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Mental Health Education Trends

Delivered September 6, 2019. Contributor: Emmanuel A.

Goals

To understand the trends in education offering for mental health professionals in order to prepare for a new business meeting opportunity.

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 "interprofessional 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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