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Oceans Behavioral Hospital—Lubbock (Texas), part of Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare, has launched a virtual outpatient program aimed at expanding access to…
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has updated its statewide online mental health bed registry to provide hourly updates and integrate the system with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The Behavioral Health Statewide Central Availability Navigator,…
Nearly half of U.S. healthcare workers reported frequent burnout, according to a March 12 Government Accountability Office report reviewing federal mental health grant programs from 2022 through 2024. The report cites 2022 survey data showing 46% of healthcare workers reported…
California plans to invest $1.18 billion in behavioral health facilities, raising the state’s commitment to its broader initiative of increasing access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment to nearly $4.2 billion. The additional investment will fund 66 projects…
States are advancing several behavioral health policy changes, from syringe service program restrictions in Indiana to Medicaid reimbursement debates in Maryland and workforce reforms in Oregon. Here are five updates to know: 1. Indiana legislation allowing counties to continue syringe…
Boston-based Guidelight has named Kelly Jones chief growth officer. In her new role, Ms. Jones will lead national growth strategy, marketing, referral partnerships and market expansion for the behavioral healthcare provider, according to a March 10 news release from the…
Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine is planning to build a $99.3 million four-story health center in midtown Omaha that will expand access to behavioral health and other outpatient services. The Farnam Health Center will house dermatology, general internal medicine, an outpatient gastrointestinal…
The FDA has approved a new use for Wellcovorin, or leucovorin calcium tablets, to treat cerebral folate deficiency, after initiating efforts to expand approval for autism-related symptoms. The approval marks the first FDA-approved treatment for the rare genetic disease, which…
Aurora, Colo.-based Children’s Hospital Colorado and Healthier Colorado have launched a statewide initiative aimed at making youth mental health a top priority in Colorado’s 2026 gubernatorial race. The effort — Mind Our Future Colorado — calls on gubernatorial candidates to…
Global warming of 1 to 6 degrees Celsius could generate up to $57 billion in annual anxiety-related costs and $47 billion tied to depression, according to a study published Feb. 20 in The Lancet Planetary Health. The study, conducted by…
Rhode Island meets over 58% of its population’s demand for mental health services, making it one of just four states exceeding 50% — along with Utah, New Jersey and New Hampshire — according to a March report from Inseparable. Nearly…
