# Mental Health * **Definition:** A critical component of overall well-being that encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, affecting how individuals think, feel, and act, as well as how they handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Mental Health ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Mental Health**, for healthcare technology leaders * 71.2K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/25/2025 | [**The Mental Health Apps Market size was valued at USD 6.41 Billion in 2024**](http://prsync.com/maximize-market-research-company/the-mental-health-apps-market-size-was-valued-at-usd--billion-in---4741265/) | [[PRSync]] | | 5/7/2025 | [**24 numbers to know about women's mental health care, access**](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-mental-health/24-numbers-to-know-about-womens-mental-health-care-access/) | [[Beckers Behavioral Health]] | | 4/29/2025 | [**Saks Fifth Avenue Launches Mental Health Awareness Month Campaign Featuring Emily DiDonato**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/saks-fifth-avenue-launches-mental-health-awareness-month-campaign-featuring-emily-didonato-302440129.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/29/2025 | [**Mental Health Apps Market Poised for Robust Growth Amid Rising Demand and Technological Advancements**](http://prsync.com/maximize-market-research-company/mental-health-apps-market-poised-for-robust-growth-amid-rising-demand-and-technological-advancements-4728205/) | [[PRSync]] | | 4/28/2025 | [**10 ways Mental Health Awareness Month has made a difference-and how you can get involved**](https://www.aol.com/10-ways-mental-health-awareness-221500342.html) | [[AOL]] | | 4/24/2025 | [**Suicide Prevention Training for Mental Health Professionals - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/suicide-prevention-training-mental-health-190700121.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 4/24/2025 | [**TadHealth Announces $5.5 Million Dollar Series A Funding to Expand Mental Health ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tadhealth-announces-5-5-million-210000233.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 4/11/2025 | [**Mental Health Apps: Game-Changer or Gimmick? - News-Medical.net**](https://www.news-medical.net/health/AI-Powered-Mental-Health-Apps-Game-Changer-or-Gimmick.aspx) | [[News Medical Net]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**April Health and Wysa Merge to Improve Access to Mental Health Care**](https://thehealthcaretechnologyreport.com/april-health-and-wysa-merge-to-improve-access-to-mental-health-care/) | [[Healthcare Technology Report]] | | 3/12/2025 | [**Telemental Health Disparities and the Role of Access in Underserved Communities**](https://www.ajmc.com/view/telemental-health-disparities-and-the-role-of-access-in-underserved-communities) | [[AJMC]] | | 3/11/2025 | [**Study finds patients are more than twice as likely to quit smoking with talking therapies**](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-patients-therapies.html) | [[MedicalXpress]] | | 3/11/2025 | [**Combining smoking cessation support with NHS Talking Therapies increases quit rates**](https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250311/Combining-smoking-cessation-support-with-NHS-Talking-Therapies-increases-quit-rates.aspx) | [[News Medical Net]] | | 3/2/2025 | [**How Tech is Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in 2025 - by Akshit Jain - Medium**](https://medium.com/@akshitj2301/how-tech-is-addressing-the-mental-health-crisis-in-2025-ded29ca3f25b) | [[Medium]] | | 2/27/2025 | [**New NAMI Poll Finds Employees Reluctant to Discuss Their Mental Health at Work**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-nami-poll-finds-employees-reluctant-to-discuss-their-mental-health-at-work-302387444.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 2/27/2025 | [**2025 Community Routes: Access to Mental Health Care Grants Awarded to Clinics in ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/2025-community-routes-access-mental-130000025.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/7/2025 | [**Collaborative Mental Health Programs in Primary Care**](https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/talking-about-trauma/202411/collaborative-mental-health-programs-in-primary-care) | [[Psychology Today]] | | 1/24/2025 | [**Bell Let's Talk thanks everyone for participating in Canada's 15th annual national day for ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bell-lets-talk-thanks-everyone-184900479.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/20/2025 | [**Telemental health care was supposed to reach youths in rural areas. Why isn't it working?**](https://www.yahoo.com/news/telemental-health-care-supposed-reach-110730261.html) | [[Yahoo]] | | 1/15/2025 | [**AI for Mental Health - Medium**](https://medium.com/@hb0880993/ai-for-mental-health-417c3d341adf) | [[Medium]] | | 1/6/2025 | [**Mental health advocates ask Texas lawmakers to replace expiring COVID-19 relief funding**](https://www.yahoo.com/news/mental-health-advocates-ask-texas-133022126.html) | [[Yahoo]] | | 12/30/2024 | [**AI-Mental Health Is Coming: Are You Ready? - Psychology Today**](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-healthy-journey/202412/ai-mental-health-is-coming-are-you-ready) | [[Psychology Today]] | | 10/19/2024 | [**Resistance in the Black Community to Mental Health Services**](https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/spotlight-on-special-education/202410/resistance-in-the-black-community-to-mental-health) | [[Psychology Today]] | | 9/19/2024 | [**Mind, body, balance: Apple watchOS 11 brings physical and mental health tracker for moms-to-be**](https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/other/mind-body-balance-apple-watchos-11-brings-physical-and-mental-health-tracker-for-moms-to-be/ar-AA1qTV7a) | msn.com | | 9/3/2024 | [**Global AI in Mental Health Market; Insights on Trends, Adoption, and Future Outlook By Top ...