University of Michigan Health-Sparrow in Lansing broke ground on an $83 million behavioral health facility that will expand inpatient psychiatric services across the region. The Janice M. Granger Behavioral Health Building will include 64 beds for adult, geriatric, pediatric and…
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New York City.-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi unveiled a 15-piece art exhibit at its Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Center (CATC). The exhibit is intended to promote reflection and reduce stress for patients and staff. The exhibit — featuring works by Jim…
New York’s Medical Aid in Dying law took effect Aug. 5 after the New York State Department of Health finalized guidance and proposed reporting requirements for healthcare facilities and physicians. The law gives terminally ill New York residents with less…
The Oklahoma Children’s OU Health Behavioral Health Center secured a $750,000 grant from the James M. Cox Foundation to expand access to pediatric behavioral health services across Oklahoma.The center is part of OU Health, the University of Oklahoma’s academic health…
Baton Rouge, La.-based Beacon Behavioral Partners expanded into Georgia through a partnership with Valdosta, Ga.-based AR Psychiatric and Counseling Center, its first in the state. The partnership allows AR Psychiatric and Counseling Center to maintain its physician-led model under the…
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U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals for Psychiatry rankings, announced Aug. 4, recognize 17 hospitals, with most backed by a physician leader steering their program. Psychiatry rankings are based on three years of surveys asking board-certified physician specialists…
More than one in three patients abandoned their first buprenorphine prescription for opioid use disorder in 2024, up from 19% in 2020, according to a study published Aug. 4 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers found that 25.8% of first buprenorphine…
Five insurance companies now account for about half of the Medicaid managed care market, and adolescents enrolled in their plans often receive behavioral healthcare differently than those in other managed care organizations, according to a study published Aug. 5 in…
San Francisco-based Amae Health, a provider of mental healthcare, is collaborating with Google Health Enterprise to bring wearable-derived data into its precision psychiatry care model. The collaboration will allow Amae Health’s care teams to incorporate data from wearable devices —…
A state-commissioned evaluation of New York’s assisted outpatient treatment program found that voluntary outpatient mental health services produced many of the same positive outcomes as court-ordered treatment, while participants receiving voluntary care experienced fewer arrests and psychiatric hospitalizations, Politico reported…