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  1. 10 organizations hiring behavioral health directors

    Below are 10 hospitals, health systems and other organizations that recently posted job listings seeking behavioral health directors.
  2. 12.5 years in prison for NYC physician who traded opioids for cash, cocaine and sex

    New York City pain specialist Howard Adelglass, MD, was sentenced to 150 months in prison for a conspiracy that saw him prescribe more than 1.3 million oxycodone pills in a three year period, the Justice Department said March 8.
  3. Milwaukee psychiatric hospital inspected following safety complaints

    West Allis, Wis.-based Granite Hills Hospital has received multiple safety complaints leading to an inspection of the facility conducted by the state's division of quality assurance, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reported March 9. 

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  1. 25% of Americans to need behavioral health treatment by 2026: 13 report takeaways

    Based on demand for behavioral healthcare in 2022, an estimated 25.2 percent of Americans, or 84 million individuals, will require behavioral health services in 2026.
  2. Kentucky police investigated for discriminating against behavioral health disabilities

    The Justice Department has concluded an investigation finding Louisville (Ky.) Metro Police Department and Louisville/Jefferson County metro government in violation of laws protecting civil rights, including discrimination against people with behavioral health disabilities. 
  3. 8 recent mental health leadership appointments

    Here are eight healthcare leaders who took on mental health leadership roles since Feb. 14:
  4. Connections Health Solutions plans $11.5M for Washington crisis care center

    Phoenix-based behavioral healthcare provider Connections Health Solutions is opening a mental health crisis care center in Kirkland, Wash.

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  1. Defense Department focuses on improving service members' mental health

    Defense Department health leaders testified at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing March 7, touting their efforts to prevent suicide among military and family members.
  2. CareOregon to transform hotel into behavioral health housing

    Insurer CareOregon has purchased the Red Lion Inn & Suites in Seaside, Ore., to develop housing for healthcare workers and Oregon Health Plan patients with behavioral health needs.
  3. Tennessee to open 4 crisis stabilization units and walk-in centers

    The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is set to open four crisis stabilization units and walk-in centers through early 2024.
  4. Illinois launches behavioral health workforce education facility

    Illinois state officials have launched the Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center located at Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine in Springfield.

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  1. North Carolina governor unveils $1B behavioral health plan

    Gov. Roy Cooper has released a three-part, $1 billion plan to address North Carolina's mental health and substance abuse crisis. 
  2. Wave Life secures $6M investment

    Wave Life, a mental health platform catering to Generation Z, raised $6 million in a seed investment round led by Santé Ventures. 
  3. Acadia breaks ground on Arizona behavioral health hospital

    Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare began construction on a new behavioral health hospital in Mesa, Ariz. 
  4. Tennessee physician, wife get 20 years in prison, pay $100M for opioids and fraud

    Two pain clinic owners, a Tennessee physician and his wife, were each sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $50 million apiece in restitution for defrauding insurers, providing unnecessary services and illegally distributing opioids, the Justice Department said March 7.
  5. Illinois to relocate half of population at troubled mental health facility

    The Illinois Department of Human Services plans to relocate nearly half of the patients at Anna, Ill.-based Choate Mental Health and Development Center, ProPublica reported March 7. 
  6. UCLA Health to expand homeless medical and behavioral healthcare with $25M grant

    Los Angeles-based UCLA Health's Homeless Healthcare Collaborative has been awarded $25.3 million in a two-year state grant for medical and behavioral healthcare for homeless individuals, West Side Today reported March 8. 
  7. Arkansas medical board chair, a psychiatrist, resigns over fraud claims

    Psychiatrist Brian Hyatt, MD, chair of the Arkansas State Medical Board, resigned after the state's Medicaid inspector general found "credible allegations of fraud," the Arkansas Democrat Gazette  reported March 3. 
  8. Dr. Frank Fortunati, 'transformative' medical director of psychiatry at Yale New Haven, dies of cancer at 58

    Frank Fortunati, MD, vice chief and medical director of psychiatry and behavioral health at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital since 2016, died March 5 at 58 after a battle with cancer.
  9. Montana releases plan to curb state mental health crisis

    Montana's department of health and human services released a report detailing ways the state could improve its mental health crisis system, NPR affiliate Montana Public Radio reported March 6. 

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