Mental Health Spotlight
Certified PA Grace Yrizarry reminds all PAs of the opportunity to be open and aware when a patient shares mental health concerns.
Read MoreMental health is a vital part of each patient’s emotional, social, and physical wellness. PAs are uniquely positioned to provide mental health support through integrated care initiatives that allow them to address the entire spectrum of mental and behavioral health needs, including substance use disorders. The nccPA Health Foundation empowers PAs with the resources needed to develop these interdisciplinary strategies and advance of role of PAs in addressing mental health.
Position PA teams across all specialties to become health champions and advance the idea that every PA is a psych PA.
Stay at the forefront of mental health care research and identify emerging issues before they affect patients.
Benefit from our PArtners in Mental Health Initiative and leverage partnerships as part of a broader collective impact strategy.
Address the underlying causes of mental illness with strategies to foster physical and mental wellness in whole-person care.
We believe collaborative efforts are the best way to promote inclusive strategies for improvement. Join the conversation and connect with others who share your vision of a better future!
Our mental health affects every aspect of our lives, which is why it’s so concerning that mental health disorders are among the most common causes of disability. With over 122 million Americans living in areas with known mental health profession shortages, PAs have an increasingly important role in addressing the spectrum of patients’ mental health needs.
U.S. adults with mental illness who did not receive treatment in 2021
Average delay between mental illness onset and treatment
U.S. adults with a co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness in 2022
Earnings lost each year in the U.S. due to serious mental illness
PAs can make a difference in adressing sexual violence by being observant and resource ready in their practices.
Read MoreEarly detection and treatment improve the prognosis, but the presentation of eating disorders can be difficult to catch.
Read MoreDeaths due to Alzheimer’s disease have more than doubled over the last twenty years. Learn how early detection impacts treatment.
Read MorePAs can make a difference in adressing sexual violence by being observant and resource ready in their practices.
Read MoreEarly detection and treatment improve the prognosis, but the presentation of eating disorders can be difficult to catch.
Read MoreCheck out efforts across the PA profession to integrate mental health and SUD across the PA profession.
Read MoreEvery movement begins with a single action. Take charge of mental health initiatives by tapping essential funding resources you need to empower PAs in the fight for mental health.