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The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry is holding its 2025 Annual Meeting, “Human Rights and Mental Health Advocacy for Aging Adults,” March 14–17, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit https://aagponline.org/education-events/annual-meeting.

More than 16 years after the enactment of landmark insurance parity legislation for mental health and substance use benefits, the promise of truly equitable treatment has remained largely out of reach. Whether the quest for parity is being waged through the regulatory process, via court arguments or in everyday practice, mental health treatment providers and advocates continue to brace for a bruising fight at every turn.

Editor's note: For our 2025 Special Preview Issue, we asked our readers to tell us about their post-election expectations and about the challenges and opportunities that await them this year and plans for addressing them.

As we usher in 2025, MHW takes this opportunity to look back on some of the most impactful issues in the mental health field. Last year witnessed such significant moments as the enactment of final federal parity rules, the Biden administration's awarding of nearly $50 million to support behavioral health funding opportunities, the first new class of schizophrenia treatment for adult patients in 30 years, improved routing of 988 crisis calls and a U.S. HHS final rule that ensures people with disabilities receive services in the most integrated settings.

Leading into 2025, 33% of Americans are making a mental health new year's resolution, which is a 5% increase from last year and is the highest result the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has seen since it began polling on the question in 2021, an APA news release stated. Younger people in general were more likely to report making a mental health resolution, with 48% of 18- to 34-year-olds saying so, versus 13% of those 65 or older. Two-thirds of Americans (67%) graded their mental health in 2024 as excellent or good, while 25% said it was fair, and 7% said their mental health was poor. The older people were, the more likely they were to report good or excellent mental health: 84% of people over 65 said so, contrasted with 60% of those ages 18-34. “A new year brings with it new opportunities but also renewed concerns about the very important issues that impact our lives,” said APA CEO & Medical Director Marketa M. Wills, M.D., M.B.A. “Any time of the year, mental health matters. Staying mindful of how we're doing while taking active steps to care for ourselves is a terrific resolution.” These results were drawn from the APA Healthy Minds Monthly Poll, which was fielded by Morning Consult Dec. 7–8, 2024, among 2,220 adults.

My dad had bipolar disorder and suffered very hard times. My family was fortunate that knowledgeable and compassionate care was available in a mental health facility where the staff saw my dad as a great person derailed by mental health challenges and helped him get well. While doing grand rounds I realized this experience was driving me and that I deeply wanted to work in community mental health, because that is what helped my dad.

Observing a need to combat youth mental health crises linked to social media, California lawmakers have introduced legislation to require social media platforms to prominently display black box warning labels consistent with recent calls to action by the U.S. Surgeon General, according to a news release from the office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

A new study says that the use of lead in gasoline may have contributed to many mental health conditions later in life in a large part of the population, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety and behavioral health problems.

The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry is holding its 2025 Annual Meeting, “Human Rights and Mental Health Advocacy for Aging Adults,” March 14–17, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit https://aagponline.org/education-events/annual-meeting.

As New York moves forward with initiatives to bolster the state's mental health system, a statewide advocacy organization wants to make sure the favored strategies don't serve to scapegoat individuals with mental illness.