The California Department of Healthcare Services contributed $40 million in funding to the Public Health Institute's CalBridge Behavioral Health Navigation Program, which facilitates access to healthcare for those struggling with addiction.
Insurer UnitedHealthcare issued $13.6 million in payments to members who were allegedly illegally denied mental healthcare coverage, the New York Attorney General's Office said May 20.
Colorado is currently developing a new Behavioral Health Administration, striving to reform Colorado residents' access to mental health services, reported CBS 4 Denver.
Former employees of Mind Springs, a behavioral health service provider based in Grand Junction, Colo., say the center falsified patient assessments to make its treatment programs seem more effective and to secure funding for at least nine years, The Denver Post reported May 15.
A study conducted on rats used CRISPR gene editing that successfully reversed modifications of brain synapses that occur when an adolescent is exposed to alcohol, according to an article published by ScienceAdvances on May 4.
After four St. Louis University students died by suicide this academic year, the university is focused on improving its student access to mental healthcare, St. Louis news channel KSDK reported May 17.
Increasing government funding and initiatives toward mental health services will boost the worth of the mental health software market to $18.3 billion by 2030, Global Market Insights reported May 11.
Artificial intelligence machine learning determined that self-rated isolation and poor health were the most significant factors contributing to depression in older adults, according to a recent study reported on by Psychology Today
Texas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota have the highest numbers of counties with no mental health providers, making access to behavioral healthcare exceedingly difficult, ABC News reported May 18.
Children and teenagers diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder who are treated with methylphenidate have an elevated risk of major depressive disorder, researchers found in a study published in Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience.
Psilocybin, a drug found in magic mushrooms, fosters greater connections between different regions of the brain in depressed people, according to study by researchers at University of California San Francisco and Imperial College London.
Nevada has consistently ranked at the bottom of mental health metrics conducted on a yearly basis since 2015, and local political, business and community leaders need to take action, local nonprofit news source the Nevada Current reported May 18.
Online mental healthcare provider Meru Health was granted $2 million by the National Institute of Mental Health to study the benefits of digital mental health programs.
A study from the London School of Economics and Political Science found location-based mobile games, such as Pokemon Go, may improve "non-clinical forms of mild depression."
More medical providers are utilizing virtual reality to treat patients with mental health disorders, and the technology has the potential to improve patient care, according to Smithsonian Magazine.
The rise of digital mental health treatment methods in recent years points to further developments in technology-assisted behavioral healthcare, according to an article published by Microsoft.
