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The high cost of mental health inequities

by Samantha Fields
May 16, 2024
Lots of people in this country don’t have access to good mental health care — and that's expensive for society.
Investing in things like housing, education, food and medical care makes a big difference in a person's health outcomes.
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When employer benefits get personal, they're tricky to use

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 19, 2022
Before abortion benefits, employer-sponsored mental health resources raised concerns.
During the pandemic, with stress and mental health problems widespread, more employees have become less committed to their jobs.
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The struggle to treat kids at a juvenile justice facility

by Alisa Roth
Dec 8, 2021
Conditions at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake in Wisconsin were so bad that now, a federally appointed monitor oversees the facilities. As the number of kids there has declined, costs have gone up.
The Copper Lake and Lincoln Hills schools in Wisconsin house kids who have been sentenced to live there by a judge.
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The pandemic has more people turning to a "therapist in your pocket”

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 6, 2021
Amid a nationwide shortage of mental health care providers, virtual care systems, including apps, are attracting patients.
During lockdowns, mental health care providers quickly transitioned from seeing patients in person to delivering care virtually.
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