# Mental Health Crisis * **Definition:** A mental health crisis is a situation in which an individual experiences a significant deterioration in their mental health, leading to severe emotional distress, impaired functioning, or a risk of harm to themselves or others, often requiring immediate intervention and support from mental health professionals. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Mental Health Crisis ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Mental Health Crisis**, for healthcare technology leaders * 9.1K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/27/2025 | [**Armed forces charity steps in to address cyber mental health crisis - Computer Weekly**](https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366625032/Armed-forces-charity-steps-in-to-address-cyber-mental-health-crisis) | [[Computer Weekly]] | | 5/27/2025 | [**Study: 1 in 3 youth with mental health crisis spends over 12 hours in emergency department waiting for psychiatric bed**](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-youth-mental-health-crisis-hours.html) | [[MedicalXpress]] | | 5/21/2025 | [**Health Plan Tech Transformation to Improve The Member Experience - HIT Consultant**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/05/21/health-plan-tech-transformation-to-improve-the-member-experience/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 5/21/2025 | [**Healthcare's transformation: We're just getting started**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/healthcares-transformation-were-just-getting-started/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/6/2025 | [**New Book "Free to Fly" Tackles Solutions for Youth Mental Health Crisis and Parenting in ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-book-free-to-fly-tackles-solutions-for-youth-mental-health-crisis-and-parenting-in-the-digital-age-302446696.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/10/2025 | [**Merger ion in Telehealth**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/merger-acquisition-in-telehealth/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 4/9/2025 | [**These pay phones around L.A. let you say goodbye to someone 'before it's too late'**](https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2025-04-09/goodbye-line-pay-phones-los-angeles) | [[LA Times]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**Caddo Parish District Attorney to connect crime victims with resources and support - Yahoo**](https://www.yahoo.com/news/caddo-parish-district-attorney-connect-203122588.html) | [[Yahoo]] | | 3/14/2025 | [**'No Bigger Crisis': James Carville Nails The 'Profound' Problem With Trump's Return**](https://www.aol.com/no-bigger-crisis-james-carville-063619712.html) | [[AOL]] | | 2/12/2025 | [**More than 100 detained immigrants transferred from New England to New Mexico, advocates say.**](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/12/metro/massachusetts-transferred-new-mexico-immigration/) | [[Boston Globe]] | | 1/30/2025 | [**AI's Expanding Role in Healthcare for 2025**](https://thehealthcaretechnologyreport.com/ais-expanding-role-in-healthcare-for-2025/) | [[Healthcare Technology Report]] | | 1/29/2025 | [**2024-2032 Generative AI in Healthcare Market Outlook: Size, Share & Revenue Analysis**](https://medium.com/@medinsightjourney/2024-2032-generative-ai-in-healthcare-market-outlook-size-share-revenue-analysis-70cb1b4dbe94) | [[Medium]] | | 1/23/2025 | [**Mental Health Apps Market is expected to generate a revenue of USD 17.5 Billion by 2031 ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mental-health-apps-market-is-expected-to-generate-a-revenue-of-usd-17-5-billion-by-2031--globally-at-19-6-cagr-verified-market-research-302358235.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/17/2025 | [**Transforming Healthcare Experiences with AI**](https://thehealthcaretechnologyreport.com/transforming-healthcare-experiences-with-ai/) | [[Healthcare Technology Report]] | | 1/1/2025 | [**Patient trends in 2025: What to expect in the year ahead - Chief Healthcare Executive**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/patient-trends-in-2025-what-to-expect-in-the-year-ahead) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 12/20/2024 | [**4 Practice Policies that Help Maintain Behavioral Health Practice Success - MedCity News**](https://medcitynews.com/2024/12/4-practice-policies-that-help-maintain-behavioral-health-practice-success/) | [[MedCity News]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Headlamp Health Appoints Veteran Healthcare Technology Leader as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217435819/en/Headlamp-Health-Appoints-Veteran-Healthcare-Technology-Leader-as-Chief-Executive-Officer-and-Board-Member/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Headlamp Health Appoints Veteran Healthcare Technology Leader as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217435819/en/Headlamp-Health-Appoints-Veteran-Healthcare-Technology-Leader-as-Chief-Executive-Officer-and-Board-Member/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 11/27/2024 | [**Patient Engagement Technology Market to grow by USD 37.41 Billion from 2024-2028 ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/patient-engagement-technology-market-to-grow-by-usd-37-41-billion-from-2024-2028--driven-by-rising-chronic-disease-cases-and-ais-impact-on-market-trends---technavio-302316647.