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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released the “2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health” on July 28. The survey analyzes how people across the U.S. report experiences with mental health conditions, substance use and pursuit of…
Uvalde, Texas-based Community Health Development has opened a $16 million multi-purpose community health center with a focus on physical and mental health services, KSAT reported July 28. The center aims to deliver comprehensive care to meet the high demand of…
Nevada has established a licensing pathway for a new mental health profession — behavioral health and wellness practitioners — based on the University of Oregon’s Ballmer Institute model. The new law went into effect June 6. The law adapts an…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting involuntary civil commitment as a solution to crime linked to homelessness across the country, framing it as a public safety crisis, according to a July 24 White House news release. Here are…
Several former facilities of Palm Springs, Fla.-based Retreat Behavioral Health have been sold, and a deal for another site could be close, LancasterOnline reported July 24. Retreat Behavioral Health abruptly closed in June 2024, after the company’s CEO and chief…
Robert G.G. Piccinini, DO, was inaugurated as the 129th president of the American Osteopathic Association on July 19. Dr. Piccinini is the first psychiatrist and the first graduate of East Lansing-based Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine to lead…
Corvallis, Ore.-based Benton County Crisis Center opened July 7, The Oregonian reported. The $9 million behavioral health center is one of about four similar centers across the U.S. The center offers immediate and long-term mental health support with a range…
Flurry of behavioral health M&A: 28 deals to know The first seven months of 2025 have seen more than two dozen mergers and acquisitions in the behavioral health space. Behavioral health deals are up in 2025, according to a June…
The first postpartum depression drug zuranolone, sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, has shown mixed results since its release a year and a half ago, according to a July 22 report in The New York Times. Physicians are navigating the…
With mass layoffs, inflation and a rising cost of living, the mental health gap in America is growing, according to survey results from Scottsdale, Ariz.-based LifeStance Health published July 22. For the report, researchers conducted an online survey of 1,026…