{"id":216778,"date":"2026-01-02T15:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/216778\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:30:10","slug":"more-americans-plan-mental-health-resolutions-heading-into-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/216778\/","title":{"rendered":"More Americans Plan Mental Health Resolutions Heading Into 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C. \u2014 Heading into 2026, more than one in three Americans (38%) say they plan to make a mental health-related New Year\u2019s resolution, according to new findings from the American Psychiatric Association\u2019s Healthy Minds Poll. This is up 5% from last yea<\/a>r. Younger adults are leading this trend, with those ages 18\u201334 (58%) significantly more likely to report planning a mental health resolution compared with older adults (32% of 45-64-year-olds; 11% of those 65 and over).<\/p>\n

A strong majority (82%) of Americans say they plan to make at least one New Year\u2019s resolution for 2026. Physical fitness (44%) and financial goals (42%) remain the top areas of focus, followed closely by mental health (38%), which continues to rise in priority. Other common goals include diet (29%), social or relationship resolutions (29%), and spiritual goals (28%).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is encouraging to see more individuals planning to prioritize their mental health in 2026, particularly younger adults,\u201d said APA President Theresa Miskimen Rivera, M.D. \u201cThe strategies people are embracing \u2014 such as regular physical activity, mindfulness practices, adequate sleep, time in nature and engaging in therapy \u2014 reflect a growing recognition that mental health is deeply connected to daily habits. Even small, intentional changes can have a meaningful and lasting impact on overall well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking back on 2025, 63% of Americans rated their mental health as excellent or good, while 28% said it was fair and 8% said it was poor.<\/p>\n

Anxiety Heading into the New Year<\/p>\n

Heading into 2026, anxiety remains common. Americans report feeling anxious about personal finances (59%), uncertainty about the next year (53%), and current events (49%), with concerns about physical and mental health close behind.<\/p>\n

Issues Americans are Anxious About<\/p>\n


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\n\t\t\tIssue
\n\t\t\tPercent anxious

\n\t\t\t(somewhat or very)
\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tPersonal finances
\n\t\t\t59%
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tUncertainty of the next year
\n\t\t\t53%
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tCurrent events
\n\t\t\t49%
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tPhysical health
\n\t\t\t46%
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tMental health
\n\t\t\t42%
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tJob security
\n\t\t\t33%
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tRelationships with friends and family
\n\t\t\t32%
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tKeeping New Year\u2019s resolutions
\n\t\t\t30%
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tRomantic relationships
\n\t\t\t29%
\n\t\t
\n\t <\/p>\n

\u201cA new year can bring change, possibility, and uncertainty,\u201d said APA CEO and Medical Director Marketa M. Wills, M.D., M.B.A. \u201cFeelings of anxiousness underscore the importance of paying attention to how we\u2019re doing and taking practical steps, large or small, to support our mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n

These results are from the APA\u2019s Healthy Minds Poll, conducted by Morning Consult, Dec. 2\u20133, 2025, among 2,208 adults. For a copy of the survey results, contact\u00a0[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>. See\u00a0past Healthy Minds Polls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

American Psychiatric Association<\/p>\n

The American Psychiatric Association, founded in 1844, is the oldest medical association in the country. The APA is also the largest psychiatric association in the world with more than 39,200 physician members specializing in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and research of mental illnesses. APA\u2019s vision is to ensure access to quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. For more information, please visit www.psychiatry.org.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Washington, D.C. \u2014 Heading into 2026, more than one in three Americans (38%) say they plan to make…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49107,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4155,5960,38035,114,163,85,46,2311,38034,115147],"class_list":["post-216778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-4155","tag-american","tag-association","tag-business","tag-health","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-mental","tag-psychiatric","tag-resolutions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}