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Prepared for Anya K. | Delivered September 6, 2019
Mental Health Education Trends
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Goals
To understand the trends in education offering for mental health professionals in order to prepare for a new business meeting opportunity.
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Early Findings
Many
states have started requiring
mental health education in schools giving the increasing rate of depression among adolescents. Depression
increased by 40%
between 2005 and 2014 in the US.
New York and Virginia have passed
laws mandating mental
health education in schools.
Mental health training is becoming a requirement and is
being integrated into
the training of health professionals across disciplines. It is called "
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education—learning
alongside health-care professionals from other disciplines as a way to improve patient-centered care—is fast becoming an accreditation requirement for many health-care professions."
In addition, "
many states have increased
funding for school counseling and added psychologists to their health staffs." The
increased funding and demand
for counselors and psychology is also driving demand for mental health education.
Students use of mental health counseling in college
rose 35% despite
the face college enrollment only increased by
5% in the last five years
.
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