Mental Health Parity Newsroom Collaborative

The Mental Health Parity Newsroom Collaborative is a partnership between The Carter Center and news outlets in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. To date, 31 newsrooms have produced more than 70 stories on mental health care access, parity, and inequities in the U.S.  

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The numbers show that we’re in crisis...

in 5
U.S. Adults experience mental illness each year
million
More than half of U.S. adults with a mental illness don’t receive treatment—a number that has been on the rise since 2011.
in 10 people
who struggle with mental illnesses have no health insurance
%
of children experiencing major depression are not receiving care.

Partner News Stories

Woman and her daughter.

Arizona cracked down on Medicaid fraud that targeted Native Americans. It left patients without care.

Artwork of many different, colorful silhouettes. Each have a symbol for an emotion (smiley face, heart, etc) on their head.

Despite efforts to close gap, parity in mental health care remains elusive

Illustration by Madison Alvarado using Canva AI/San Francisco Public Press

You Report an Unhoused Person in a Mental Health Crisis. This Is What Happens Next

Illustration by Madison Alvarado using Canva AI/San Francisco Public Press

The Often Vicious Cycle Through SF’s Strained Mental Health Care and Detention System