**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/medical/874953-global-ai-in-mental-health-market-insights-on-trends-adoption-and-future-outlook-by-top-research-firm.html) | whatech.com | | 7/2/2024 | [**Artificial Intelligence and Social Robotics for Mental Healthcare**](https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/64291/artificial-intelligence-and-social-robotics-for-mental-healthcare) | frontiersin.org | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Mental Health America**: A leading nonprofit organization focused on mental health research and workplace initiatives. - **Active Minds**: An organization advocating for mental health awareness among college students. - **Calm Health**: A digital mental health platform that provides personalized support and resources to improve mental health outcomes. - **Speak Our Minds**: A nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the youth mental health crisis through comprehensive care systems. - **Spring Health**: A mental health service provider that offers tailored care and has launched initiatives to support communities affected by crises. - **Biden Administration**: The U.S. government entity advocating for mental health parity and access to mental health services. - **Mental Health America of Central Carolinas (MHACC)**: A nonprofit organization providing free mental health services and education to residents, aiming to foster systemic change in mental health perception and treatment. - **Child Mind Institute**: An organization dedicated to improving mental health care for children and adolescents. - **NAMI**: National Alliance on Mental Illness, which released a poll highlighting unmet mental health needs in the workplace. - **YMCA of the USA**: An organization promoting mental health awareness and providing community support through various programs. - **TELUS Health**: A healthcare organization that provides mental health resources and has developed the TELUS Mental Health Index to assess employee mental health. - **Magellan Health**: A healthcare management company that partners with Calm Health to enhance mental health resources for employees. - **Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)**: A research institution highlighting disparities in mental health funding and advocating for improved mental health services. - **BetterHelp**: A digital mental health platform offering online counseling services. - **Huntsman Mental Health Foundation**: A foundation focused on advancing mental health research and care. - **TadHealth**: A mental health technology provider for schools, recently funded to enhance mental health support in K-12 education. - **Lyra Health**: A mental health benefits provider that conducts research on workforce mental health trends and offers solutions to improve employee mental health. - **Relief Mental Health**: An outpatient provider of innovative mental health treatments, including TMS and SPRAVATO. - **Northwestern Medicine**: A healthcare provider collaborating with West Health and the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to enhance access to mental health services. - **OM1**: A healthcare technology company expanding its mental health network to provide real-world evidence for mental health research. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **K-12 Mental Health Tech Navigator**: A collaboration between Headstream, The Jed Foundation, and The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to assist K-12 administrators in enhancing student mental health support through digital tools. - **UMG and Music Health Alliance**: A partnership to provide mental health resources for music industry professionals, expanding access to care. - **SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute and MHIN**: Collaborating to promote regional mental health solutions in Asia. - **Spring Health and Adobe/Delta**: Collaborations to enhance mental health solutions through tailored and culturally responsive care. - **Magellan Health and Calm Health**: This partnership aims to enhance employee assistance programs by increasing access to mental health tools and resources. - **GreenShield and Mental Health Research Canada**: Launching the Youth Mental Health Data Hub to centralize data and improve mental health solutions for youth. - **Action for Healthy Kids**: Launched the Confident Connections campaign to provide resources for parents of K-12 children regarding mental health. - **Troomi and Speak Our Minds**: A partnership focusing on digital safety and emotional well-being for children, addressing the youth mental health crisis. - **Talkspace and Professional Tennis Players Association**: Providing mental health support to professional tennis players and their families. - **Neuronetics and This Is My Brave**: Collaborating to raise awareness for Teen Mental Health Month. - **Princeton Review and Ruderman Family Foundation**: Collaboration to enhance mental health resources and awareness on college campuses. - **OnBalance and Wake Forest Athletics**: Enhancing mental healthcare management for student-athletes using innovative technology. - **Northwestern Medicine and West Health**: This collaboration aims to improve access to evidence-based mental health services for primary care patients. - **MADD and NDUR**: Partnering to provide mental wellness resources and education programs for student-athletes. - **SAFE-LMH Initiative**: Wysa is inviting global research partners, including developers and mental health professionals, to collaborate on creating safer AI-driven mental health care standards. - **TELUS Health and organizations**: Advocating for the integration of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) to support employee mental health. - **April Health and Wysa**: Merged to provide continuous mental health care by combining human-led services with AI-driven support. - **Freedom Center and Marin Supply**: A partnership to promote mental health awareness through a limited edition shirt, with proceeds supporting NAMI. - **Fort Health and Pediatricians**: Fort Health partners with pediatricians to provide in-network and virtual mental health care, enhancing support for children's mental health. - **Teladoc Health and Brightline**: Partnering to enhance virtual mental healthcare services for children and families. