Managed Healthcare Executive June 29, 2022
A recent issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation says anxiety and depression, drug overdose deaths, self-harm and eating disorders have increased in adolescents as access and utilization of mental health care has declined.
Adolescent mental health has worsened over recent years, with increases in drug overdose deaths, self-harm and eating disorders, according to an issue brief published by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). The impact varied by race, sex, sexual orientation and other demographic factors.
An analysis from Nirmita Panchal, senior policy analyst for KFF’s Program on the ACA and the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, and colleagues was conducted to explore the state of adolescent (ages 12-17) mental health and substance use across demographics factors using data...
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