"Encouraging findings of reduced depressive symptoms and improved coping led @MendelsonTamar's team to further adapt the program for middle schools to reach young people at earlier ages and promote their positive transition into high school." https://t.co/Ffi3HGozJP
In her reporting on mental health, @aneripattani’s found that state governments are learning that truly investing in mental health means addressing systemic issues like housing instability and food scarcity. Hear more from Aneri in our latest episode: https://t.co/bLuFXPRlbo
As we wrap up the Bloomberg @AmericanHealth Summit, I'm inspired by our new ideas and stronger vision for the future of public health.
The needs of our country are urgent, but I believe deeply in our ability to unleash the #PowerofPublicHealth in communities across our nation.
Bloomberg Fellows, who now number 269 and come from 41 states, D.C., and one territory, are a network of scholars, educators & practitioners showing the value of using the tools of public health to help shape a healthier U.S. #AmericanHealthSummit
Podcast: @MendelsonTamar, director for the Center for Adolescent Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses the increase in mental health problems for children and adolescents. https://t.co/acS9i7iFuA
In today’s @BaltimoreBanner I write about a Baltimore-based trio #holisticlifefoundation who will appear tomorrow on @GMA to promote their new book that touts the benefits of teaching yoga and meditation to youth of color. https://t.co/LEW6RUBk2q
Every day is #WorldMentalHealth day in our Dept of Mental Health @JohnsHopkinsSPH - Our mission is to advance understanding of mental & behavioral health, develop & implement methods for prevention and tx, and promote wellbeing in populations globally. https://t.co/Kij7muV0Md
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay2022! Take some time today to care for your own mental health and check in on others. Everyone can you a little #mentalhealthsupport, especially during midterms this week!
A few mental health stats courtesy of @CDCgov on this #WorldMentalHealthDay:
*More than 50% of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lifetime.
*1 in 5 Americans will experience a mental illness in a given year.