Mitchell Berger is a public health advisor.

Why the opioid crisis and youth mental health demand urgent parity reforms in 2025

Policy
January 16, 2025

At the beginning of 2024, the nation continued to experience the impact of three declared public health emergencies with significant behavioral health implications: COVID-19, Mpox, and the opioid crisis. At the same time, three major national associations continued to highlight what they first described in 2021 as a “youth mental health crisis.” As we enter 2025, emergency declarations for two of these — Mpox and COVID-19 — have …

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Why the opioid crisis and youth mental health demand urgent parity reforms in 2025

The government should establish a Youth Behavioral Health Advisory Council

Policy
August 19, 2023

Even as the declared public health emergency for COVID-19 ended on May 11, two other public health emergencies continued. The first such emergency, the opioid crisis, was initially declared in October 2017, more than two years before COVID-19. A second emergency was declared for youth mental health in October 2021 by three major national associations, including the American …

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The government should establish a Youth Behavioral Health Advisory Council