Today's Top 20 Stories
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10 cities, counties partner with Harvard to expand mental health services
Ten cities and counties have joined a Harvard initiative to expand access to mental health services and introduce alternatives to police responses in mental health emergencies. -
Behavioral health center opens in East Texas
The Pittsburg-Camp County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for UT Health East Texas Behavioral Health in Pittsburg, The Tyler Morning Telegraph reported Aug. 28. -
North Carolina school district sues social media companies for 'mental health crisis'
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board in North Carolina is joining the list of nearly 200 school districts that have sued the owners of major social media platforms for contributing to the youth "mental health crisis."
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3,500 Nebraska community members collaborate on mental health improvement
Several health departments in metro Omaha, Neb., and over 3,500 community members collaborated to create a community health improvement plan that focuses on mental health, according to an Aug. 25 report from ABC affiliate WOWT. -
Wisconsin mental health committee given 8 months to implement strategy
A mental health subcommittee of the Brown County Human Services Committee in Wisconsin was given until April 2024 to outline specific strategies it will implement as the county's newly re-formed mental health task force, according to an Aug. 25 report from the Green Bay Press Gazette. -
Cincinnati Children's to become nation's largest inpatient mental health provider
Once Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center opens its new mental health facility in October, it will become the largest inpatient mental health provider among all U.S. children's hospitals, according to an Aug. 25 report from The Cincinnati Enquirer. -
Aetna forms partnership to launch pediatric behavioral health program in West Virginia
Aetna Better Health of West Virginia — a CVS Health company — has partnered with Community Care of West Virginia to increase access to child and adolescent psychiatry services in the state.
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Embark Behavioral Health treatment lowers youth depression, anxiety, suicide risk
Embark Behavioral Health, a mental health treatment network for young people, has showcased positive patient outcomes in treatment of depression, anxiety, stress and suicidal thoughts in their first-ever clinical outcomes report, released Aug. 24. -
Behavioral health workers at Oregon hospital vote to unionize
Mental and behavioral health providers at the Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland, Ore., have voted to unionize, The Lund Report reported Aug. 24. -
PeaceHealth to close Oregon behavioral health hospital
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth will close Sacred Heart Medical Center University District in Eugene, Ore., due to underutilization. -
$77M Massachusetts behavioral health center in the works
Dallas-based Steward Health Care System is looking to expand Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Mass., to include more behavioral health services, NBC Boston reported Aug. 24.
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New Hampshire eliminates insurance approval requirement in mental health crises
A new law in New Hampshire prohibits insurance companies from requiring members to receive prior authorization before obtaining coverage for emergency mental health or substance use care, according to an Aug. 23 report from New Hampshire Bulletin. -
California governor drops substance abuse mandate from mental health proposal
California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a key change to his mental health proposal by dropping the requirement for addiction services as a mandatory benefit, making one of the core provisions optional, according to an Aug. 24 report from Politico. -
14 behavioral health projects, grants totaling $411M
Here are 14 behavioral health projects and grants totaling over $411 million Becker's reported on in August: -
22 Washington counties file lawsuit for inadequate state mental health services
Twenty-two counties across Washington and the state association of counties filed a lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services for "failure to provide adequate mental health services," according to an Aug. 23 report from The Seattle Times. -
Embark Behavioral Health releases inaugural clinical outcome report
Embark Behavioral Health — a network of mental health treatment programs for young people and their families — has released its first clinical outcomes report. -
74% of parents missed work to address their child's mental health needs
Seventy-four percent of parents have missed work to address their children's mental health or academic performance, according to the results from the survey "Mental Health in the Classroom: The Impact on Kids, Teachers and Working Parents." -
Nevada county looks to buy closed behavioral health hospital
Washoe County (Nev.) Commissioners have voted to buy the closed West Hills Behavioral Health Hospital in Reno, Nev., CBS affiliate KTVN reported Aug. 23. -
Florida's 1st academic medical behavioral health hospital breaks ground
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital and Lifepoint Behavioral Health, a business unit of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, broke ground on the TGH Behavioral Health Hospital, which will become the only freestanding academic medical behavioral health hospital in Florida. -
Mental health spending up more than 50% since pandemic onset
The amount Americans with employer-provided health insurance have spent on mental health services rose 53 percent from March 2020 to August 2022, and that number is continuing to grow.
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