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The Trump administration will end specialized services for LGBTQ+ youths through the 988 lifeline. In a June 18 statement, the…
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The Trump administration will end specialized services for LGBTQ+ youths through the 988 lifeline. In a June 18 statement, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said it will “no longer silo LGB+ youth service,” as it aims to…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services and Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health have broken ground on an expanded behavioral health unit. The project will increase capacity at Altru Behavioral Health Center’s inpatient unit from 24 to 48 beds, according…
A recent study found suicide risk in youth is linked to how they use technology. The study, published June 18 in JAMA Network, analyzed data from 4,285 adolescents using the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (2016-2022). Children were followed between…
Several large behavioral health centers have opened in recent weeks or are slated to open soon. Here are 10 behavioral health openings to note since May 19:
After a 17-month decline, overdose deaths are trending upward again, according to data published by the CDC in June. The 12-month period ending in January 2025 saw 82,138 overdose deaths according to the CDC. The “slight increase” indicates there were…
University of California San Diego Health is planning to close and relocate its inpatient and intensive outpatient psychiatric services for older adults. According to a May 1 notice, the health system will close the senior behavioral health inpatient unit at…
Headspace has launched Therapy by Headspace, its direct-to-consumer therapy offering. Santa Monica, Calif.-based Headspace has offered therapy through employers and health plans for more than 10 years, according to a June 17 news release. Here are five things to know:
Discharge planning can be challenging for all hospitals, but for those coordinating behavioral health patients, it can be especially difficult. Leaders told Becker’s that behavioral health patients often face worse barriers to aftercare than traditional medical patients. Some patients need…
Lee’s Summit, Mo.-based ReDiscover is planning a $20 million renovation to turn a former grocery store in Kansas City, Mo., into a behavioral health campus, NBC affiliate KSHB reported June 16. The system will convert the 50,000-square-foot site into a…
The share of Medicaid beneficiaries with a mental illness or substance use disorder and the number of people receiving treatment varies by state, according to a report from mental health advocacy group Inseparable. The report, published in June, details the…