A survey conducted by VeryWell Mind found that affording treatment is a significant concern to 49 percent of those surveyed. Almost all of that 49 percent said they would have to discontinue treatment if their out-of-pocket costs were to increase. Over one-third of patients surveyed who used to be in therapy stopped because of cost-related reasons.

Mobile therapy company Talkspace had a strong first quarter, according to a transcription of its earnings call recorded by SeekingAlpha.

South Carolina Health and Human Services Director Robert Kerr is looking to raise insurance reimbursement rates for in-school therapists, in the hopes that it enables districts to hire more counselors, The State reported May 9.

Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Hospital is planning a $30 million behavioral health unit, Pensacola News Journal reported May 9.

Health insurance companies have invested millions of dollars in behavioral health programs and technologies recently.

Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Hospital temporarily closed its inpatient adolescent mental health unit due to workforce shortages, ABC affiliate News10 reported April 30.

Kirkland, Wash.-based Fairfax Behavioral Health Hospital is blocked from admitting new patients younger than 18 until unsafe conditions are addressed, the state health department said April 27.

According to a new study from researchers at Mozilla, mental health apps have worse privacy protections than most other types of apps, The Verge reported May 2.

Multnomah County (Ore.) Health Department landed $2.6 million in federal funding for a new behavioral health center in Portland, NBC affiliate KGW8 reported April 17.

Rhode Island is the state with the highest percentage of private practice therapists who are in-network with at least one insurance panel, according to a study by behavioral health site Zencare.

Kansas is the state with the lowest percentage of private practice therapists who are in-network with at least one insurance panel, according to a study by behavioral health site Zencare.

The Department of Health and Human Services is launching a confidential, toll-free hotline for new and expecting mothers, the department said May 6 in an email shared with Becker's.

Behavioral health startup Heard gained $10 million in series A funding, GeekWire reported May 6.

Behavioral health startup Concert Health secured $42 million in series B funding, including from Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health and Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Advent Health.

Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based crisis services agency Common Ground is opening the region's first virtual behavioral health urgent care, Detroit Free Press reported April 25.

Michigan residents are seeing more accessible and more affordable mental healthcare opportunities thanks to Medicaid expansion, COVID-19 pandemic reforms and a new pilot program with the federal and state governments, MLive reported April 30.

Digital health startups focused on mental healthcare raised the most money out of any clinical healthcare startups in 2021 and nearly doubled year-over-year funding, according to Rock Health.

Idaho has the lowest therapy session fees of any state, on average, according to a study by behavioral health site Zencare.

New York is the most expensive state for average therapy fees, according to a study by behavioral health site Zencare.

New York City-based Interfaith Medical Center received a $425,000 federal grant for its newly renovated behavioral health clinic, Brooklyn Paper reported April 18.