{"title":"Researchers using neuroimaging are urged to improve inclusivity","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34293","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Mental health research using neuroimaging has not been designed to capture sociodemographic factors that influence biology and behavior, a group of research professionals argues in a newly published paper. The authors' recommendations for more inclusivity in these studies have relevance to all aspects of mental health research, as well as to biomedical research in general.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 2","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143113678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cincinnati federal grant to expand workforce, support K-12 MH","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34295","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recognizing the need to expand the state's behavioral health workforce and create culturally inclusive environments for students, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has awarded a five-year $3.75 million grant to support an initiative to improve mental health and education in Cincinnati.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 2","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143114105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study finds encouraging results in psilocybin treatment for TRD patients","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34292","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Results of new psychedelic research aimed at patients with severe treatment resistant depression (TRD) found significant decreases in their depressive symptoms. Researchers of the open-label study also found significant safety and efficacy of synthetic psilocybin in TRD patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 2","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143114108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coming Up…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34290","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The <b>American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry</b> is holding its 2025 Annual Meeting, “Human Rights and Mental Health Advocacy for Aging Adults,” <b>March 14–17, 2025</b> in <b>Phoenix, Arizona</b>. For more information, visit https://aagponline.org/education-events/annual-meeting.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 1","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143111067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The fight to fulfill the promise of parity will continue in 2025","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34286","url":null,"abstract":"<p>More than 16 years after the enactment of landmark insurance parity legislation for mental health and substance use benefits, the promise of truly equitable treatment has remained largely out of reach. Whether the quest for parity is being waged through the regulatory process, via court arguments or in everyday practice, mental health treatment providers and advocates continue to brace for a bruising fight at every turn.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143111212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Funding, policy changes, workforce needs lead 2025 concerns","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34288","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34288","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Editor's note: For our 2025 Special Preview Issue, we asked our readers to tell us about their post-election expectations and about the challenges and opportunities that await them this year and plans for addressing them.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 1","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143111065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New SMI treatment, suicide prevention plan and other impactful 2024 moments","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34287","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As we usher in 2025, <i>MHW</i> takes this opportunity to look back on some of the most impactful issues in the mental health field. Last year witnessed such significant moments as the enactment of final federal parity rules, the Biden administration's awarding of nearly $50 million to support behavioral health funding opportunities, the first new class of schizophrenia treatment for adult patients in 30 years, improved routing of 988 crisis calls and a U.S. HHS final rule that ensures people with disabilities receive services in the most integrated settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143111066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Case You Haven't Heard…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34291","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Leading into 2025, 33% of Americans are making a mental health new year's resolution, which is a 5% increase from last year and is the highest result the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has seen since it began polling on the question in 2021, an APA news release stated. Younger people in general were more likely to report making a mental health resolution, with 48% of 18- to 34-year-olds saying so, versus 13% of those 65 or older. Two-thirds of Americans (67%) graded their mental health in 2024 as excellent or good, while 25% said it was fair, and 7% said their mental health was poor. The older people were, the more likely they were to report good or excellent mental health: 84% of people over 65 said so, contrasted with 60% of those ages 18-34. “A new year brings with it new opportunities but also renewed concerns about the very important issues that impact our lives,” said APA CEO & Medical Director Marketa M. Wills, M.D., M.B.A. “Any time of the year, mental health matters. Staying mindful of how we're doing while taking active steps to care for ourselves is a terrific resolution.” These results were drawn from the APA Healthy Minds Monthly Poll, which was fielded by Morning Consult Dec. 7–8, 2024, among 2,220 adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 1","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143111068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"WellPower's CEO Carl Clark, M.D., reflects and looks forward","authors":"Carl Clark M.D.","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34289","url":null,"abstract":"<p>My dad had bipolar disorder and suffered very hard times. My family was fortunate that knowledgeable and compassionate care was available in a mental health facility where the staff saw my dad as a great person derailed by mental health challenges and helped him get well. While doing grand rounds I realized this experience was driving me and that I deeply wanted to work in community mental health, because that is what helped my dad.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 1","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143111213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"California bill seeks warning label on social media platforms","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34283","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Observing a need to combat youth mental health crises linked to social media, California lawmakers have introduced legislation to require social media platforms to prominently display black box warning labels consistent with recent calls to action by the U.S. Surgeon General, according to a news release from the office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"34 48","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142859949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}