Author: Alexandra Murphy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed four bills aimed at improving access to behavioral healthcare in the state, specifically for those facing mental health issues and substance use disorders. 

The state of Missouri has been awarded $6 million in federal funding to enhance mental health and substance use disorder services, the Columbian Missourian reported Sept. 22. 

The Biden administration will invest $240 million to expand mental health and substance use disorder services in more than 400 community health centers.

For the first time in decades, overdose deaths across the U.S. have seen a significant decline, marking a potential turning point in the opioid crisis, according to a Sept. 18 NPR report. 

A coalition of 333 organizations sent a letter to congressional leaders urging an extension of prescribing flexibilities for two years. Among the organizations that signed the letter are the American Health Care Association, American Pharmacists Association, Cleveland Clinic, Duluth, Minn.-based…

High doses of popular ADHD medications were associated with more than a fivefold risk of having a first-time episode of psychosis, according to a Sept. 12 study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

A new study conducted by researchers at Seattle-based University of Washington has found that adolescent girls experienced accelerated brain aging during COVID-19-related lockdowns. 

A coalition of attorneys general from 42 states is urging Congress to mandate a Surgeons General warning label on algorithm-driven social media platforms, according to a Sept. 9 letter shared with Becker's. 

The FDA unveiled a new strategy to tackle the ongoing shortage of ADHD medications that includes streamlining the approval process for new manufacturing facilities and increasing production limits for existing manufacturers, The New York Times reported Sept. 6.