The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee outlined a set of federal policy and care recommendations in an April 28 letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In January, HHS appointed 21 new members to the committee, bringing expertise in systems…
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Gray, Tenn.-based Frontier Health has expanded its virtual behavioral health urgent care model to serve clients across the broader community. The program launched in January 2024 as a pilot and has grown over the past two years to provide rapid…
The Chicago Department of Public Health is expanding its mental health safety net and launching a street psychiatry pilot program backed by a $16.2 million investment, CBS News reported April 28. The city’s Mental Health Equity Initiative partner network enrolled…
The U.S. suicide rate declined 2% from 2023 to 2024, falling from 14.1 to 13.7 per 100,000. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention analyzed data from the CDC WISQARS national suicide surveillance, according to an April 29 news release from…
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers in the House introduced the Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act to expand behavioral healthcare access. The legislation was introduced by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, Doris Matsui, D-Calif., Craig Goldman, R-Texas, Angie Craig, D-Minn.,…
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The federal push accelerating psychedelic research to treat mental illness is being driven more by advocacy and anecdotal momentum than new scientific breakthroughs, Jerry Rosenbaum, MD, founding director of the Boston-based Mass General Brigham Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics,…
A $7.4 billion bankruptcy settlement tied to Purdue Pharma will exclude tens of thousands of opioid claimants, with fewer than half of nearly 140,000 individuals expected to receive compensation, ProPublica and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported April 23. Purdue Pharma pleaded…
Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare plans to open a 66-bed behavioral hospital in Lacombe, La., in 2027 through a collaboration with New Orleans-based Ochsner Health and other regional providers. The facility, Oceans Behavioral Hospital-Northshore, will be located within the Ochsner Northshore…
Phoenix-based Axiom Care, a provider of behavioral health services, substance use treatment and recovery housing, has appointed Danelle Trottier CEO. Ms. Trottier stepped into the role after serving as COO since 2024, bringing more than two decades of experience in…
More than 6 in 10 (62%) young adults reported they or a friend or roommate experienced mental or behavioral health concerns in the past year, according to UnitedHealthcare’s fourth annual “Young Adult and College Student Behavioral Health Report” conducted by…