<description>&lt;p&gt;About 1 in 5 adults in the US live with a mental health condition. In 2023, approximately 32% of US adults reported symptoms of depression and anxiety. Ruth Shim, MD, MPH, of the University of California, Davis, joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss how national policy can better support mental health in the US.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Related Content:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="related-article" href= "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamahealthforum/fullarticle/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.2102?utm_source=podcast_platforms&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=related_article_links" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Toward a Strategy to Improve National Mental Health&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

JAMA Health Forum Conversations

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National Policy to Support Better Mental Health in the US

SEP 12, 202519 MIN
JAMA Health Forum Conversations

National Policy to Support Better Mental Health in the US

SEP 12, 202519 MIN

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About 1 in 5 adults in the US live with a mental health condition. In 2023, approximately 32% of US adults reported symptoms of depression and anxiety. Ruth Shim, MD, MPH, of the University of California, Davis, joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss how national policy can better support mental health in the US. Related Content: Toward a Strategy to Improve National Mental Health