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New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals reported an 8% behavioral health staff turnover rate in 2025, down from nearly…
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Maryland has awarded $1.6 million to expand substance use recovery services in rural communities. The Maryland Department of Labor, in partnership with Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response and the Maryland Department of Health, selected eight community organizations to receive funding…
San Diego-based Alter Behavioral Health has opened a 32-bed residential mental health facility in the city. The facility is designed to provide long-term residential mental health treatment in a community-oriented environment for individuals experiencing depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and co-occurring…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paton has issued a legal opinion stating that a Texas state law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors applies to mental healthcare providers licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. The opinion finds that the…
Children’s Mercy, based in Kansas City, Mo., has raised $150 million to address the pediatric mental health crisis across the region. The five-year Illuminate initiative, launched in summer 2023, focuses on facilitating early intervention, increasing specialty services, investing in research…
California plans to use $291 million to expand supportive housing and behavioral health services statewide. The funding includes $131.8 million in Homekey Program awards for eight affordable housing communities to create 443 additional homes with on-site managers for individuals experiencing…
Columbus-based OhioHealth is looking to reshape a healthcare culture that often discourages caregivers from asking for help. It is doing so by creating preventive well-being programs aimed at fostering psychological safety and encouraging help-seeking behaviors. “If we want to achieve…
UNC Health Appalachian, part of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health, has established a rural psychiatric residency program that aims to expand the pipeline of physicians trained to serve rural and underserved communities. The program, created through a grant from the…
Colorado’s fee-for-service Medicaid payments for applied behavior analysis did not fully comply with federal and state requirements, according to a February report from HHS’ Office of Inspector General. The OIG audited 2022 and 2023 payments, examining whether the state’s fee-for-service…
The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities has opened a 30-bed unit at West Central Georgia Regional Hospital in Columbus to reduce the number of individuals waiting in jail for court-ordered competency restoration services. The unit, dubbed “Operation…
Bucks County, Pa., will open a diversion, assessment, restoration and treatment (DART) center in Doylestown aimed at reducing criminal justice involvement for individuals with behavioral health needs. The 23,00-square-foot facility is expected to begin accepting residents this month and will…
