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TikTok’s Impact on Youth Mental Health and Public Health Under-Researched, Study Finds

Digital Health Global

Despite concerns about the potential effects of social media on youth mental health, there has been limited academic exploration of TikTok’s impact. In the first part of the study, researchers conducted a systematic review of studies related to TikTok and its association with public health or mental health from 2016 to 2021.

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How Young People Are Using Digital Tools to Help Deal with Mental Health

Health Populi

For most young people, the public health crisis has been more about that social distancing from friends, a collective sense of isolation, and mental and behavioral health impacts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health challenges have indeed adversely impacted more younger people than people 25 and older.

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Reimbursement Repercussions for April 2023 End of Public Health Emergency

Telebehavioral Health Institute

While the official end of the public health emergency (PHE) was extended to April 2023 for many federal government programs, two federal actions will further extend the deadline for federal Medicare reimbursement until at least December 31, 2024.

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Chronic Medical Conditions, Mental Health, and Equity On Employers’ Minds for 2022 – Employee Health in the Wake of COVID-19

Health Populi

With that objective, it’s always instructive to explore the annual study from the Business Group on Health, the 2022 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, large employees have many concerns about worker and dependents’ health.

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A CHRO’s Perspective on Substance Use in the Workplace: Supportive Strategies to Help Your Workforce Thrive

Speaker: Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Psychiatry and Naj Wright, MBA, C-Suite HR Executive

A 2021 New York University School of Global Public Health survey of 5,850 people who drink alcohol found that 29 percent have increased their drinking during the pandemic. How a comprehensive mental health benefit provides flexibility and support for your most vulnerable employees, how and when they need it most.

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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Health Populi

Due to the collective ethos in the community, gun safety has been addressed as a public health issue, and the health care system and employers are committed to assuring cybersecurity and the protection of individuals’ health data. The community ethos bolsters social cohesion and mental health.

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URAC CEO talks virtual care access, tele-mental health, post-COVID regs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

And he will share strategies for extending these digital platforms in areas – both urban and rural – with limited broadband internet access. What do some of the approaches gaining acceptance in the fields of behavioral and mental health with regard to telehealth look like?