WHAT IS OUR 'VIBE'?

Even though mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, and suicide have been on the rise the past decade, there is currently a mental health professional shortage in our nation. We are facing a crisis where there is a shortage of behavioral health care providers just at a time when there is an increased demand for services. Mental health organizations are understaffed. According to published data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, 47% of the U.S. population in 2022 was living in a mental health workforce shortage area.

For this reason, leaders in the field have encouraged mental health professionals to push out evidenced based resources to the public in hopes to support people who face barriers in accessing professional help. The demographic reported of greatest concern is our youth, with suicide being the 2nd leading cause of death for adolescents and young adults between the ages of 10-34 (CDC 2021). Disheartening numbers of youth struggle with reports of self-harm and disordered eating, also presenting with underdeveloped social and emotional regulation skills. 

We believe in eternal value of living a purpose-driven life and helping people in need. Our purpose for the VIBEthePOD platform is to nurture families and strengthen our community so that we can promote a brighter future generation to come. Join us and build insight of the growing need; become more equipped to help people everywhere who are suffering in silence.

See links below for more information: 

“Advocacy Update: National Strategy to address the mental health crisis” by Sydney Sinclair, May 2023, Counseling Today, A Publication of the American Counseling Association

“A closer look at the mental health provider shortage” by Lindsey Phillips, May 2023, Counseling Today, A Publication of the American Counseling Association

“Rethinking the accessibility of digital mental health” by Chis Gamble, July 2022, Counseling Today, A Publication of the American Counseling Association

“Responding to the youth mental health crisis in schools” by Bethany Bray, July 2022, Counseling Today, A Publication of the American Counseling Association

“Mental health issues increase significantly in young adults in the last decade” American Psychological Association March 2019, Counseling Today, A Publication of the American Counseling Association

Data from the Kaiser Family Foundation on Mental Health Workforce Shortage