UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has plans for a $10 million expansion of pediatric behavioral health and subspecialty services at its Children’s South campus, NPR affiliate WESA reported Aug. 20. The expansion will add services to a previously unused fourth…
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Phoenix-based Arizona Autism Family Medicine: A Valle del Sol Clinic opened a primary care clinic to serve children and young adults across the autism spectrum, according to an Aug. 18 report from KTAR News. The clinic is on Arizona Autism…
President Donald Trump said the University of Miami has given the federal government its original 1994 ibogaine Investigational New Drug application. The application will give “everyone direct access to the foundational FDA authorization to accelerate its development as a medical…
Chicago-based Gateway Foundation has rebranded as Alpharus Health, reflecting the organization’s growth and vision for behavioral healthcare. Alpharus Health provides substance use and mental health treatment, professional training, public policy advocacy and correctional treatment programs, according to an Aug. 18…
The percentage of U.S. adults who report doing any kind of gambling during the past year fell to 45%, down from 64% a decade ago, according to an Aug. 17 report from Gallup. The findings are based on telephone interviews…
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HHS added new peer support programs to the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse, allowing states to seek federal matching funds for providing the services, according to an Aug. 18 news release from the agency. Here are five things to know:…
A 2026 Vizient Impact of Change forecast found adult outpatient behavioral health volumes to rise 22% by 2036, more than seven times the 3% increase a population-based model would suggest. For health systems, that gap between projected need and current…
The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon will receive $125 million from Ballmer Group to expand its child behavioral health undergraduate training model nationwide. The funding will support an initiative that aims to launch 18…
The University of Toledo received nearly $2 million through the Ohio Behavioral Health Scholarship Program to support students entering behavioral health fields. Students enrolled in either of two approved graduate programs — Master of Social Work or the Master of…
The National Alliance on Mental Illness named Christine Crawford, MD, chief medical officer. Dr. Crawford first joined NAMI as associate medical director in 2020, according to an Aug. 17 news release from the organization. In her new role, Dr. Crawford…