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Top Executives from Three Major Mental Health Organizations Applaud CDC for Adding Mental Illnesses to its List of Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19


Top executives from three of the nation’s leading mental health advocacy organizations applaud the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for adding mood disorders, including depression, and schizophrenia spectrum disorders to its list of…

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New Analysis Finds St. Louis County, Missouri Had Highest Percentage of Population Screen At-Risk for PTSD of All Large Counties in 2020 and Early 2021


Alexandria, VA – Mental Health America (MHA), with support from Lundbeck, today released a new brief, Trauma and COVID-19: Communities in Need Across…

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Nemours Children’s Health & Mental Health America Release Broad Slate of Policy Recommendations to Improve Child Mental Health


WASHINGTON, DC – Nemours Children’s Health and Mental Health America (MHA) have developed a comprehensive slate of federal policy recommendations that, if acted upon, will improve pediatric mental, emotional, and behavioral health. The…

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Chiming In Blog

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By Emily Skehill, Manager of Public Education and Awareness at Mental Health America If saying goodbye to this summer was harder for you than most years, you aren’t alone. The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the way many of us perceive time – this October…

Headshots of the 10 members of the 2021-2022 Young Mental Health Leaders Council

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By Kelly Davis, Associate Vice President of Peer and Youth Advocacy at Mental Health America Mental Health America (MHA) is proud to announce the members of the 2021-2022 Young Mental Health Leaders Council (YMHLC). YMHLC identifies young leaders from…

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This article was originally published by FlexJobs and has been re-published on Mental Health America's website with permission. Click here to read the original article. Well over one year ago, the pandemic shifted the way in which people work and live,…