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Week of March 2–6, 2026
March 6, 2026Key topics covered during this period focus on general mental health, the opioid crisis and addiction issues, crisis services, research, transgender issues, and federal and state policy. |
Week of February 23–27, 2026
February 27, 2026Key topics covered during this period focus on general mental health, youth mental health, social media and addiction, the opioid crisis and addiction, student loan and workforce issues, research, and federal policy. |
Week of February 16–20, 2026
February 20, 2026Key topics covered during this period focus on general mental health, youth mental health, AI and mental health, climate change and mental health, the opioid crisis and addiction issues, suicide prevention, research studies, and health insurance affordability. |
Week of February 9–13, 2026
February 13, 2026Key topics covered during this period focus on youth mental health, AI and mental health, older adult mental health, suicide prevention, the opioid crisis and addiction issues, and research studies. |
Week of February 2–6, 2026
February 6, 2026Key topics covered during this period focus on general mental health, youth mental health, AI and mental health, the opioid crisis and addiction issues, and transgender issues. |
Week of January 26–30, 2026
January 30, 2026Key topics covered during this period focus on general mental health, gun violence and mental health, the opioid crisis, research, health insurance subsidies, and federal policy. |
Week of January 19–23, 2026
January 23, 2026Key topics covered during this period focus on general mental health, youth mental health, AI and mental health, research, health insurance subsidies, and federal policy. |
Week of January 12–16, 2026
January 16, 2026Key topics covered during this period focus on general mental health, youth mental health, mental health insurance coverage, the opioid crisis, research, health insurance subsidies, and federal policy. |
Week of January 5–9, 2026
January 9, 2026Key topics covered during this period focus on general mental health, youth mental health, veteran mental health, the opioid crisis, research, health insurance subsidies, and federal policy. |
Week of December 22–26, 2025
December 26, 2025Key topics covered during this period focus on general mental health, research studies, transgender issues, and health insurance subsidies. |