A pilot program that sends mental health professionals to respond to mental health and substance-related crises with law enforcement is launching in Worcester, Mass., according to a July 5 report from MassLive.

The Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health, based in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., received a state-awarded grant of $306,250 to support underserved populations struggling with addiction, according to a July 9 report from Mid Hudson News.

Sertraline was the most commonly prescribed antidepressant in the U.S. in 2022, according to June 7data from Definitive Healthcare, making up 13.1 percent of all prescribed mental health medications. 

Here are the 10 most stressed cities in the United States, according to personal finance website WalletHub.

Here are the 10 least stressed cities in the United States based on work stress, financial stress, family stress and health and safety stress, according to a July 10 report from WalletHub:

Mental health respite facilities have helped to address gaps in access to behavioral healthcare in 14 states, according to a July 10 report from CBS News.

The Washington Department of Social and Health Services has been fined $100 million by a federal judge for breaching a settlement agreement that set time frames for people in jail to receive behavioral health services at state facilities, The Seattle Times reported July 7.

Behavioral health provider Alera Health has grown its presence in North Carolina further by expanding its integrated systems of care model into Durham County.

Here are the 50 states and the District of Columbia ranked by access to mental healthcare, according to the "2022 State of Mental Health in America" report from Mental Health America:

The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation has gifted $35 million to NewYork-Presbyterian to expand the organization's behavioral health services for children and adolescents, according to a July 6 news release.

In the wake of Mental Health Awareness Month and Pride Month, the U.S. Education Department is drawing attention to the youth members of the LGBTQ+ community living in rural areas who are left with limited access to mental health services.

The partnership between Concert Health, a behavioral health medical group, and Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy resulted in the implementation of behavioral health services in more than 10,000 patients' primary care settings.

River Vista Behavioral Health in Madera, Calif., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 26 and will accept its first patients in early July.

Concert Health, a behavioral health medical group, partnered with Froedtert Health, a healthcare system based in Milwaukee, bringing 30 new providers in Wisconsin counties to join the Concert Health collaborative care model.

Spero Health, an outpatient provider specializing in the treatment of substance use disorders, partnered with Atadas, a telehealth technology company, to implement AddMedPro, a patient-retention technology platform that personalizes medication-assisted treatments, according to a July 5 news release from Atadas and Spero Health.

Dungarvin has announced a plan to acquire disability services and housing providers Bridges MN, Bridges WI and Rumi and in September, according to a June 30 news release.

Telemental healthcare provider Valera's comprehensive mental health services are now in network for some Humana Medicare Advantage members.

Madera County Behavioral Health Services has been named the recipient of a nearly $25 million grant to support the Madera County Youth/Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit and the Adult Sobering Center project, according to a July 6 report from The Business Journal.

Desert Winds Hospital in Las Vegas has nearly doubled its capacity to provide more behavioral health beds in an effort to open up emergency room bed space, according to a July 6 report from CBS affiliate KLAS.

Mental health and substance use facilities are being forced to operate beyond maximum capacity as psychiatric hospitals are facing heightened financial pressure in the wake of the pandemic, according to a July 5 report from Behavioral Health Business.