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/4/2024 | [**Black Book Research Announces 2024 Awards for Excellence in Behavioral Health IT**](https://www.newswire.com/news/black-book-research-announces-2024-awards-for-excellence-in-behavioral-22458097) | [[Newswire]] | | 10/11/2024 | [**Siloam Hospitals ramp up AI integrations and more partnership briefs - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/siloam-hospitals-ramp-ai-integrations-and-more-partnership-briefs) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 9/26/2024 | [**Health IT Business News - September 26, 2024**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/health-it-business-news-september-26-2024/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 9/14/2024 | [**Weekly Roundup - September 14, 2024 - Healthcare IT Today**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/09/14/weekly-roundup-september-14-2024/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 8/6/2024 | [**FDA releases roster of digital health advisory committee, chaired by American College of Cardiology innovation officer**](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/fda-releases-roster-digital-health-advisory-committee-chaired-american-college) | [[FierceHealthcare]] | | 4/6/2023 | [**About the Editors**](https://www.nature.com/npjwomenshealth/editors) | [[Nature]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Emilie Hudson**: A doctoral student proposing a new definition of mental health crisis that includes social and structural factors. - **988 Hotline**: A national mental health crisis hotline launched in July 2022 to provide immediate support for individuals in crisis. - **Connections Health Solutions**: An organization advocating for legislative changes to enhance crisis stabilization services and improve access to behavioral health care. - **Modern Health**: A mental health platform utilizing AI to enhance care outcomes and access. - **Brightside Health**: A mental health care provider utilizing AI technology to improve patient outcomes and predict mental health crises. - **Mikkel Hansen**: A physician executive advocating for the use of data and telehealth advancements to standardize ADHD care and address the mental health crisis. - **Ellipsis Health**: A company partnering with Ceras Health to improve mental health care through real-time severity scoring. - **HealthLynked**: A telehealth service provider expanding access to healthcare, including mental health consultations. - **SAMHSA**: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a federal agency responsible for improving access to mental health services. - **Recovery Innovations**: An organization operating the Franklin County Crisis Care Center, focusing on crisis services and recovery. - **Headlamp Health**: A company focused on precision psychiatry, leveraging AI to enhance access to mental health resources. - **Doug Watson**: CFO of Allina Health, emphasizing the challenges in finding appropriate care for patients with behavioral health issues. - **Calm**: A mental health app with over 175 million downloads, providing evidence-based programs to improve access to mental health resources. - **Talkspace**: A mental health platform that provides online therapy services, including partnerships to enhance mental health resources for seniors. - **Soulside**: A Mental Health AI company aimed at improving care quality and accessibility in the U.S. - **Startup Nation Central**: An organization that collaborates with Israeli tech companies to address mental health needs through innovative solutions. - **Verbal**: An innovator in healthcare AI solutions, focusing on improving mental health care delivery. - **National Institutes of Health**: A key player in mental health research funding, which has seen a decrease in funding for mental health initiatives. - **Doc.com**: A healthcare technology company launching a global platform for accessible healthcare, including mental health services. - **TELUS Health**: A health organization focusing on improving employee mental health and wellbeing through innovative digital health platforms. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Ellipsis Health and Ceras Health**: Formed a partnership to enhance mental health care through real-time severity scoring of anxiety and depression. - **Oklahoma Initiative**: Equipped police officers and behavioral health clinics with iPads for telehealth visits, resulting in a 93% reduction in inpatient hospitalizations for mental health crises. - **The Seattle Times and Ballmer Group**: The Mental Health Project initiative focuses on covering mental and behavioral health issues, ensuring independent journalism. - **NextGen Healthcare and Mental Health Corporations of America**: Collaboration to enhance behavioral health care delivery. - **Informa Connect and Behavioral Health Tech**: Collaborating to host the Behavioral Health Forum at HIMSS25, focusing on technology-driven advancements in mental health care. - **Castlight Health and Fabric**: Collaboration to provide a virtual urgent care service integrated with benefits navigation. - **Talkspace and Wisdo Health**: This partnership aims to enhance mental health resources for the 65+ community and combat loneliness among older adults. - **Fort Health and NovaWell**: Partnership to expand integrated behavioral health services into pediatricians' offices across multiple states. - **Akron Children's Hospital and Woebot Health**: Collaborating to provide an AI-powered mental health support tool for adolescents, targeting under-resourced rural areas. - **KidsX and Health Wildcatters**: Partnering to promote pediatric innovation in mental health through events like the INVEST Digital Health Pitch Perfect contest. - **Startup Nation Central, ICAR, and Bezyl**: Partnership to create a landscape map for Israeli mental health technology companies. - **HealthLynked and Lyric Health**: A partnership to expand telehealth services across all 50 states. - **Technical Assistance Center**: A joint effort between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the U.S. Department of Education to enhance Medicaid School-Based Services. - **Sheba Medical Center and Paradigm Health**: This collaboration seeks to create a global network for enhancing clinical research and making trials more accessible. - **OnBalance and Wake Forest Athletics**: This partnership aims to provide real-time data and predictive analytics to support the mental well-being of student-athletes. - **Siloam Hospitals and Philips**: A memorandum of understanding to implement AI solutions in various medical fields. - **Singapore's National Healthcare Group and Nanyang Technological University**: Partnership to establish an AI research center focused on healthcare applications. