Here are six investments into mental healthcare reported by Becker's since May 15:

Here are six figures that offer insight into the demographics of the psychiatric workforce.

Cincinnati Children's $99 million inpatient mental health facility is on track to open later this year, ABC affiliate WCPO reported May 17.

Racial and ethnic health disparities cost the U.S. $451 billion in 2018, according to a study published May 16 on JAMA Health Network. 

Denton, Texas-based family medicine physician Stanley Charles Evans, MD, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for opioid charges, the Justice Department said May 19. 

Here are five athletes, leagues and teams taking action on mental health Becker's has reported on since April 7:

The University of South Florida is offering a free online course to educate managers and employees on addressing mental health within their organizations.

Wauwatosa, Wis.-based Froedtert Health closed the behavioral health unit at its Menomonee Falls hospital, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported May 19.

Legislators in Missouri have approved $300 million for a new state behavioral health hospital, but Gov. Mike Parson has not signed off on it, the Kansas City Star reported March 19. 

Matthew Peterson, executive vice president and president of behavioral health for King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, is the fifth highest-paid executive of the organization. 

Emergency room visits for mental health conditions, suicide-related behaviors and drug overdoses among adolescents decreased from 2021 to 2022, according to a report published May 12 by the CDC. 

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine plans to open a crisis response center at its Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania-Cedar Avenue, also in Philadelphia, Penn Today reported May 19. 

Johnstown Heights (Colo.) Behavioral Health may see a renewed police investigation into the November death of one of its patients, ABC affiliate Denver7 reported May 18.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin posted a statement on mental health to her Instagram account on Mental Health Action Day May 18.

When it comes to talking to patients about mental healthcare, clinicians don't have to go it alone. The Joint Commission launched a patient safety campaign May 17, a new part of its "Speak Up" program, to help healthcare professionals teach patients to advocate for themselves. 

Yakima, Wash.-based behavioral health provider Comprehensive Healthcare is closing two of its facilities in Goldendale and White Salmon, Columbia Community Connection reported May 16.

Walgreens settled an opioid lawsuit with the city of San Francisco for nearly $230 million, the largest award to a local jurisdiction against an opioid defendant, The Washington Post reported May 18.

As a psychiatrist and the chief medical officer of Acadia Healthcare, I am passionate about attracting more clinicians to the field of behavioral healthcare to support the increasing need for treatment. The growing demand for mental healthcare is undeniable, and we must provide greater support for clinicians and make psychiatry an appealing field of medicine.

The United Soccer League has launched a mental health platform focused on raising awareness on the importance of mental health within the communities where the league plays.

California plans to invest $23.3 million to support students who are going to school to become substance use disorder counselors through its Earn and Learn Training Program.