. Wade overturned a federal abortion law that had been in place for 50 years and turned the issue of abortion rights over to individual states. Immediately after Dobbs ruling, 13 states activated pending trigger laws, pledging to ban or restrict abortions if Rowe was cancelled. …

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Primary care-based residential program shows promise for addressing social determinants of health

Primary care-based residential program shows promise for addressing social determinants of health

Brigham researchers found that participation in a residential program was associated with fewer outpatient visits, improved physical and mental health, and stronger connections with their primary care clinics and care team. The lack of safe and affordable housing is a critical issue in the United States and poses enormous challenges to patients’ health, well-being, and …

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AI-enabled self-referral system could close access gap for ethnic and gender minorities in mental health treatment

AI-enabled self-referral system could close access gap for ethnic and gender minorities in mental health treatment

In a recent observational study published in Natural medicine, researchers evaluated the impact of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based self-referral chatbot on the diversity and volume of patient referrals by gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. They found that compared to control services, services using an AI chatbot had a significant increase in referrals, especially among minorities, …

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A study reveals the extent of mental health challenges for transgender and non-binary patients in England

A study reveals the extent of mental health challenges for transgender and non-binary patients in England

In a recent study published in The Lancet Public Healthresearchers assessed gender differences in self-reported mental health disorders and support in England. Study: Gender-related self-reported mental health inequalities in primary care in England: a cross-sectional analysis using the GP Patient Survey. Image Credit: Chinnapong/Shutterstock.com Background Non-binary, gender diverse and transgender individuals face prejudice and health …

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Availability of mental health telehealth varies widely by geography

The availability of telehealth for mental health care varies greatly by state, from less than half of the facilities contacted in states such as Mississippi and South Carolina to every facility contacted in states such as Maine and Oregon. according to a new RAND study. The researchers found that there were differences in services offered …

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