Becker’s Behavioral Health

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors launched a pilot project to expand access to Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Illinois, Kansas and Michigan. The initiative, supported by a $72…

Boise-based Magellan of Idaho will eliminate support services and mobile mental health teams for patients with severe mental illness, with services set to end Dec. 1, in an attempt to meet state budget requirements, the Idaho Capital Sun reported Nov.…

Across California, students face increasing pressures that impact their mental well-being—whether it’s stress from academic demands, social pressures, or broader life challenges. Schools have become a frontline for identifying and supporting behavioral health needs, but funding, access, and administrative barriers…

Providence, R.I.-based Brown University is co-leading a national, six-region research project to examine rising rates of substance use, HIV, hepatitis C and overdoses, according to a Nov. 19 report from The Brown Daily Herald.  The National Institute on Drug Abuse…

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is awarding more than $2 million in grants over three years to eight nonprofit organizations in Central Florida focused on mental healthcare and workforce training.  The grants, distributed through AdventHealth’s Collaborative Community Council, aim to address…

As suicides rates rise globally — now the third-leading cause of death worldwide among those 15 to 29 — some experts say asking patients about suicidal thoughts is not sufficient to assess near-term risk. Instead, researchers have identified a pattern…

As long wait times, dissatisfaction with clinical interaction and high healthcare costs continue to plague behavioral health, teens are tapping on AI chatbots for mental health support. But without the proper guardrails, the bots may suggest harmful activities instead of…

Jefferson Abington (Pa.) Hospital has closed its inpatient behavioral health unit and converted the 23 beds into an emergency department surge unit, according to a Nov. 19 report from The Philadelphia Inquirer.  The hospital will continue providing crisis stabilization and…

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill Nov. 18 requiring insurance companies to extend autism behavioral therapy coverage to include individuals up to 26 years old. Behavioral therapy for autism can include applied behavior analysis and cognitive behavioral therapy, along…

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has received a $25 million gift to establish the Dauten Behavioral Health Institute. The institute, based at Northwestern’s downtown campus, will serve as a systemwide hub to enhance care coordination, expand access and develop advanced behavioral health…