Headlines: $72.5 Million in Funding Awarded for Youth Mental Health Services

Headlines: $72.5 Million in Funding Awarded for Youth Mental Health Services

New Report Shows Underage Binge Drinking Rates Declining A new report shows underage binge drinking in the U.S. declined between 2008 and 2014. The report found that 14.44 percent of all people ages 12 to 20 engaged in binge drinking in the past month. Although underage drinking has declined over a six-year period, it remains a concern and the consequences are experienced in states and communities every day. The report, Underage Binge Drinking Varies within and across States is based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health report, an annual national survey of 67,500 Americans aged 12 and older.

Availability of Supported Employment in Specialty Mental Health Treatment Facilities and Facility Characteristics A new report examines the availability of supported employment in specialty mental health treatment facilities in the United States and whether they offer vocational rehabilitation services. In 2014, 75.4 percent of mental health facilities offered no employment services, according to the study. Further, among the 19.6 percent of facilities that did offer supported employment and 15.9 percent that offered vocational rehabilitation, there occurred significant overlap in service delivery.