Social Determinants of Care Archives

43% Of People Who Sought Mental Health Or Addiction Care Could Not Access Care At Least One Occasion

Article August 14, 2023

A total of 43% of U.S. adults who say they needed addiction care, and 43% who said they needed mental health care in the past 12 months did not receive… Read More

Behavioral Health Disparities Differ Widely Across Demographic Groups

Article August 14, 2023

Incidents of mental health and behavioral health disparities among adults and youth differed significantly across racial and ethnic groups in the United States with American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth experiencing… Read More

Suicide Rates In Most Vulnerable Counties Nearly Double Rate In Better-Off Counties

Article August 7, 2023

Between 2016 and 2020, suicide rates were nearly twice as high in U.S. counties with more negative social and environmental factors as measured by the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and… Read More

Dealing With The Behavioral Health Difference

Article July 24, 2023

“Behavioral health conditions are not uniformly distributed across the population.” It’s a statement that most executives in the field would find unsurprising. And the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted our health care… Read More

The Senior Shift

Article July 17, 2023

An estimated 1.7 million Medicare beneficiaries have a substance use disorder (SUD). Of these beneficiaries—8% of Medicare beneficiaries under 65 years of age and 2% over 65. But eleven percent of these… Read More

Pregnant Women With Depression May Face Higher Heart Disease, Stroke Risk After Delivery

Article June 5, 2023

Women who experience depression during pregnancy have a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease or experiencing a stroke within two years after giving birth. The likelihood of those… Read More

7.1% Of U.S. Adults Age 60+ Were Food Insecure In 2021, From 2.8% In North Dakota To 13.4% In Louisiana

Article May 29, 2023

In 2021, about 7.1% of the 78 million older Americans aged 60 years and older are food insecure, representing 5.5 million people, according to an analysis by Feeding America®. Food… Read More

People With Opioid Addiction In Reentry After Incarceration Report Peer Navigators ‘Crucial’ For First Months In Community

Article May 29, 2023

People with opioid use disorder (OUD) reentering their communities after incarceration in a New Jersey state prison said the peer navigator was crucial to their reentry in the first three… Read More

Over Half Of Young Adults Concerned About Their Mental Health, But Only 12% Of Adults Report Mental Health Visits

Article May 22, 2023

Among adults ages 18 to 32, 60% said they were concerned about their mental health in response to a CVS Health/Harris Poll survey. However, only 12% reported visiting a psychiatrist,… Read More

One In Three Family Members Of Those With Serious Mental Illness Feel Stigmatized

Article May 15, 2023

According to a recent survey, 34.7% of family members who have a relative with serious mental illness (SMI) feel stigmatized by association. Participants who live with a relative with SMI… Read More

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