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    Cities and counties seeking to implement alternative response teams for mental health emergencies can support these efforts by improving other aspects of their crisis care systems, according to a recent report from the Texas-based Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute.

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    • What happens after a crisis team responds to someone facing a mental health or substance use emergency? @MeadowsInst research shows many communities have few options to connect people to same-day treatment or long-term care. https://t.co/9siVPXU4d8

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    When she was getting ready for her first day as a mental health therapist at an elementary school near Washington, D.C., Stacey Baxter—now a senior associate with The Pew Charitable Trusts’ suicide risk reduction project, which is working to improve suicide screening and care—thought she was prepared.

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    • Suicide attempts among kids are up significantly since 2016. Experts now recommend annual suicide screening starting at age 12 and more research to better support younger children. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MHAM https://t.co/3UYEKDFINV https://t.co/i3p96sgV8I

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    More than 70 million adults in the United States are living with a disability, which may include physical, sensory, cognitive, developmental, or intellectual difficulties. Research shows that this population is at an increased risk for substance use disorders (SUDs) and suicidality (which is thinking about, planning, and/or attempting suicide).

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    • 4 barriers to care for people w/ disabilities who experience substance use disorders and/or suicidality: • Transportation & accessibility • Lack of tailored screening tools • Provider education, bias, & stigma • Research gaps 3 recommendations👇 https://t.co/dphi28FiOy

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    When public health agencies lack access to clinical data, illnesses spread undetected, the health system becomes overburdened, and health care costs, illnesses, and deaths rise. The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrate shortcomings in the collection of public health data and their ramifications.

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    • When public health agencies lack access to clinical data, illnesses spread undetected, the health system becomes overburdened, and health care costs, illnesses, and deaths rise. https://t.co/J03TVyEJ4d

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    For Adam, drinking alcohol was like turning on a Christmas tree. “My brain would light up and I’d want more and more,” he said in an interview with The Pew Charitable Trusts. “But taking naltrexone, it’s like someone unplugged the tree. It never lights up.”

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    • Stigma and lack of awareness keep many Americans from a @US_FDA-approved treatment for alcohol use disorder. We spoke with one man in recovery, who found help with naltrexone, an underused medication. https://t.co/hjJFZQYAPY

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    In this episode of our “From Lab to Life” series, Geetu Tuteja describes how her lab at Iowa State University is working to better understand the placenta’s functions and why placental disorders start. She also discusses how her background in genomics and computational biology informs the way she conducts her research.

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    • The placenta sheds fetal cells into maternal blood—meaning that we might be able to detect pregnancy complications earlier by taking a simple blood test. 🎧Geetu Tuteja explains: https://t.co/cgmzvWfD0m https://t.co/hSGfnOYqZs

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    When she was getting ready for her first day as a mental health therapist at an elementary school near Washington, D.C., Stacey Baxter—now a senior associate with The Pew Charitable Trusts’ suicide risk reduction project, which is working to improve suicide screening and care—thought she was prepared.

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    • Suicide attempts among kids are up significantly since 2016. Experts now recommend annual suicide screening starting at age 12 and more research to better support younger children. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MHAM https://t.co/3UYEKDFINV https://t.co/i3p96sgV8I

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    More than 70 million adults in the United States are living with a disability, which may include physical, sensory, cognitive, developmental, or intellectual difficulties. Research shows that this population is at an increased risk for substance use disorders (SUDs) and suicidality (which is thinking about, planning, and/or attempting suicide).

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    • 4 barriers to care for people w/ disabilities who experience substance use disorders and/or suicidality: • Transportation & accessibility • Lack of tailored screening tools • Provider education, bias, & stigma • Research gaps 3 recommendations👇 https://t.co/dphi28FiOy

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    According to Pew Research Center, 55% of U.S. parents report being extremely or very concerned about the mental health of teens today.

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    • Only 1 in 3 schools use evidence-based programs for mental health or substance use. Our Jessica Roark says combining both is key—and starting early matters. 🎧 Listen now on "After the Fact." #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth https://t.co/4QKAqSzXBR https://t.co/SNneicpkOt

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    Infectious diseases can move fast, spreading from person to person within days or sometimes mere hours. To effectively identify and reduce the spread of communicable diseases and other health threats, public health departments need timely, standardized, and complete data from doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers. But this critical information is often incorrect, delayed, or simply unavailable, and a new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts helps shed some light on why.

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    • As we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, diseases can move fast. One way to more quickly identify and reduce spread is by upgrading health care data reporting. Our deep dive found critical gaps and ways to improve across the U.S. https://t.co/4IP63mmhpO