North Carolina High School Students Show Mental Health Improvements After Pandemic
High school students in North Carolina are demonstrating improvements in mental health following years of pandemic-related behavioral health challenges. The improvements come after sustained focus on addressing behavioral health issues among youth affected by school closures, social isolation, and remote learning disruptions. The article does not specify timing of when improvements were measured or detail specific interventions. While focused on the general student population, behavioral health trends among adolescents are relevant to Medicaid programs given high enrollment of children and adolescents in Medicaid and CHIP, and state efforts to expand behavioral health access through managed care networks.
Medicaid and CHIP cover approximately 40% of children nationally, making adolescent behavioral health trends directly relevant to state Medicaid agency planning for behavioral health service capacity, managed care network adequacy, and school-based services.
Behavioral Health · CHIP
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