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The Trump administration is reviewing federal policies on antipsychotic drug use in nursing homes — a shift that could affect how facilities treat residents with dementia — The Washington Post reported March 6. Federal regulators have spent more than a…
The North Carolina Department of HHS is investing $1.5 million in a pilot program designed to improve how mobile crisis teams respond when individuals experiencing a mental health emergency call for help. The funding to Greenville, N.C.-based Trillium Health Resources…
Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center is planning to end outpatient behavioral health services by the end of March, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported March 6. The hospital will continue offering urgent mental health services through its emergency department. Catholic…
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed legislation to reduce administrative barriers for behavioral health workers after the measure passed the state House and Senate with bipartisan support. The law requires a centralized credentialing platform for behavioral health providers, a step…
New Mexico had the highest alcohol-induced death rate per 100,000 residents in 2024, while New Jersey had the lowest, according to KFF. Age-adjusted death rates were determined by applying age-specific mortality rates to the 2000 U.S. standard population distribution. Rates…
West Virginia had the highest rate of fatal opioid overdoses of any state in 2024, according to a new analysis from KFF. The analysis is based on finalized 2024 opioid overdose death totals from the CDC’s WONDER database, which uses…
White Plains, N.Y.-based Westchester County has opened a safety-net mental health clinic. The facility provides outpatient mental healthcare services for adults, including therapy, crisis intervention, medication management, group therapy, health assessments, referrals, peer services, interfaith support and treatment for co-occurring…
San Bernardino County in California will receive $1.1 million in federal community project funding to rehabilitate the Merrill Center Crisis Stabilization Unit in Fontana. The behavioral health facility serves as a mental health urgent care center and stabilizes between 300…
Kansas City, Kan.-based Wyandot Behavioral Health Network will open its downtown wellness center March 9, expanding access to mental healthcare and substance use services in Eastern Wyandotte County. The center will offer outpatient mental healthcare, substance use treatment, medication services…
Health insurance disenrollment is associated with greater death risk for opioid use disorder patients, according to a JAMA Psychiatry study published March 4. The study reviewed patients with both private and public insurance who were at least 16 years old…
