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The online therapy industry has grown significantly in recent years, driven by the increasing demand for accessible mental health care. BetterHelp, the world's largest online therapy platform, has surpassed 5 million people across over 100 countries worldwide who have trusted its therapy services on their mental health journey, according to a Jan. 22 news release. Courtesy of BetterHelp's network of 35,000 licensed and vetted therapists, 72% of BetterHelp clients experienced a reduction in symptoms in their first 12 weeks of therapy on the platform. “As this milestone and report both demonstrate, BetterHelp is doing something that has never been done before: providing access to high-quality mental health care at a massive scale,” said Fernando Madeira, president and CEO of BetterHelp. “Over 5 million people have trusted us with their mental health journeys at sensitive moments in their lives, and we're proud to be able to provide this transparency about our platform and clinical outcomes in return.” In 2024, BetterHelp eradicated barriers to wellness across the globe, with 40% of new members experiencing the benefits of therapy for the first time ever, and met over 93% of client preferences when matching with a therapist, the release stated.

As confirmation hearings got underway last week by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions for Robert Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the shift in health care policy is raising concern in the field. The largest mental health coalition in the country last week issued a call to action for policymakers to protect Medicaid as an important resource for mental health and substance use disorder care.

Although health care providers understand the value of universal risk screening, gaps in practice remain, according to an article by The Pew Charitable Trusts that explored the prevalence of suicide risk screening practices among Joint Commission-accredited non-psychiatric hospitals. More than a third of U.S. hospitals are missing opportunities to identify more people experiencing suicidal thoughts or behaviors and connect them to care, the article indicated.

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.

Children in Nevada with be-havioral health disabilities will have access to expanded home — and community-based services — such as wraparound facilitation, mobile crisis and stabilization services, respite care, and individual and family therapy, according to an agreement reached last month with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

The July 2022 launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline did not coincide with significant growth in the availability of most crisis services, stated the authors of new RAND research that found instead, a small increase in peer support services.

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.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released updated National Behavioral Health Crisis Care Guidance. The guidance provides a framework for transforming behavioral health crisis care systems in communities throughout the United States with the goal of saving lives by helping anyone experiencing a behavioral health crisis anytime, anywhere. It also includes a draft of a detailed implementation guide for Mobile Crisis Team services in accordance with this newly released framework.

New research reveals that North Dakota, Vermont, and Nebraska are the happiest and healthiest states in America, while West Virginia and Louisiana rank last for mental well-being, according to Best States for a Mental Health Report, which ranks all 50 states on various factors that impact mental health and mental healthcare access. Released by Soliant Health, the report was commissioned to better understand the disparities in mental health support in communities and schools nationwide, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 1 in 5 Americans will experience a mental illness each year. This comprehensive report aims to elevate the conversations about mental health and the crucial need for increased access to mental wellness services across the country, a news release stated. Soliant worked with healthcare professionals to consider a wider range of factors that impact mental health at all ages, in addition to factors regarding the ability to engage in good mental health practices. These factors include: The frequency of “poor mental health days” reported by the population, unemployment rate, participation in physical activity, disconnected youth rate, which is the percentage of teens and young adults aged 16–24 who are neither working or in school, and access to healthy foods.

Pointing to major concerns regarding the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) final rule issued Sept. 9, 2024, the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) on Jan. 17 filed a lawsuit against federal agencies alleging that the new regulations violate due process, and are arbitrary and capricious. ERIC alleges that the final parity rules “overstep” existing parity law.