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Mental Health In Nevada Ranks Worse Than Any Other State

Author Sammi Reeves
The research is in! A new report by Universal Drugstore has revealed that mental health in Nevada has ranked as the absolute worst among all of the states.

Maybe it’s the California drivers on the 215. Maybe it’s having to pay for parking at all of the resorts where we used to not have to pay a dime. Maybe it’s just a coincidental plummet in prioritization of mental health in the workplace. Regardless, the results are in for Nevada, and they aren’t looking good. A new study has revealed that mental health in Nevada has ranked as the absolute worst among all the states. Sigh.

Report: Mental Health Across US

A report by Universal Drugstore has been released showcasing the best and worst states for mental health in the United States. The findings? Unbelievable… Or completely believable if you have fallen victim to the limited resources offered for mental health in Nevada. What factors did the report dive into to determine the best and worst states?

According to the report, researchers “looked at the prevalence of mental health issues, the use of prescription medication to treat those illnesses, and treatment rates for each US state.” They also “looked at the proportion of youths experiencing mental health struggles, the number of psychologists, the number of beds available at mental health facilities, and the proportion of adults who couldn’t afford treatment for each state.”

Mental Health In Nevada Ranks Last

What did the report find? Well, mental health in the state of Montana ranked first, with a Mental Health Score of 8.06 out of 10. Very impressive! All of a sudden, I find myself contemplating a move to Montana. Of course, the report also revealed that mental health in Nevada ranked dead last with a total Mental Health Score of 2.06 out of 10. Whomp whomp.

Ultimately, Nevada needs to up its game when it comes to mental health resources for children and adults. Help is expensive and scarce, and Nevada could learn a lot from other states, such as Montana or literally any other state that ranked above ours in this report (which is all of them). Do better, Nevada.

Sammi Reeves is the afternoon show host on 102.7 VGS. Before her radio career, she worked several jobs in the media industry, specifically involving social media and media buying. As a content creator for 102.7 VGS, Sammi writes Las Vegas content centered around local restaurants, events, and need-to-know news.

‘Mental Health During The Pandemic Was Minimal’: Twitter Reacts

The COVID-19 pandemic has had major social and economic impacts. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health has been widely affected. “Plenty of us became more anxious; but for some COVID-19 has sparked or amplified much more serious mental health problems,” said WHO. “A great number of people have reported psychological distress and symptoms of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress.”

Recently, the BBC reported on a study that said the damage to people’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic was “minimal.” Of course, people took to Twitter to share their true thoughts on the study BBC reported.

The study was done by Canadian researchers from institutions including the McGill, Ottawa, and Toronto universities, and published on March 8 in The BMJ. A peer-reviewed medical journal. This study found that “changes in general mental health, anxiety symptoms, and depression symptoms,” due to the pandemic have been “minimal to small.”

Twitter reacts to “damage to people’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic was ‘minimal.'”

After the BBC shared its report on the study on Twitter, their account was flooded with responses from people who disagreed with the study’s conclusion. A lot of the tweets had examples of what people did during the pandemic that would debunk the study. It was noted along with the tweet that the review “was lacking in data for many vulnerable groups, and that the findings in it can’t necessarily be applied to everyone.” The tweet has more than 122.6 million views and over 47.8 thousand quote responses.

One user quoted the tweet saying, “i stayed up for 40 hours straight bc i thought 1d was getting back together on july 23rd 2020.” Another Twitter user said that they “had a birthday party for the dishwasher.” Their tweet showed her and a child sitting in front of the kitchen appliance while holding a birthday cake with a zero candle.

See how Twitter reacted to BBC News’ recent study below.

  • Completely alone

    “My husband and I had our first baby and had to take care of him completely alone for the first six months of his life, but no, we are completely normal and trauma-free after that,” tweeted Lucy Huber (@clhubes).

  • This suffering is not minimal

    “‘Women felt the impact of the pandemic more because of the jobs they do and the role they play in family life.’ This suffering is not ‘minimal,'” tweeted Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis (@RevJacquiLewis).

  • I bought an orange one person tent

    “I bought an orange one person tent, put it up in the garden, and sat cross legged in it for a week, just for a change of scenery. It blew away and I cried for another week,” tweeted Jen (@CopyOfACopyJen).

  • Beg to differ

    “My hundreds of hours day trading in animal crossing beg to differ,” tweeted Chris in Internal Comms (@chrisincomms).

    https://twitter.com/chrisincomms/status/1635349013242474496

  • Pile of trash

    “this study is a huge pile of trash,” tweeted audrey farnsworth (@audipenny).

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