New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine was gifted $10 million from Bukhman Philanthropies to bolster child and adolescent mental health initiatives. The funding will support the Yale Child Study Center and two of its initiatives: the Yale Center for…
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Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia named Eric Morrow, MD, PhD, founding director of the Lurie Autism Institute. Dr. Morrow will assume the role Sept. 1, according to an April 29 news release from CHOP. He will also…
Aurora, Colo.-based Aurora Mental Health and Recovery plans to eliminate 111 positions, representing 14% of its workforce, amid Medicaid changes, effective June 30. Of the affected roles, 66 are administrative and support positions and four provide direct client care, according…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has launched the Marilyn Monroe Mental Health for the Arts Program. The program provides dedicated mental health services for the performing arts community and is embedded within the Samuel J. Friedman Health Center…
Mississippi will distribute $13,464,444 to support mental health systems for children, youths and students through Community Development Block Grant CARES Act Coronavirus Relief program. The Mississippi Development Authority approved the funding with aims of expanding access to mental healthcare, increasing…
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Legislative engagement and advocacy will help determine whether behavioral health access expands or contracts in the years ahead, four executives speaking on a panel during Becker’s Spring 2026 Behavioral Health Summit said. “Behavioral health isn’t on the brink because leaders…
New Mexico ranks as the state with the highest drug use and addiction burden, while Utah ranks lowest overall, according to an April 29 ranking from WalletHub. The analysis compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 20…
Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health is partnering with New York City-based U.S. HealthVest to provide management services for behavioral health programs across the system’s Lake County hospitals, starting May 1. U.S. HealthVest, a behavioral health service provider, will manage adult and…
Baltimore-based Steps Behavioral Health has expanded its in-home applied behavior analysis therapy services in Colorado. The expansion aims to improve access to autism therapy, early intervention programs and behavioral support for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to an…
San Antonio-based Laurel Ridge Treatment Center, a 330-bed behavioral health facility owned by King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, will lay off approximately 648 employees weeks after CMS terminated its Medicare provider agreement. CMS said it will terminate the…