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  1. Meadows Behavioral Health names next CEO

    Wickenburg, Ariz.-based Meadows Behavioral Health has named Kate Renwick-Espinosa as its next CEO. 
  2. Attorneys general call for Surgeon General warning on social media

    A coalition of attorneys general from 42 states is urging Congress to mandate a Surgeons General warning label on algorithm-driven social media platforms, according to a Sept. 9 letter shared with Becker's. 
  3. Behavioral health CEO to plead guilty to healthcare fraud

    The CEO of a Massachusetts behavioral health company has agreed to plead guilty to six counts of healthcare fraud. 

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  1. Justice Department cracking down on state residential behavioral treatment systems

    The Department of Justice is suing Maine, alleging the state violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by segregating children with behavioral health conditions in residential facilities.  
  2. Pennsylvania psychiatric hospital cited in wake of patient death

    Norristown (Pa.) State Hospital was cited by the state after one of its patients was found dead in his room, allegedly having been killed by his roommate, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sept. 10.
  3. The fastest-growing mental health jobs

    Mental health-related jobs are projected to grow three times faster over the next decade than all occupations overall, CNN reported Sept. 7. 
  4. FDA targets production limits in plan to ease ADHD drug shortage

    The FDA unveiled a new strategy to tackle the ongoing shortage of ADHD medications that includes streamlining the approval process for new manufacturing facilities and increasing production limits for existing manufacturers, The New York Times reported Sept. 6.

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  1. California county ends contract with behavioral health provider

    Orange County, Calif., will terminate its contract with nonprofit mental health provider Be Well after an audit found systemic failures, Voice of OC reported Sept. 9. 
  2. HHS to grant millions to states to improve behavioral health equity

    The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will put millions toward studying patient-centered outcomes in behavioral health. 
  3. White House finalizes mental health parity rule: 5 things to know

    The Biden Administration has finalized rules requiring insurers to cover mental healthcare at the same level as other health services. 
  4. Youth e-cigarette use hits lowest level in a decade

    The number of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes dropped to the lowest level in a decade, according to new data from the FDA. 

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  1. Receiver appointed for shuttered behavioral facilities

    Judges have appointed permanent receivers to oversee the sale of Retreat Behavioral Health's clinics in Florida, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, LancasterOnline reported Sept. 5. 
  2. Digital health turns to teens' mental well-being

    Digital health companies are turning their attention to mental health solutions for young people. 
  3. The link between mental illness and overdose

    Twenty-two percent of people who died of drug overdoses in 2022 had non-substance use related mental health disorders, according to an Aug. 29 analysis by HHS' Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 
  4. Providence clinicians protest inpatient BH unit closure

    Spokane, Wash.-based Sacred Heart nurses, technicians, service and maintenance workers are planning to rally in protest of the hospital's plans to permanently close the inpatient child psychiatric unit, KXLY.com reported Sept. 4.
  5. DEA boosts production limits for ADHD drug

    The Drug Enforcement Administration has increased the production limit of Vyvanse, an ADHD drug made by Takeda Pharmaceutical, and its generic versions by 24% to address an ongoing shortage of the medicines in the U.S. 
  6. No tie between Ozempic, suicidal thoughts: Study

    Individuals without previous mental health concerns taking weight loss medication semaglutide did not have a higher risk of depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts or behaviors, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found. 
  7. Senator urges CMS to tighten residential treatment facility rules

    Sen. Ron Wyden says he is "hard at work" drafting legislation to regulate residential behavioral treatment facilities. 
  8. 5 shuttering mental health facilities

    Several mental health treatment sites have closed or shared plans to close in the last month.
  9. Louisiana gets 1st perinatal mental health unit

    Baton Rouge, La.-based Woman’s Hospital opened the state's first perinatal mental health unit.

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