Author: Ella Ruder

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…

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…

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has expanded access to behavioral health services statewide following a $150 million investment in 2019.  The system integrated licensed behavioral health specialists into 62 primary care clinics and expects to reach 65 by the end of the…

Here are 17 new and in-the-works behavioral health facilities to know:

A foundation design flaw at a new state psychiatric hospital in Concord, N.H., has delayed construction by more than nine months and may leave taxpayers on the hook for an additional $5 million, according to a Dec. 3 report from…

A poll from Arlington, Va.-based National Alliance on Mental Illness found that most Americans strongly oppose recent federal cuts to behavioral health programs and want Congress to make mental health funding a priority.  The NAMI/lpsos poll was conducted Nov. 7-9,…