Becker’s Behavioral Health

New Mexico had the highest all-drug overdose death rate in the U.S. in 2025, while Nebraska had the lowest, according to a KFF analysis of provisional CDC data. The national all-drug overdose death rate was 20 per 100,000 individuals in…

As the push to integrate behavioral health into primary and specialty care gains momentum, a number of health systems are appointing new leaders to oversee this transformation. These executives are tasked with aligning behavioral health strategies across clinical settings, building…

From a 292-bed state-funded psychiatric hospital in Texas to New Mexico’s only children’s emergency psychiatric unit, hospitals and health systems are expanding behavioral health access as demand continues to grow, representing more than $730 million in investment. Here are 49…

More than 100 national, state and local organizations have joined the National Maternal Mental Health Accelerator, an initiative launched by the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health to address gaps in maternal mental healthcare. The initiative, which launched Sept. 29,…

The Department of Veterans Affairs will introduce additional informed consent requirements for veterans receiving certain psychotropic medications starting in 2027, a move the agency said will give veterans more information as they make treatment decisions. Here are three things to…

The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $89.3 million through the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program to expand substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery services in rural communities. The funding will support rural communities in 45 states and one…

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued Botanic Tonics in what her office called a first-in-the-nation consumer protection lawsuit, alleging its marketing of 2-ounce kratom shots violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act. The state alleges the company marketed the shots as…

The population-based rate of reported intentional substance exposures at school among U.S. children increased 77.5% from 2000 to 2024, with the largest jump among elementary-school-aged children, according to a study published in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Researchers at…

Nevada Department of Human Services’ Division of Child and Family Services will temporarily pause operations on the psychiatric residential treatment facility units at the 54-bed, Las Vegas-based Desert Willow Treatment Center beginning Oct. 10. The facility is not closing, and…

Colorado Medicaid officials are working to curb spending on peer and support services after costs reached $293 million last year, The Colorado Sun reported Sept. 28. The services covered 35,000 people per month. Spending on what Medicaid defines as self-help…