University of California San Diego researchers received a $12.6 million award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to establish the Polysubstance Addiction Research Center. The center will examine addiction involving cocaine, oxycodone, alcohol and the combination of cocaine and…
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A federal judge allowed portions of a putative class action lawsuit against Blue Shield of California and Magellan, the insurer’s contracted mental health services administrator, to move forward over allegations that they published an inaccurate directory of mental health providers,…
Hackensack, N.J.-based Comprehensive Behavioral Health Care filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sept. 16, according to U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey documents reviewed by Becker’s. The nonprofit behavioral health provider attributed the filing to a years-long dispute…
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $111.9 million to 191 community organizations to support suicide prevention services for veterans nationwide. The grants are part of the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, with funding becoming available at…
The Children’s Hospital Association, Speak Our Minds, Children’s Healthcare Canada and Children’s Hospital Alliance UK launched an international effort aimed at improving how pediatric health systems identify and support children and adolescents at risk of suicide. The Global Preventing Youth…
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New Mexico had the highest all-drug overdose death rate in the U.S. in 2025, while Nebraska had the lowest, according to a KFF analysis of provisional CDC data. The national all-drug overdose death rate was 20 per 100,000 individuals in…
As the push to integrate behavioral health into primary and specialty care gains momentum, a number of health systems are appointing new leaders to oversee this transformation. These executives are tasked with aligning behavioral health strategies across clinical settings, building…
More than 100 national, state and local organizations have joined the National Maternal Mental Health Accelerator, an initiative launched by the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health to address gaps in maternal mental healthcare. The initiative, which launched Sept. 29,…
The Department of Veterans Affairs will introduce additional informed consent requirements for veterans receiving certain psychotropic medications starting in 2027, a move the agency said will give veterans more information as they make treatment decisions. Here are three things to…
The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $89.3 million through the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program to expand substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery services in rural communities. The funding will support rural communities in 45 states and one…