Today's Top 20 Stories
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Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare opens 34-bed facility in Florida
Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare has opened a new Lifeskills South Florida campus in Fort Lauderdale. -
Texas medical center receives $1M donation to expand behavioral health, other services
Children's Medical Center Foundation has received a $1 million donation that will support the expansion of Children's Medical Center Plano in Texas, NBCDFW reported Aug. 10. -
Oregon governor signs 4 mental health, addiction treatment bills
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has signed four mental health bills into law, FOX affiliate KPTV reported Aug. 8.
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Iowa medical center doubles inpatient behavioral health capacity
Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa, has nearly doubled its inpatient behavioral health capacity with a new 24-bed behavioral health unit, The Ames Tribune reported Aug. 8. -
Legislation introduced to promote the adoption of EHRs in behavioral health
Members of the U.S. Congress introduced the Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act to implement EHR systems behavioral healthcare. -
Health system, healthcare district designate millions to expand behavioral healthcare
The El Camino Healthcare District and El Camino Health are allocating $11.02 million in grants to programs in 10 California cities within Santa Clara County. -
Oaklawn breaks ground on Indiana crisis center
Mental health provider Oaklawn held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new crisis center in South Bend, Ind., The South Bend Tribune reported Aug. 8.
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Mantra Health partners with Charlie Health to expand mental health services
Digital higher education mental health provider Mantra Health has partnered with Charlie Health, a virtual mental healthcare provider for teenagers and young adults. -
New Hampshire county to open 16 behavioral health beds for nursing home patients
Strafford County has signed a deal with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to make 16 beds available for nursing home eligible citizens at Riverside Rest Home in Dover, Foster's Daily Democrat reported Aug. 9. -
OCD virtual treatment at forefront of new partnership
Talkiatry and NOCD partnered to create an easily accessible treatment option for patients with obsessive compulsive disorder. -
Tufts, digital health company partner to expand behavioral healthcare
Tufts Medicine partnered with Synchronous Health, a behavioral health digital platform, to increase patient access to certified therapists.
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Washington buys recently shuttered psychiatric hospital
Washington state has purchased the recently closed Cascade Behavioral Health Hospital in Tukwila for almost $30 million, The Seattle Times reported Aug. 7. -
Humana Foundation forms partnership to address behavioral health provider shortage in Kentucky
The Humana Foundation has partnered with Greater Louisville Inc., the chamber of commerce serving the Louisville, Ky., metro area, to address the shortage of regional behavioral health providers. -
Daybreak raises $13M for youth mental health services
Daybreak Health has raised $13 million in a series B funding round to develop personalized mental health services for students across the country. -
15-bed adolescent mental health unit opens in South Carolina
Trident Medical Center opened a new 15-bed unit for patients ages 12 to 17 in its Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness building, according to an Aug. 6 report from WCSC. -
1st California county to meet inmate mental healthcare requirements
California's Riverside County fulfilled 13 medical and mental healthcare requirements for jail inmates, resulting in exemption from court and prison law office monitoring, according to an Aug. 6 report from Sierra Sun Times. -
5 regulation updates
Here are five regulation updates Becker's reported on in July: -
6 signs extreme heat is affecting your mental health: CNBC
Here are six signs the extreme heat could be affecting your mental health and point to summertime seasonal affective disorder, according to an Aug. 5 report from CNBC: -
Heart of Texas Behavioral Health receives $8M in state funding
Heart of Texas Behavioral Health has received $8 million in state funding to develop a crisis services facility, FOX affiliate KWKT reported Aug. 1. -
3 states host 60% of the best hospitals for psychiatry
Massachusetts, California and Maryland made the most frequent appearances on U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals for Psychiatry" ranking.
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