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Southern Illinois University to host behavioral health workforce center
Southern Illinois University in Carbondale will serve as the primary administrative hub for the state;s new Behavioral Health Workforce Center, according to a Sept. 22 article written in the Springfield State Journal-Register by Jerry Kruse, MD, dean and provost of the SIU School of Medicine. -
Houston psychiatric facility to close
St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston is closing its Center for Behavioral Health, citing the cost of providing services, according to a Sept. 21 report from ABC affiliate KTRK. -
Inside addiction: what behavioral health leaders need to know about the opioid epidemic
Preventable drug overdose deaths are one of leading causes of death in the United States, with the number of deaths increasing by 58 percent between 2019 and 2021.
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Behavioral health center to open in Georgia
Construction is set to begin shortly on a behavioral health center in Macon, Ga., The Georgia Recorder reported Sept. 20. -
BetterMynd, Valera Health expand mental health services to college students
BetterMynd has partnered with Valera Health to expand its online mental health services to its partner campuses across the United States. -
Mend and Eleos Health partner on digital patient engagement
Behavioral telehealth platform Mend has partnered with Eleos Health to increase digital patient engagement and lower session documentation burden for providers conducting virtual behavioral health appointments. -
North Carolina behavioral health provider indicted on fraud charges
A Charlotte, N.C.-based behavioral health services provider was indicted on federal charges for allegedly defrauding South Carolina's Medicaid program and falsely obtaining COVID-19 relief funds.
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Geisinger's Addiction Medicine Program receives $2.5M grant
Geisinger’s new Addiction Medicine Program received a $2.5 million federal grant, the company said in a Sept. 20 news release. -
6 takeaways on suicide prevention from CVS Health survey
Nearly one in five adults in the US said they were "plagued with suicidal thoughts in the past year," according to a recent survey conducted by CVS Health and The Harris Poll. -
Over 155 schools to participate in student athlete mental health week
Over 150 schools and organizations around the country will be participating in Student Athlete Mental Health Week, which runs from Sept. 30 to Oct. 7. -
$43M behavioral health facility to open in Colorado
A new behavioral health facility is scheduled to open at the end of the year in Fort Collins, Colo., according to a Sept. 20 report from the Coloradoan.
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Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center to focus on veterans' mental health through EHR partnership
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colo., has expanded its partnership with electronic health record solutions company CliniComp to encompass behavioral health. -
Girl Scouts of the USA, HCA Healthcare partner on new mental health programming
Girl Scouts of the USA has launched three new mental wellness patches as part of an initiative which first launched in 2021 to raise awareness for the mental health needs of young girls across the country. -
Permanent housing building for mental health patients opening in Illinois
Impact Behavioral Health Partners has opened an apartment building for mental health patients in Skokie, Ill. -
Opus EHR, Nabla partner to streamline clinical practices using AI
Opus EHR has partnered with Nabra to integrate the AI-powered clinical note-generation tool Nabla Copilot into its platform to ease the administrative burden on clinical behavioral health treatment professionals. -
U of New England receives $2M gift to launch psychiatric nurse practitioner program
The University of New England in Biddeford, Maine, has received a $2 million gift from the Judy Glickman Lauder Foundation for a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program. -
8 behavioral health projects and grants totaling $98M
Here are eight behavioral health projects and grants that Becker's has covered since Aug. 25: -
LGBTQ+ clinic to open in Detroit
Detroit-based Corktown Health is opening a clinic focused on LGBTQ+ and underserved patients in Hazel Park, Mich., The Oakland Press reported Sept. 16. -
Washington sheriff's office awarded $1M to support behavioral health unit
The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police awarded $1,005,423 to the Chelan County sheriff's office in Wenatchee, Wash., to support its behavioral health unit, NBC affiliate KHQ reported Sept. 16. -
8 new behavioral health centers
Here are eight new behavioral health centers and units that Becker's has reported on so far in September:
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