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Congressional Roundtable Exposes Mental Health Crisis: More Spending and Treatment, Worse Results – CCHR Demands Accountability
A Health Affairs study found spending rose 241% while adult treatment increased 122%, even as depression and suicide rates climbed.
- The U.S. House Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services recently held a roundtable examining America's mental health crisis, revealing that while nearly 60 million adults now receive treatment, patient outcomes are significantly worsening.
- Spending on mental health treatment skyrocketed more than 241% from $40.9 billion in 2000 to $139.6 billion in 2021, yet Subcommittee Chairman Glenn Grothman noted this massive increase fails to deliver results.
- Dr. David Hyman, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, described mental health as a "fraud-laced industry," citing former Inspector General Richard Kusserow's finding that psychiatrists and psychologists "have the worst fraud record of all medical disciplines."
- The roundtable spotlighted antidepressant prescriptions for individuals aged 12 to 25, which rose more than 63% between 2016 and 2022, while 57% of teen girls reported persistent sadness or hopelessness in 2021.
- Jan Eastgate, President of CCHR International, concluded that unless results are rigorously measured and held accountable, abusive practices will persist; approximately 1.2 million people are involuntarily hospitalized annually for psychiatric treatment.
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Despite 241% Spending Surge and Record Treatment Numbers, U.S. Mental Health Outcomes Continue to Deteriorate, Congressional RoundTable and CCHR Warns
LOS ANGELES, Calif., April 6, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. House Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services recently held a roundtable examining the state of mental health in America, revealing a troubling paradox: more Americans are receiving treatment…
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