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Children in immigrant families are facing health threats from President Donald Trump’s policies: separation from parents detained or deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, economic and housing instability…
As a person who has worked in early childhood mental health, there is a great need for more access and policies surrounding this topic. Not only in America, but in Utah specifically. Utah has one of ...
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Maine Sen. Angus King (I) has joined a group of Democratic senators in urging the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to restore funding for school-based mental health programs. In April of last year, ...
There are few areas of public policy where getting it right can literally save lives. Mental health care is one of them.
High levels of economic disparity create a fertile ground for chronic stress, breeding mistrust, insecurity, and dangerous social comparison across all levels ...
Native Hawaiians will have to comply with the new work requirements in President Donald Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act, despite facing significant obstacles to employment and healthcare.
While closely observing students on campus these days, there is a question I often find myself asking: "Are our students okay right now?" There is gro ...
The nonprofit's mission to enhance mental health access for students, primarily by partnering with schools to provide therapy on campus.
Maine's independent senator and a group of Democratic colleagues penned a letter to Linda McMahon asking that she distribute $1 billion in youth mental health funding.
NIMHANS leads mental health awareness programs in over 420 Karnataka colleges, focusing on suicide prevention and student support.
A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump can’t unilaterally kill the $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act, but he also sided with the administration by saying using race as a factor in awarding the grants is…
People outside the family frequently step into helping roles when older adults need assistance.
A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin music artists, even as shifting marketplace conditions make the program a more expensive proposition. It’s becoming a…
Democrats and Republicans in Troy, New York, joined together to challenge a national Catholic health system determined to close the last birthing center in the county.
Henry Ford Health's Same-Day Solutions Ambulatory Model not only improves access to behavioral health services but also reduces care fragmentation.
The briefing concludes that tackling inequalities in children’s mental health will require long-term action that addresses the conditions in which young people live, learn and grow, ensuring support ...
Senate and House Democrats say the Trump administration’s plan to collect patients’ medical data violates privacy and will discourage people from seeking medical care.
The nation’s uninsured rate hit a historical low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary. Now he wants to be California’s next governor as states stare down the biggest rise in the uninsured rate in a generation.
The true cost of “vertical integration”: patients directed to a higher-priced location for procedures. Or forced to buy from their insurer’s wholly owned pharmacy, which may not stock the drug prescribed or provide it at…
ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze investigates the federal funding and resources behind women’s health, specifically maternal mental health, following the trial of Lindsay Clancy.
Mental health campaigner Sir Norman Lamb sets out the four questions he thinks the NHS must answer to fix mental health care.
Rural law enforcement officials from across central Iowa used a roundtable with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) last Thursday to raise concerns about mental health services, staffing, grant ...
When someone calls 911 during a mental health crisis, police may be the first to arrive. But Houston has built specialized programs designed to connect people in crisis with the right kind of help — ...
New funding is helping mental health patients in south Essex stay active, keep friendships and build confidence after leaving long-term hospital care ...
The CMS ACCESS model is designed to advance innovative healthcare delivery and reimbursement approaches, with a focus on improving patient outcomes, expanding access and accelerating value-based care.
Funding is now available to improve mental health and wellbeing for community-led projects across Herefordshire.
Seventy-three percent of large employers reported increased utilization of mental health and substance use disorder services in 2025, and another 17% expected demand to climb further, according to the ...
Students are demanding improvements to mental health policies, changes to hostel restrictions, better access to campus facilities and protection from disciplinary action for peaceful protests. The key ...
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
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