Children in a mental health crisis can spend days in the ER waiting for treatment : Shots
The study looked at records for more than 250,000 emergency department visits by children who are on Medicaid. Cemile Bingol/Getty...
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A new study shows U.S. kids are significantly less healthy than in 2007 : Shots
The number of kids with chronic diseases has risen in the last two decades. ljubaphoto/E+/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption...
How will RFK Jr.’s budget cuts affect addiction and mental health services? : Shots
A protestor marks International Overdose Awareness Day in Manhattan last August. Overdose deaths were down in recent months, and Democrats...
RFK’ Jr.’s MAHA Commission report raises concerns over children’s health : Shots
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor,...
Hospitals’ mental health units rely heavily on Medicaid. Deep cuts could spark more closures : Shots
Spencer Hospital CEO Brenda Tiefenthaler (second from left) vows to maintain the facility's mental health services, with help from behavioral...
Veterans Affairs officials appear to soften ‘back-to-office’ order for therapists : Shots
The Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters is a block from the White House in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide...
Why Kaiser Permanente therapists in L.A. went on a hunger strike : Shots
Mental health workers protest outside the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on a strip of Sunset Blvd. They are...
Mental health care from Veterans Affairs is shaken by Trump’s policies, sources say : Shots
Protestors gathered outside the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Feb. 13, 2025. The agency plans...
Mental health issues ripple through the federal workforce with firings : Shots
A protest at the U.S. Department of Labor on Feb. 5. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress) Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Getty Images hide caption...