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Mental Health Awareness Month**: An initiative that has evolved to significantly reduce stigma and increase funding for mental health research. - **Mental Health First Aid Training**: Increasingly adopted by companies to help staff identify and address mental health issues. - **Mental Health Apps**: The rise of mental health applications providing accessible resources for users, including mood monitoring and therapy sessions, is transforming mental health care. - **Decode Mental Health Program**: A program developed to improve mental health literacy and reduce stigma among students through engaging educational content. - **Mental Health Apps Market**: Rapidly expanding, projected to reach USD 16.47 billion by 2030, driven by increased awareness and technological advancements. - **Mental Health Apps Market Growth**: The mental health apps market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 19.6% from 2024 to 2031, driven by increased demand for accessible mental health solutions. - **Precision Mental Healthcare Model**: Spring Health's approach to connect individuals with tailored mental health care. - **TELUS Mental Health Index**: A tool developed to assess and report on employee mental health, highlighting the importance of workplace mental health initiatives. - **Youth Mental Health Tracker**: A comprehensive database on youth mental health, providing insights into the mental health of individuals aged 10 to 24. - **Youth Mental Health Fund**: A Canadian initiative to improve access to mental health care for youth, particularly underserved populations. - **Personalized Mental Health Care**: Organizations are implementing tailored support programs to meet diverse employee needs. - **Maternal Mental Health Initiatives**: Growing focus on maternal mental health, with new educational resources and collaborative efforts to address postpartum depression. - **National Mental Health Corps**: Aiming to enhance suicide prevention training among mental health professionals to address critical gaps. - **Global Mental Health Week**: Chegg's initiative to empower students to prioritize mental health. - **New Federal Rule for Mental Health Coverage**: A regulation requiring health insurance companies to meet higher standards for providing mental health care, aiming to improve access and reduce costs. - **AI in Mental Health**: Integration of AI tools in mental health treatment, enhancing access and support through apps and wearables. - **Youth Mental Health Academy**: An initiative by the Child Mind Institute to recruit high school students to train as future mental health professionals. - **Telehealth Services**: Significant increase in telehealth visits for mental health care, especially post-COVID-19. - **AI-driven Mental Health Apps**: Emerging tools that provide accessible, personalized, and efficient solutions to bridge gaps in mental health care services. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Stigma in Mental Health**: A pervasive stigma surrounding mental health persists, impacting individuals' willingness to seek help. - **Rising Mental Health Needs**: 81% of benefits leaders are concerned about increasing serious mental health needs among employees, particularly related to substance use and suicidality. - **Access to Care**: Inadequate access to quality mental health care is a significant issue, especially for children and teens. - **Mental Health Disparities**: COVID-19 exacerbated existing mental health issues, particularly among children from disadvantaged backgrounds. - **Stigma in the Workplace**: Persistent stigma surrounding mental health issues in workplaces, affecting employee willingness to seek help and support. - **Mental Health System Strain**: The mental health system in England is at a breaking point, with urgent needs for quality care and safety. - **Stigma and Awareness**: Despite increased awareness, stigma surrounding mental health remains a barrier to open discussions and seeking help. - **Mental Health Parity Issues**: Concerns regarding the implementation of mental health parity laws and the potential for insurance companies to exploit legal loopholes following recent Supreme Court decisions. - **Barriers to Access**: Financial barriers, stigma, and a lack of culturally representative professionals hinder access to mental health services. - **Shortage of Mental Health Professionals**: A significant gap in mental health care access due to a shortage of qualified clinicians. - **Youth Mental Health Crisis**: Statistics indicate a rising prevalence of mental health issues among youth, with many not receiving necessary care. - **Mental Health Professional Shortage**: Over half of the U.S. population lives in areas classified as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas, necessitating thousands of additional professionals. - **Access Disparities**: Significant barriers exist for racial and ethnic minorities in accessing mental health care. - **Data Privacy and Security**: Concerns regarding data privacy and security are critical challenges for mental health apps, impacting user trust and compliance. - **Funding Disparities**: Mental health care receives significantly less funding compared to its disease burden, leading to a shortfall in services. - **Workplace Mental Health Barriers**: Significant gaps exist between the mental health benefits employees deem important and those they utilize. - **Training Gaps in Schools**: Despite recognition of the importance of mental health education, many school staff lack adequate training. ## Related Topics [[Mental Health Crisis]]; [[Mental Health Screening]]; [[Adolescent Mental Health]]