NRI, Behavioral Health Analytics

06/19/2026

The best way to keep teens from spending days, weeks or even months in unwanted psychiatric hospital stays is to consistently provide support before problems escalate into emergencies.

A Cincinnati Children’s teen primary care model reduced behavioral health emergency visits by 25% and hospital admissions by 58%, helping more teens get support before crises escalate.

06/18/2026

Roughly one in five adolescents in the United States uses chatbots for mental health advice—and more than half of those users don’t disclose that use to anyone else, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics

Roughly one in five adolescents in the United States uses chatbots for mental health advice—and more than half of those users don’t disclose that use to anyone else.

06/18/2026

The post-COVID expansion of remote work has substantially increased the social isolation of workers and worsened their mental health, especially among individuals who live alone, according to a study published in Science.

The post-COVID expansion of remote work has substantially increased the social isolation of workers and worsened their mental health, especially among individuals who live alone.

06/17/2026

North Carolina’s three state-run psychiatric hospitals — Cherry, Central Regional and Broughton — serve about 570 patients each day. But hundreds more who need inpatient treatment wait weeks — even months — for a bed to open.

More court-ordered patients, fewer staffed beds and longer stays have strained a system struggling to keep up with demand for treatment.

06/17/2026

New research from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows that people may visit the ED when they experience a sudden mental health crisis, have a mental or behavioral health concern, or have a diagnosed mental health condition that could be contributing to another reason for being in the ED.

National data on youth and adult mental health-related visits to the emergency department (ED).

06/16/2026

Mississippi is one of 10 states joining a federal program that funds community mental health centers to expand their services, enabling them to sustainably provide care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. https://mississippitoday.org/2026/06/04/mississippi-mental-health-care/

06/16/2026

The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health (“Policy Center”) for 2026 highlights progress, areas of opportunity, and measures that continue to serve as a roadmap for states to improve maternal mental health.

The 2026 maternal mental health report cards highlight progress, areas of opportunity, and measures that continue to serve as a roadmap for states to improve maternal mental health.

06/15/2026

In 2024, 573 behavioral health crisis contact centers operating in 50 states and the District of Columbia answered more than 7.9 million calls, texts, or chats requesting assistance (50 states reporting).

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06/15/2026

A recent study in JAMA Network Open found that pediatric primary care visits involving mental health concerns increased substantially from 2014 to 2023, particularly for anxiety-related issues, highlighting growing demand for integrated mental health support in primary care settings https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2849123

06/12/2026

In a review of Medicaid claims in Washington state, only 11% to 14% of behavioral health–related emergency department visits were followed by primary-care visits coded for the same diagnosis within 30 days.

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