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  1. All 50 states ranked by psychiatrists per capita

    The U.S. may face a shortage of 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, and access to care in every specialty, including mental health services, is a national issue. 
  2. Winners chosen for $20M tech challenge on veteran suicides

    The Department of Veterans Affairs announced 10 winners of its $20 million Mission Daybreak challenge to reduce veteran suicides.
  3. Florida establishes Office of Opioid Recovery with $205M in opioid settlements

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state is creating an Office of Opioid Recovery within the Department of Children and Families, Orlando Weekly reported Feb. 20.

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  1. Maryland's 'world-class' mental health plan: 7 bills to know

    On the heels of mental healthcare budget increases in states including New York and South Dakota, Maryland legislators have proposed bills to improve the state's behavioral healthcare services, Maryland Matters reported Feb. 20.
  2. Average salary range of psychiatric nurse practitioners, physician assistants by percentile

    In the face of a shortage of mental healthcare providers, experts predict that the increase in physician assistants and nurse practitioners providing mental health support is here to stay. 
  3. U of Cincinnati to establish endowed chair in mental health, substance use disorder

    The department of medicine at the University of Cincinnati will establish a faculty position focused on the research and treatment of substance misuse.
  4. Mental health technology's top 10 private equity deals in Q4

    Maven, a multispeciality digital healthcare company geared toward women and families, raised $90 million via private equity deals in the fourth quarter of 2022, the largest of any virtual mental health provider, according to a report published by business intelligence company CB Insights.

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  1. Proposed bill seeks to open overdose prevention sites in Colorado

    A proposed bill aims to allow cities in Colorado to open overdose prevention and supervised injection sites, according to a Feb. 19 report from ABC 7 Denver.
  2. Cherokee Nation unveils first in-house drug treatment center

    Cherokee Nation has unveiled its first in-house drug treatment center as part of a $100 million investment in mental health through the nation's Public Health and Wellness Fund Act. 
  3. Pennsylvania psychologist to lead county HHS department

    Tamra Williams, PhD, has been selected to lead the department of health and human services for Montgomery County, Pa.
  4. States with the most expensive drugs

     The U.S. spends the most on pharmaceuticals, in both total and per capita, of any country in the world. The prices paid for a given prescription, however, can vary wildly between and even within markets nationwide.

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  1. Baptist Health opens behavioral health center in Arkansas

    Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health opened a behavioral health treatment center in North Little Rock.
  2. Talkspace launches workforce mental health platform

    Virtual telepsychiatry provider Talkspace launched a platform to simplify the process of connecting employees to available mental health resources.
  3. 10 states with the biggest shortage of psychiatrists

    The U.S. may face a shortage of 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, and access to care in every specialty, including mental health services, is a national issue. 
  4. 10 best, worst states for mental healthcare

    Kansas is the lowest-ranked state for mental healthcare, while Wisconsin is at the top, according to a Mental Health America report.
  5. University of Buffalo receives $2.5M grant for behavioral health training

    The department of family medicine at the University of Buffalo (N.Y.) Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received a federal grant to assist in the training of primary care residents in mental and behavioral healthcare.
  6. California puts $37M into suicide hotline management

    The state of California inked a $37 million contract with Next Generation Advanced, a emergency communications management company, to run its Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Crisis Lifeline network. 
  7. Bipartisan Senate group urges HHS to fix proposed SUD rule

    A bipartisan group of senators sent an open letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Feb. 14, asking the agency to adjust a proposed addiction treatment privacy rule intended to prevent opioids from being prescribed to patients in recovery.
  8. 5 of the hottest mental health startups in 2023

    Digital startups are making waves in behavioral health, despite a 53 percent decrease in mental health tech companies from 2021 to 2022.
  9. Sen. John Fetterman checks in at Walter Reed for clinical depression

    Sen. John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, checked himself in at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, The New York Times reported Feb. 16.

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