Mental Health In 2024: Addressing A Growing Crisis

In 2024, the U.S. mental health crisis continues to worsen, with rising levels of anxiety and depression, especially among young adults and women. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an ongoing increase in anxiety and depression since the COVID-19 pandemic, fueled by economic pressures, societal stress, and global conflicts.

Mental Health America reports that nearly 18% of U.S. adults now face anxiety or depressive disorders, and rates are even higher among youth. In December 2023, the Journal of the American Medical Association found that nearly 42% of adults experienced anxiety or depression symptoms which was up significantly from previous years. Unfortunately, limited access to mental health care compounds these issues, especially in rural and under-served areas, where waiting lists grow longer and treatment options remain limited and often unaffordable.

As demand for mental health services climbs, a shortage of providers and economic barriers prevent many from receiving essential care. Although around 25% of adults pursued counseling or medication per the CDC, many who need help remain under-served. Addressing this crisis requires collective action from public health organizations, healthcare providers, and community groups. Anew Day is working to meet this growing need.

How Anew Day is Responding to the Current Mental Health Crisis:

1. Free and Sliding Scale Services: We offer almost all of our services free of charge with certain services on a sliding scale, making mental health care more accessible for those facing financial hardship and addressing economic barriers in our community.

   
   

2. Comprehensive Mental Health Support: Our clinic provides counseling, therapy, group support, and workshops to meet a wide range of mental health needs, helping bridge gaps in available treatment.

   
   

3. Focus on Youth and Vulnerable Populations: Recognizing that youth, young adults, and women, along with uninsured or low-income individuals, face higher rates of mental health challenges, Anew Day tailors programs to support these groups.

   
   

4. Community Outreach and Education: We promote mental health awareness, reduce stigma, and encourage help-seeking through community education—especially important in areas with fewer mental health resources.

   
   

5. Collaboration: Anew Day partners with many local organizations, charities, and numerous churches as well as communicating and coordinating with public health agencies to expand services and integrate mental health care across our community. Through these relationships, we aim to enhance the overall mental health landscape of our community.

Anew Day remains committed to addressing these critical mental health challenges, helping individuals access the care they need and creating a stronger support network in our community.

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How To Support Anew Day

We now have an Amazon Wishlist!

Have you been wanting a specific and tangible way to help support Anew Day financially? If so, you may want to check out our newly added Amazon Wish List! It has a variety of optional items that we feel would improve the services we offer to our clients. You can add them to your Amazon shopping cart, and after purchasing, the items will be sent to our office directly. It is a great way to fulfill our particular needs and help our organization directly. We plan on updating this wish list, so check back in periodically to see new items that have been added. We greatly appreciate all the support that our local community has provided over the many years!

Here's the link to our Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/TD8V1ALQDF4N/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex

Welcoming New Staff

I started my time with Anew Day in 2016 when I joined as a Registered Associate MFT pursuing licensure through Anew Day's Professional Training Program. In 2020, I also joined the Administrative department, helping Anew Day navigate both COVID and a change in executive leadership. In 2021, I became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and have held numerous positions including serving since June 2023 as Clinical Director.

I also support Anew Day by offering Information Technology support, helping the organization grow in this new technological age. Being able to serve Anew Day in multiple areas has given me a strong appreciation of the important work that Anew Day does in serving our local community.

Garrett Kronland

Clinical Director

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After first training as a nurse, then staying at home to teach our

eight children, I now have the privilege of serving the Lay Counseling Team at Anew Day. We are a team of men and women from our 20’s to our 80’s who volunteer to meet with clients on a weekly basis. Some of us have one client on one day a week and others have multiple clients on multiple days each week.

We come from different walks of life and bring a variety of types of training and experience with us. What unites us is our passion to provide our clients with the hope and healing that they can experience when they find they don’t have to navigate their experiences alone. I count it an honor and joy to work with such an amazing team of dedicated counselors.

Julie Bousfield

Lay Counseling Supervisor