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Enrollment in graduate programs fluctuated wildly during the pandemic, with both the University of Maryland and Howard University, for example, reporting declines in enrollment in 2020 and 2021 as well as reductions in the numbers of graduates, attendees heard during a webinar hosted by the National Association for Children's Behavioral Health (NACBH) in collaboration with the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC) earlier this month.

Despite compelling evidence that mental health support for patients with cancer improves their follow-up care and quality of life, many patients struggle to gain access to needed mental health services. An organization that offers free resources to cancer patients and their caregivers has entered into a partnership that will offer personalized digital support to patients in need.

The American Psychological Association will be holding APA 2024, its annual convention, Aug. 8–10 in Seattle. Visit https://seattleconventioncenter.com for more information.

People seeking hospital-level care for their mental health find it challenging to access a state hospital bed until they have been charged or convicted of a crime, suggests one of the key findings in a new report released by the Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) and based on the personal stories of family members and an individual with lived experience in the state hospital system.

The American Psychiatric Association is holding The APA 2024 Mental Health Services Conference Sept. 26–28 in Baltimore. For more information, visit https://www.xpressreg.net/register/MHSC0924/landing.asp?.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., issued a second general advisory last month — the first regarding the social media harms for youth — and this time, he addressed exposure to firearm violence for both children and adults giving rise to a cycle of trauma and fear within the nation's communities.

“Nation-leading” legislation to combat addictive social media feeds and protect kids online was signed into law on June 20 by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, making the state the first in the nation to establish these types of protections to safeguard children on social media, especially given the youth mental health crisis.

Yearlong negotiations have led to the proposed settlement of a federal lawsuit over long delays in providing mental health treatment to Oklahoma jail detainees who are found incompetent to stand trial. However, opposition from Gov. Kevin Stitt could derail the remediation plan set out in the settlement, which also requires state legislative approval.

Creating a “safe space” for LGBTQIA+ individuals with mental health issues in health care settings and providing equity and inclusion training for providers and residents are a couple of the key points that three health care leaders who provide care to this population suggested in an American Psychiatric Association (APA) panel discussion last month.

An increasing number of America's seniors are struggling with mental health issues, the senior living resource, Seniorly.com, reported. Compared to all other age groups, seniors aged 65 and older experienced the sharpest rise in mental health diagnoses between 2019 and 2023, according to an analysis by FAIR Health, a health care price data sharing consortium. For many seniors, mental health concerns have not subsided in 2024. To identify the best and worst states for seniors' mental health, Seniorly measured the most recent federal data across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. They found that Utah is the best state for seniors — 71.2% of older adults in Utah said they get enough social and emotional support — one of the highest rates in the U.S. — and they're unlikely to live alone (30.6%). The rest of the top five — Hawaii, Minnesota, South Dakota and Alaska — have their own strengths and weaknesses, but generally boast few mentally unhealthy days per month and lower depression rates than the rest of the country. Louisiana is the worst state: Older adults have an average of 3.9 mentally unhealthy days per month in Louisiana, the highest rate in the U.S. The rest of the bottom-ranked states are geographically concentrated — Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia and Oklahoma — and tend to have fewer mental health specialists available and higher depression rates among seniors.