Newport, Va.-based Riverside Regional Medical Center implemented a behavioral response team after identifying gaps in workplace violence prevention, increasing reporting by 245% from 2024 to 2025 and enabling real-time intervention for escalating behavioral health situations. The team is designed to…
Author: Ella Ruder
CMS has introduced a new model to support whole-person care for children up to age 21 enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The Accelerating State Pediatric Innovation Readiness and Effectiveness Model will run for 10 years and…
Triage scores for children presenting with mental or behavioral health concerns were inaccurate in two-thirds of cases, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago analyzed 74,564…
Idaho lawmakers are working to restore Medicaid-funded mental health programs cut in 2025, the Idaho Capital Sun reported March 24. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted to approve use of settlement funds to reinstate services, including Assertive Community Treatment and peer…
New York has launched an online training program for mental health professionals working with first responders. The First Responder Mental Health and Cultural Awareness Training is a one-hour course designed for clinicians who work with or are considering working with…
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Health systems are investing in new psychiatric residency programs as the shortage of mental health providers continues. A March report from Inseparable found nearly half of states were found to meet 25% or less of their estimated mental health workforce…
Across five health systems, behavioral health leaders are seeing a fundamental shift in how integration is financed: moving from siloed service lines and short-term funding toward enterprisewide cost strategies. Rather than treating behavioral health as a standalone service, leaders said…
Texas will invest $5 million in grants for the state’s Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program to expand mental healthcare access statewide. The funding will support nine Texas medical training centers developing, expanding or administering accredited one-year forensic psychiatry fellow programs for…
In recent months, major gifts from donors and corporations — ranging from $25 million to more than $100 million — have fueled new behavioral healthcare hospitals, pediatric psychiatric facilities and systemwide initiatives aimed at expanding access and capacity. Here are…
Federal Medicaid cuts could deepen financial strain on hospital-based psychiatric services nationwide, many of which already operate at a loss and face closures, Stateline reported March 23. Data from the American Hospital Association show 126 U.S. hospitals eliminated inpatient psychiatric…