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More Than Half Of Survey Respondents Use AI To Help Manage Stress, Anxiety, Or Other Mental Health Needs
January 12, 2026More than half (53.6%) of adults age 18 and older surveyed about their use of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots said they use chatbots to help manage stress, anxiety, or other mental health needs. About 15% said they use chatbots for… -
Child Mental Health Claims Declined By 1.2% Per Month After COVID Closures Ended
January 12, 2026After schools began reopening following the COVID-19 closures, the prevalence of students with a mental health diagnosis at some California schools that reopened declined by 1.2% per month compared to the prevalence at schools that remained remote, according to a… -
Provisions Of The Inflation Reduction Act Likely To Destabilize Long-Term Care Pharmacies
January 12, 2026Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA, signed into law in 2022) affecting long-term care (LTC) pharmacies that went live January 1, 2026, are likely to destabilize the industry, according to a survey of senior care pharmacies. Potential effects of… -
A Smartphone CBT App Alleviated Anxiety Symptoms In Adults More Than An App That Provided Psychoeducation
January 12, 2026Digital cognitive behavioral therapy (DCBT) delivered via a smartphone is more effective for treatment of adults with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) than psychoeducation, according to a recent study. Researchers analyzed data from the Generalized Anxiety Therapy Effectiveness (GATE) clinical trial,… -
Home-Based Prehabilitation Cuts Postsurgical Disability In Older Adults With Frailty
January 12, 2026Frail older adults who completed at least 75% of a course of home-based prehabilitation exercises before surgery reported lower disability scores 30 days after the surgery than other frail adults who received only activity and nutrition guidelines, according to a… -
$72 Million Private Grant To Fund Three-Year CCBHC Expansion Pilot In Illinois, Kansas & Michigan
January 12, 2026Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) in Illinois, Kansas, and Michigan will be eligible to participate in a three-year privately funded pilot program supported by a grant of $72 million to expand CCBHC capacity and sustainability. The project is launching… -
Smartwatch System Alerts Help Parents Shorten, Defuse Children’s Severe Tantrums Early
January 7, 2026A smartwatch system used to provide real-time digital therapeutic augmentation of behavior therapy gave parents timely behavior prompts for proactive parenting skills to defuse their child’s temper tantrums. The children’s tantrums had a shorter duration than those of children who… -
Suicide Deaths Fell Slightly In 2024
January 7, 2026Approximately 48,800 people died by suicide in 2024, which was about 500 fewer deaths than the more than 49,300 suicide deaths in 2023, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since 2022, the overall… -
Wisconsin Streamlines Licensing For Foster Care Kinship Caregivers
January 7, 2026The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) is revising its rules to strengthen support for kinship caregivers. The updated rules create a streamlined licensing pathway for relative and like-kin caregivers. The revisions were in response to Wisconsin Act 119… -
New CMS LEAD Model Aims To Expand Access To Accountable Care, Improve Health Outcomes
January 7, 2026The new Long-term Enhanced Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Design (LEAD) model from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to expand access to accountable care and improve health outcomes. The model is designed to provide a better way…
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