Physicians are facing a “perfect storm” in behavioral health, with more patients seeking treatment amid limited access and an understaffed workforce, Robert Trestman, MD, PhD, chair of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in…
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development has temporarily paused a policy change that would redirect support from permanent housing toward transitional housing and move most funding into a nationally competitive pool, Politico reported Dec. 8. Two lawsuits — one…
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Philadelphia, Pa.-based Jefferson Health, and King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services have completed a joint behavioral health hospital in the Lehigh Valley. The new facility, Hanover Hill Behavioral Health, is a…
Stillwater-based Oklahoma State University will return more than $4.8 million to the state’s mental health agency after plans for a behavioral health hospital on its Oklahoma City campus were canceled over funding shortfalls, The Oklahoman reported Dec. 6. OSU/A&M regents…
Wickenburg, Ariz.-based The Meadows released its 2024 annual report Dec. 4, presenting key findings from more than 5,000 patients across its behavioral health programs. The Meadows used data collected by Vista Research Group to measure clinical outcomes, treatment satisfaction and…
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WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, Pa., has opened four renovated emergency department rooms designed for rapid conversion between medical and behavioral health use, LebTown reported Dec. 8. The rooms were first used in late November after receiving necessary approvals.…
Children’s Minnesota has partnered with Washburn Center for Children, both based in Minneapolis, to address a surge in emergency room visits for pediatric mental health crises. The collaboration adds a Washburn acute response therapist to Children’s Minnesota emergency departments to…
Thirty U.S. colleges were recognized by The Princeton Review for their commitment to student mental health and well-being. The 2025 Mental Health Services Honor Roll includes schools that demonstrate strong administrative support for campus mental health, maintain a quality of…
Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health has launched a confidential mental health program, Code Phoenix, for clinicians and first responders experiencing behavioral health crises, according to a Dec. 4 report from NBC affiliate News 4. The program is available through a partnership…
Nearly 800 mental health patients in Malheur County, Ore., will lose access to their current behavioral health providers, effective Jan. 1, under a new Medicaid policy from Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, KTVB7 reported Dec. 4. The policy change will require…