Today's Top 20 Stories
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What June's record-breaking heat means for mental health
June 2023 was the hottest month of June to ever be recorded, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. -
NYC Health + Hospitals' plans to expand the behavioral health workforce
NYC Health + Hospitals has graduated over 50 individuals with lived experience in mental health of substance abuse conditions from their Peer Academy, a program dedicated to training peer counselors, according to a Jul 24 news release shared with Becker's. -
Cherokee Nation launches behavioral health scholarship
Cherokee Nation has developed a behavioral health scholarship to support students living inside and outside the reservation as they enter the behavioral health field, the the Tahlequah Daily Press reported July 22.
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NeuroFlow acquires Behavioral Health Lab parent company
Behavioral health care startup NeuroFlow has acquired Capital Solution Design, parent company of Behavioral Health Lab and BHL Touch, a technology infrastructure provider for the Department of Veterans Affairs. -
Autism centers fleeing Colorado
At least nine facilities providing therapy for children with autism in Colorado have closed in the past year and a half, The Colorado Sun reported July 24. -
State superlatives: Best and worst states for access to mental healthcare and more
Here are the best and worst states across a variety of metrics that Becker's has reported on since June 29: -
6 new programs, grants for substance use disorder treatment
Here are six addiction treatment updates Becker's has reported on in July:
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6 states have now adopted Biden's mobile crisis intervention plan
CMS approved California and Kentucky's requests for implementing community-based mobile crisis intervention teams to provide Medicaid-covered mental health and substance use crisis services, making a total of six states to adopt these crisis services. -
Patients not responding to depression meds begin brain stimulation technology trials
Patients with major depressive disorder who have not seen desirable results from medication have now started clinical trials analyzing the effectiveness of a new brain stimulation technology. -
CMS approves mobile crisis intervention teams in California and Kentucky
CMS approved California and Kentucky proposals to establish community-based mobile crisis intervention teams, according to a June 20 news release shared with Becker's. -
States with the highest rate of adolescent depressive episodes
KFF compiled a list of states with the corresponding rate of major depressive episodes reported in adolescents aged 12 to 17 within a year.
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States with the best self-reported mental health
Adults self-reported the number of days per month they described their mental health as "poor," according to data analyzed by KFF. -
13 behavioral health exec moves
Here are 13 behavioral health executive moves Becker's has covered since May: -
MLB hosts mental health meeting with sports leagues
Major League Baseball recently hosted its biannual MLB Mental Health Meeting to discuss mental health policy for its athletes. -
Texas university receives $10M to bolster behavioral health workforce
Odessa-based University of Texas Permian Basin has received $10 million in grants from the Permian Strategic Partnership and the Scharbauer Foundation to support the mental and behavioral health workforce. -
Kentucky's only all-girl juvenile detention center closed: Senator, law enforcement demand reopening
Kentucky State Senator John Schickel joined multiple sheriffs and police chiefs in speaking at a press conference demanding the reopening of the state's only all-girl detention facility, NPR affiliate WVXU News reported July 18. -
United Health Foundation report shines light on mental health disparities in 5 subpopulations
Mental and behavioral health disparities are up to 14 times greater between subpopulations, according to a new report on behavioral health equity released July 17 from the United Health Foundation, the charitable arm of UnitedHealth Group. -
Tropical Texas Behavioral Health receives $3M to launch mental health crisis response unit
Tropical Texas Behavioral Health, in partnership with the Edinburg (Texas) Police Department, has received $3 million to launch a mental health crisis response unit, myRGV reported July 18. -
Delaware consortium approves $10M to address opioid crisis
The Delaware Behavioral Health Consortium has approved the distribution of $10 million to 38 organizations addressing the opioid crisis in the state, Delaware Public Media reported July 18. -
San Diego County designates $44.3M to behavioral health housing for homeless residents
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has approved designating $44.3 million in California's Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program funds to develop housing for homeless residents who have serious behavioral health conditions, County News Center reported July 18.
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