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  1. Depression screenings during primary care visits improves detection: study

    Integrating routine mental health screenings into primary care appointments improved detection rates of psychiatric disorders from 40.5 percent to 88.8 percent, according to a study published Aug. 18 in JAMA Network Open. 
  2. Empire BCBS adds 4 behavioral health providers to New York network

    Insurance provider Empire BlueCross BlueShield added four digital mental healthcare provider companies to its New York network.
  3. Nonprofit launches suicide prevention hotline for rural communities

    AgriSafe, a nonprofit organization that aims to help reduce healthcare disparities in rural communities, launched a suicide prevention hotline for members of agricultural communities.

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  1. FDA-cleared 'prescription video game' startup nabs $163M investment

    Digital medicine company Akili raised more than $163 million by combining with public trade acquisition company Capital Survetta Holdings.
  2. Top expenses, opportunities and more: 2022's behavioral health industry outlook report

    A survey of mental healthcare professionals gathered the state of the industry, with questions on mental healthcare challenges, opportunities and more, according to results published by Behavioral Health Business in August.
  3. HCA Healthcare kicks-off Volunteers of America partnership with $600K mental health grant

    Nashville-based HCA Healthcare gave Volunteers of America a $600,000 grant to its program that supports mental health among first responders Aug. 22. 
  4. FDA clears breakthrough fast-acting oral treatment for depression

    Auvelity, an oral medication capable of improving major depression symptoms in one week, was approved by the FDA  Aug. 19.

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  1. Kaiser employees' ongoing strike: 3 things to know

    Kaiser mental health clinicians voted in June to authorize a strike. 
  2. South Carolina's mental health director resigns

    Kenneth Rogers, MD, is stepping down from his position as the director of South Carolina's Department of Mental Health, The State reported Aug. 19.
  3. Washington ordered to pay $2M to staffers assaulted at psychiatric hospital

    The state agency operating Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash., was ordered by a judge to pay more than $2 million to psychiatric ward workers assaulted by a violent patient who targeted women, Washington news source the Island Packet reported last week. 
  4. Lack of reimbursement parity the 'root cause' of provider challenges, exec says

    Behavioral health programs around the country are seeing more funding than before the COVID-19 pandemic, but that money could be more of a band-aid than a cure for some of the issues within the field.

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  1. California governor pledges $4.7B to mental health services for kids

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced a $4.7 billion investment designed to overhaul its mental health services for children and adolescents in a budget strategy unveiled last week.
  2. Patient records compromised in hack of New Jersey hospitals' vendor

    A hack of Trenton Psychiatric Hospital and Anne Klein Forensic Center's patient records exposed "limited" private patient information held by an independent company, according to New Jersey's health department.
  3. The mental health apps expected to drive 240% market growth by 2028

    The mental health app market is projected to be valued at $9.9 billion by 2028, an increase of about 240 percent from 2021's value of $4.1 billion, according to a report by Vantage Market Research.
  4. Private equity firm to acquire Action Behavior Centers valued at $840M

    Boston-based equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners is said to have won an auction to acquire Action Behavior Centers, a therapy provider based in Austin, Texas, that is valued at $840 million, Behavioral Health Business reported Aug. 17. 
  5. CMS wants new annual state reports to gauge healthcare disparities

    CMS proposed a mandatory annual report from each state on the quality of their Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program services to identify healthcare gaps and disparities. 
  6. 62% of Medicare Advantage members unsatisfied with mental health coverage, study finds

    Only 38 percent of Medicare Advantage subscribers said their plan provides enough mental health coverage, a survey conducted by J.D. Power found.
  7. UnitedHealth donates $11M to support behavioral healthcare, community services

    UnitedHealthcare is awarding $11 million in grants to 11 states to support individuals and families dealing with behavioral health issues, isolation and food insecurity.
  8. Startup linking therapists, clinical supervisors scores $14M in funding

    Motivo Health, a service that connects therapists who need clinical supervision to support their licensure with online clinical supervisors, has raised $14 million in series A funding.
  9. Average monthly cost of 7 common antidepressants

    Here is a list of the average wholesale cost of a 30-day supply of seven widely prescribed antidepressants and their generic equivalents:

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