A weekly news review by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio
September 08, 2023
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and new data analysis from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio found that mental health challenges increased for high school students in Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic
September 08, 2023
Heat-related illness and deaths in the U.S. are on the rise, and an increase in drug use and homelessness is a significant part of the problem, according to public health officials and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
September 01, 2023
Analysis by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio has found that alcohol-involved deaths have continued to increase over the past two decades but have risen dramatically over the last few years
August 25, 2023
Gov. Mike DeWine has named the first-ever leader of a private, nonprofit organization that will oversee prevention and recovery efforts with money from opioid settlements
August 11, 2023
HPIO’s 2023 Health Value Dashboard found that one way health value in Ohio can be improved is by fostering mental well-being. Ohio leaders can build on lessons learned from the response to the addiction crisis over the past decade to make Ohio
August 11, 2023
About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted this week
August 04, 2023
Nearly 9 out of 10 U.S. teens and young adults say they experience mental health challenges regularly, according to a national survey released this week
July 28, 2023
At a House oversight hearing this week, the Biden administration’s top drug policy official emphasized the need to address both mental illness and drug addiction simultaneously to reduce fentanyl deaths
July 14, 2023
A provision in the state budget signed into law last week by Gov. Mike DeWine makes Ohio the first state in the nation to require mental health training for high school coaches
July 07, 2023
The number of U.S. women who died within a year after pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019, with the highest death rates among Black women, researchers said this week
July 07, 2023
Amid the growing acceptance and legalization of cannabis use across the country, experts warn that the state-by-state patchwork of safety regulations could lead to potential risks
June 23, 2023
Dozens of states, devastated by unrelenting overdose deaths, have legislation and other laws to severely ratchet up penalties for fentanyl use and distribution, but critics say a fierce law-and-order approach could undermine public health goals and a
