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  1. California counties in stalemate with state over mental health coverage

    Sacramento and Solano counties in California are in a current dispute with the state over mental health coverage for Medicaid beneficiaries, CapRadio reported March 16. 
  2. West Virginia bill seeks to limit beds for substance abuse patients

    The West Virginia state legislature has completed action on a bill that would limit the number of treatment beds for substance use disorder patients in each county, according to a March 12 report from NBC affiliate WTAP.
  3. Behavioral health software market to reach $10.13B by 2030

    The behavioral health software market is expected to reach $10.13 billion by 2030, according to market research agency SNS Insider.

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  1. NYC Health + Hospitals opens extended stay unit for severe mental illness

    NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County opened a long stay facility with capacity for 25 patients with severe and persistent mental illness.
  2. 'Telehealth agencies have become our competition,' behavioral health exec says

    The behavioral health industry is projected by many to see rapid growth over the next few years, but the path isn't free of obstacles.
  3. Hims & Hers Health names senior vice president of mental health

    Behavioral health platform Hims & Hers Health named Daniel Lieberman, MD, the company's senior vice president of mental health.
  4. Deadly, necrotizing xylazine showing up in nonopioid drugs

    Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based substance use and mental health care provider Laguna Treatment Hospital said multiple kinds of illicit drugs across the state are increasingly testing positive for xylazine, a veterinary anesthetic and dangerous drug additive.

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  1. Geisinger, Acadia name CEO for joint venture behavioral hospital

    Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare and Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger named Kelly Ankenbrand CEO of a new 96-bed joint venture behavioral health hospital.
  2. Mental health of students: 5 survey takeaways

    Empowering Communities With Integrated Network Systems has released its "State of Student Mental Health" survey, which collects responses from school social workers, teachers, counselors, administrators and other stakeholders working with students. 
  3. Missouri town to open 1st crisis intervention center

    Cape Girardeau, Mo., is opening its first crisis intervention center, WSIL reported March 13. 
  4. Summit BHC taps Chuck Steiner as new chief strategy officer

    Franklin, Tenn.-based Summit BHC has named Chuck Steiner its new chief strategy officer. 

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  1. Biden's 2024 budget to allocate $10.8B for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    President Joe Biden has included $10.8 billion in his 2024 budget for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 
  2. UnitedHealthcare members want mental health coverage case reopened

    UnitedHealthcare members are requesting a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that would limit the insurer's obligation to cover mental health treatments, according to a March 13 report from Bloomberg. 
  3. $25M behavioral health center planned for Wisconsin

    Wisconsin's Racine County is investing $25 million for a behavioral health services site in the city, Spectrum News 1 reported March 13.
  4. U of Nebraska launches PTSD clinical trial

    The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha has enrolled the first patient in a clinical trial in partnership with ANANDA Scientific for an investigational drug to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
  5. Pediatric mental health the top patient safety concern in 2023: ECRI

    Nonprofit safety organization ECRI has listed pediatric mental health the top patient safety threat in 2023.
  6. Stigma around mental healthcare is fading — and youths led the way, Atrium leader says

    Mental health issues have been a taboo topic in the U.S. for generations, but that has started to change.
  7. 7 new behavioral health centers

    Six new behavioral health centers that were announced or covered in the first two weeks of March:
  8. Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody's 'full-court press' to improve youth mental health in North Carolina

    North Carolina is tackling the mental health crisis from many angles, having proposed a $1 billion behavioral health budget, developed care platforms, and now, opening a new youth psychiatric hospital in Butner. 
  9. Individuals recently released from prison in Oregon 10 times more likely to overdose, study says

    Researchers have found that a person who has recently been released from prison is 10 times more at risk of a drug overdose in Oregon, the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment reported Feb. 21. 

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