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Mental Health Crisis Initiatives**: Efforts like the Mental Health Project and the establishment of crisis care centers in King County aim to address the growing mental health crisis. - **Crisis Care Access and Response Expansion for Behavioral Health Act of 2024**: Proposed legislation to establish a Medicare demonstration program for crisis stabilization services. - **Franklin County Crisis Care Center**: A facility designed to streamline access to mental health services with a 'no-wrong-door' approach. - **Youth Mental Health Task Force**: A report aimed at redesigning the healthcare system to better support youth mental health amid a growing crisis. - **988 Hotline Launch**: Initiated to provide a nationwide entry point for mental health crisis support, but faced challenges in service availability. - **Telehealth Expansion**: The rise of telehealth services, particularly in mental health, driven by increased demand post-COVID-19. - **Mental Health Technology Landscape Map**: A map showcasing 120 Israeli companies focused on mental health solutions, particularly in response to trauma. - **Telehealth Services**: Telehealth is being utilized to alleviate the workload of psychiatrists and improve access to mental health care, especially in underserved areas. - **Mental Health Apps Market Growth**: Projected to grow at a CAGR of 19.6% from 2024 to 2031, driven by increased awareness and technology integration. - **988 Crisis Hotline Awareness Campaign**: SAMHSA is launching a campaign to improve public understanding of the 988 crisis hotline, which is crucial for underserved communities. - **AI in Mental Health**: The integration of AI tools like GPT-4 is being explored for predicting mental health crises and assisting clinicians in care delivery. - **Behavioral Health Tech 2024 Conference**: Focus on improving access to mental health and substance use care through technology and innovation. - **Group Therapy Advocacy**: Research indicates group therapy can alleviate pressure on the mental health system, yet it remains underutilized in private practice. - **Digital Therapeutics Market Growth**: Projected growth in digital therapeutics, particularly in mental health, chronic disease management, and lifestyle modification. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Youth Mental Health Crisis**: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health issues among youth, with many not receiving necessary treatment. - **Rising Mental Health Issues in Workforce**: Reports indicate significant declines in mental health scores among employed individuals, highlighting a growing crisis. - **Mental Health Workforce Shortage**: A severe shortage of mental health professionals accepting Medicaid exacerbates access issues for low-income families. - **Provider Shortages**: Nearly 160 million Americans live in areas with mental health provider shortages, complicating access to care. - **Inequities in Access**: Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are facing increased mental health challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting systemic inequities. - **Access to Care**: Despite the launch of the 988 hotline, the availability of emergency psychiatric services has declined, highlighting systemic issues. - **SAMHSA Workforce Reductions**: Significant layoffs at SAMHSA could hinder mental health crisis management efforts and impact service delivery. - **Shortage of Professionals**: A significant shortage of qualified mental health professionals exists, with only 1% of global health workers dedicated to mental health. - **Limited Accessibility**: Challenges in accessing mental health services in developing regions, highlighting the need for scalable solutions. - **Funding Shortages**: Concerns over federal funding freezes impacting the availability of crisis care services, despite increased demand. - **Stigma in Mental Health**: Ongoing stigma surrounding mental health conditions affects patient willingness to seek help and influences healthcare priorities. - **Low Awareness of 988 Hotline**: Despite public support for mental health crisis systems, only 23% of Americans are familiar with the 988 crisis hotline. - **Implementation of Mental Health Parity**: Despite mandates for mental health coverage, challenges in enforcement and compliance persist. - **Data Privacy Concerns**: Challenges related to data privacy and security in mental health apps, impacting user trust and compliance. - **Staff Shortages**: Healthcare leaders report increased burnout and stress due to staffing shortages, affecting patient care and access. - **Federal Health Worker Trauma**: Increased trauma-related cases reported among federal health workers due to restructuring and policy changes. - **Lack of Standardized Clinical Validation**: Concerns regarding the efficacy of mental health apps due to the absence of standardized clinical validation. - **Funding Cuts**: The National Institutes of Health has decreased funding for mental health research, raising concerns about the availability of effective therapies. ## Related Topics [[Mental Health]]