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National Coalition Calls for Creating New White House-led Focus on Children and Youth


WASHINGTON – More than 350 leaders and organizations across the United States have…

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Mental Health America Congratulates President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris


Statement from Paul Gionfriddo, President and CEO of Mental Health America

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The 2020 Election: Waiting, Watching, and Taking Care of Yourself


Over the past few weeks, a record number of people across our nation showed up to cast their vote for leaders they believe represent their values. Even amid a pandemic that has left more than 200,000 of our loved ones dead, created the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, and igni…

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Number of people reporting anxiety and depression nationwide since start of pandemic hits all-time high in September, hitting young people hardest


ALEXANDRIA, VA – Mental Health America (MHA) today released data from the online screening tool, MHA…

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Big Data Initiative Launched to Address Emerging Mental Health Crisis and Flatten the Mental Illness Curve of the COVID-19 Pandemic


Alexandria, Va., and Deerfield, Ill. — Mental Health America (MHA), along with Lundbeck, announce the launch of a groundbreaking new initiative that will apply analytics on the data set created from MHA’s exten…

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Mental Illness Awareness Week: As mental health issues increase nationwide, Mental Health America raises awareness through 7 Days, 7 Ways campaign


ALEXANDRIA, VA – As mental health issues increase at an alarming rate across the country,  Mental Health America (MHA) is kicking off a 7 Days, 7 Ways (#7Days7Ways)…

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