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In this week's article, our editor-in-chief @stephepburn reported on the lawsuit against Meta by dozens of state attorneys general, accusing the company of deliberately designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive to young users. #teens #mentalhealth

A collaborative process at @uofu_hmhi @HuntsmanMH's crisis receiving center shifted the work culture into one of no refusal, diverting people from the emergency room and inpatient hospitalization. #mentalhealth #emergencyroom #diversion https://t.co/3Mavz8cVkN

“What I felt from my own experience, and that of many of my peers," says del Vecchio, "is that we need a major whole-scale transformation of how #mentalhealth and #substanceuse urgent care is delivered in this country.”

Historically, mental health crisis care in the United States has left people and family members without choice, making law enforcement and the emergency room the default #mentalhealth responder and provider, respectively.

“When in crisis, I’ve been responded to by police officers—restrained and taken in the back of police cars, feeling shame, fear, and pain,” says Paolo del Vecchio, director of @samhsagov's Office of Recovery.

Senior year for Madeleine Stults wasn’t how it should have been. She was among the 3 million-plus U.S. high school seniors in 2020. She shares how the experience altered her trajectory and where she is today.

Senior year for Madeleine Stults wasn’t how it should have been. She was among the 3 million-plus U.S. high school seniors in 2020. She shares how the experience altered her trajectory and where she is today. #mentalhealth #pandemicgeneration

Lindsay Stone on how the McNabb Center expanded crisis care for children and adolescents in East Tennessee. #mentalhealth #children #adolescents #crisis https://t.co/HJsLAjt0Zn

Working as a volunteer at YouthLine, a peer-to-peer support helpline at @Lines_for_Life in Oregon, helped Trace Terrell navigate his own challenges. #mentalhealth #teens

Working as a volunteer at YouthLine, a peer-to-peer support helpline at @Lines_for_Life in Oregon, helped Trace Terrell navigate his own challenges. #mentalhealth #teens

Chauna Brocht on the evolution of Central Maryland's crisis system. Learn how it's transforming the response to crises, improving access to care, and its promising future in connecting mental health services.

Read the #CrisisTalk article interviewing @KevinBerthia here: https://t.co/z1J92awUZ1.

Are you on the 988 Jam? Suicide prevention advocate @KevinBerthia shares how as mental health stigma lessens, more people are reaching out, but the field isn’t yet where it needs to be to meet demand.

Dr. Billina Shaw, senior medical advisor within the Center for Mental Health Services @samhsagov, on best practices and guidance for designing and implementing services that meet the needs of #youth and their families.

#CrisisTalk: @SethKahan shares his own family’s experience with #mentalhealth #stigma and how the mental health and #substanceusedisorder anti-stigma grand challenge is personal.

Tom Betlach on how collaboration between Medicaid and offices of behavioral health can bring about system change. #Medicaid #988Lifeline

Dr. Tia Dole, Chief 988 Lifeline Officer at @vibrantforall, shares the latest 988 news — from subnetwork rollouts to geo-routing. #988lifeline #mentalhealth

.@stephepburn interviews Dr. Sosunmolu Shoyinka, Chief Medical Officer @DBHIDS, on one of the most troublesome forms of #mentalhealth stigma in the US— persistent #disparity in health care funding. He says a prospective funding model can help counter it.

In today’s opinion column, Candace Hanson and Taylor Crouch-Dodson share the story of Canopy Roots, a majority Black and woman-owned #mentalhealth practice that has operated the inaugural behavioral crisis response program in Minneapolis.