Mental Health Impairment and Outpatient Mental Health Care of US Children and Adolescents, in JAMA Psychiatry
key takeaway: "This survey study including 8331 participants found that the percentage of youth with severe mental health impairment was 9.7% in 2019 and 9.4% in 2021. Controlling for age, sex, and impairment, outpatient mental health care declined among Black youth and increased among White youth."
Mental Well-Being Among Adversity-Exposed Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic, in JAMA Network Open
key takeaway: "In a national, cross-sectional study of 4515 adolescents, in-person schooling, caring for one’s body (eg, meditating), exercising, and engaging in healthy behaviors (eg, sleep) were associated with significantly higher positive affect and lower perceived stress scores among adolescents with ACEs."
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Social Determinants of Health and Health-Related Social Needs Among Adults — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2022, in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
key takeaway: "Social isolation or loneliness and lack of social and emotional support were the most commonly reported measures among U.S. adults. The majority of prevalence estimates for adverse social determinants of health and health-related social needs were significantly higher across all other racial and ethnic groups except non-Hispanic Asian adults when compared with non-Hispanic White adults."