GIMBHI’s daily mental health update — 5/5/26

📊 Rula releases 2026 State of Mental Health Report showing depression up 10.6% and anxiety up 9.3% (PR Newswire) — 04/29/26
TL;DR: National behavioral healthcare provider Rula released its annual report “The Spaces Between Us: Navigating the Gaps, Traps and Barriers of Mental Health in America,” based on 2,000+ U.S. adults, finding that 60% value mental health more than five years ago but only 47.4% have ever accessed services, with 41% citing cost as the top barrier (up sharply from 25% in 2025).

🤝 Marvin AI partners with VA Great Lakes and 5-state medical society consortium for clinician mental health (PR Newswire) — 04/28/26
TL;DR: San Francisco-based behavioral health startup Marvin AI announced two major partnerships expanding its clinician-focused mental health platform to 45,000+ healthcare workers across 10 states, including a deal with the VA Great Lakes Health Care System (VISN 12) covering 20,000+ employees and a five-state consortium of medical societies (Virginia, Georgia, Arizona, Minnesota, Montana) organized with SafeHaven for independent and rural practices

🤖 Google’s clinical director on making Gemini AI safer for mental health crises (Mario Aguilar, STAT News) — 04/28/26
TL;DR: Megan Jones Bell, Google’s clinical director, told STAT that the company is choosing to keep Gemini engaged in mental health conversations — frequently pointing users to outside resources while reminding them “I’m here to listen” — rather than shutting interactions down, framing the chatbot as a “bridge to support” amid mounting pressure on AI firms over mental health risks.

🧠 Brain scans reveal 3 ADHD subtypes, including a more extreme emotional dysregulation form (Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post) — 04/30/26
TL;DR: A JAMA Psychiatry study of 1,154 brain scans of children and adolescents identified three ADHD subtypes — predominantly inattentive, predominantly hyperactive/impulsive, and a more severe combined form marked by emotional dysregulation. Researchers say the third subtype, which often gets misdiagnosed as anxiety or autism, could push DSM-6 to broaden ADHD’s formal definition.

🤖 Duke Health AI tool predicts ADHD risk in children years before typical diagnosis (Duke Health) — 04/27/26
TL;DR: Duke researchers published in Nature Mental Health an AI model trained on electronic health records of 140,000+ children that accurately estimates ADHD risk in kids age 5+, performing consistently across demographic groups. Lead author Elliot Hill stresses it’s “not an AI doctor” but a clinician triage tool to flag children for earlier evaluation.