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  1. UVA Children's, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital partner to expand behavioral health services

    Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Children's Hospital has teamed up with Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, also in Charlottesville, to expand pediatric behavioral healthcare and neurodevelopmental care with a new outpatient clinic. 
  2. IU Health receives $500K donation for behavioral health services

    Indiana University Health in Indianapolis has been gifted $500,000 to bolster its behavioral health resources at its Regional Academic Health Center in Bloomington, Ind., Indiana Daily Student reported March 30. 
  3. California to allocate over $150M for mental health workforce

    California's Department of Health Care Access and Information is granting $151 million toward the state's mental health workforce. 

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  1. Kentucky physician gets 8 years in prison for opioid, fraud charges

    Former physician Jeffrey Campbell has been sentenced to eight years in prison for unlawful distribution of controlled substances, including opioids, along with healthcare fraud, the Justice Department reported March 30. 
  2. Telehealth linked to fewer deaths from opioid ODs

    Opioid use disorder patients on Medicare had fewer fatal overdoses after moving to telehealth services, according to a study published March 29 in JAMA Psychiatry.
  3. Nebraska bill to expand mental health services advances

    New legislation in Nebraska would implement a new payment framework for behavioral health and substance misuse providers, which could expand mental health services in the state, StarHerald reported March 29. 
  4. DEA's new rule is 'the scarlet telehealth prescription,' CMO says

    Behavioral health is undergoing a broad awakening, with both leaders and the public increasingly seeing it as vital. The industry may fail to capture the full momentum of those tailwinds, however, if service bottlenecks and other key obstacles are not addressed.

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  1. Montana bill would invest $300M in behavioral health system

    Montana lawmakers have developed a plan of how to spend the $300 million Gov. Greg Gianforte pledged toward behavioral health, NBC affiliate KTVH reported March 29. 
  2. Jail nurse charged with involuntary manslaughter in patient's death

    A grand jury has indicted Deborah Sue Damron, 56, of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a patient at an adult detention center in Virginia, according to the Henry County (Va.) Sheriff's Office.
  3. How to solve the provider shortage, according to one behavioral health exec

    Behavioral health is projected to be one of the fastest-growing areas in healthcare, by market value, over the next few years. Those projections may fall short, however, if provider shortages and other key obstacles aren't addressed.
  4. New guidelines call for Catholic hospitals to limit transgender care

    U.S. Catholic bishops issued a guideline March 20 that encourages Catholic hospitals to not offer gender-affirming medical treatments. 

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  1. Simple algorithms can reduce suicide risk as well as complex AI

    Artificial intelligence algorithms aimed at reducing suicide risk appear to work, even when they employ simpler methods, according to a report from Kaiser Permanente, the FDA and other institutions.
  2. Nurse burnout: Shortage declared a global health emergency

    The International Council of Nurses declared nurse shortages a global health emergency, with 13 million nurses needing to be replaced globally in the coming years.
  3. 101 behavioral health specialists on 2023 'Exceptional Women in Medicine' list

    The Castle Connolly 2023 "Exceptional Women in Medicine" list honored 8,400 physicians across 77 specialties, including 88 female psychiatrists. 
  4. Michigan mental health providers eligible for up to $300K in student debt relief

    The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will offer up to $300,000 in student debt relief to eligible mental healthcare providers. 
  5. Oregon behavioral health center faces $4M lawsuit over assault outside facility

    Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health is being sued for $4 million after a patient allegedly assaulted a woman outside its Unity Center for Behavioral Health, OPB reported March 28. 
  6. Nursing homes are becoming de facto mental health providers

    Some nursing homes are caring for more behavioral health patients and fewer seniors, including several in St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported March 28.
  7. New York health system sues state over 340B changeup that could jeopardize behavioral health funding

    New York healthcare providers, including Buffalo, N.Y.-based Evergreen Health, are suing the state over changes to its 340B program set to take effect April 1, ABC affiliate WKBW reported March 27.
  8. How new PA bill will change mental healthcare in Massachusetts

    A new piece of legislation would allow physician assistants in Massachusetts to place individuals in an involuntary psychiatric hold if thought to be experiencing a mental health crisis or a harm to themselves or others.
  9. UnitedHealth Group invests $2M to improve LGBT mental health access

    The United Health Foundation formed a three-year, $2 million partnership with Rainbow Health to expand mental healthcare among LGBTQ residents and people of color in Minnesota.

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