A May 2026 report from Crisis Text Line — a free, 24/7 confidential mental health support service — found nearly 1 in 3 boys under 14 years old discussed thoughts of suicide, and nearly 1 in 6 discussed self-harm in…
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California is set to award $111 million through its Homekey+ program to find six supportive housing developments that aim to create 307 permanent supportive homes for veterans and other residents experiencing or at risk of homelessness and living with behavioral…
The National Alliance on Mental Illness and Health Management Associates launched the national collaborative for crisis systems innovation to support behavioral health crisis care systems nationwide. The initiative builds on four years of work since the 988 Suicide & Crisis…
As of May 2024, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline received a monthly average of 654,000 calls, text and chats, compared to 355,000 contacts when the service launched in July 2022. For providers operating within the system, the growing demand…
Spokane, Wash.-based MultiCare Deaconess Hospital has administered a long-acting buprenorphine 19 times since launching a pilot program in February 2025 aimed at treating patients experiencing opioid overdose or withdrawal. The injectable medication provides up to five days of symptom relief…
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Michigan spent more than $13 million on out-of-state placements for youth mental health treatment in fiscal 2025, compared to $9.7 million the previous year, according to a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services report. As of September, 152 youths…
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health will received a $12 million philanthropic grant from the Four Pines Fund to expand its suicide prevention framework across multiple health systems. The funding will support suicide prevention programming at Henry Ford Health, Lakewood-based Kaiser Permanente…
Pediatric behavioral health stays at Charlotte-based Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center have dropped from an average of four to six weeks to an average of 2.11 days, excluding four outliers, since working with North Carolina’s MORES crisis response program, North Carolina…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs selected Mynd Immersive — a digital therapeutics platform — alongside Meta, to help expand immersive virtual reality therapy services to 45 more VA medical centers nationwide. The effort is tied to the VA’s Pain…
Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital, part of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, plans to add a dedicated comprehensive psychiatric emergency program as part of an emergency department expansion and renovation project. The program will be a secure behavioral health treatment unit within…