Google.org, the charitable arm of Alphabet, is committing $30 million over the next three years to support global crisis hotlines, while Google will update its Gemini AI platform with new mental health and crisis support tools. Google said Gemini will…
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Health systems and mental healthcare providers are increasingly adopting AI tools to support care delivery, though concerns about safety, job replacement and clinical oversight remain, NPR reported April 7. Some providers have begun using AI for administrative tasks such as…
Newton, Mass.-based Lumin Health, a provider of interventional behavioral healthcare, has appointed Matthew Mosquera, MD, regional medical director and site director of Lumin Health Cambridge. Dr. Mosquera will oversee clinical quality and consistency across the organization’s Massachusetts clinics. His responsibilities…
Minneapolis-based Sagent Behavioral Health has named Shawna Gisch as CEO, effective April 6. Ms. Gisch succeeds Mark Peterson, who will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors, according to an April 6 news release from the organization. She…
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Children’s Hospital is expanding access to pediatric speciality care through a mobile clinic delivering mental health and physical services to schools and community sites. The Pediatric Mobile Clinic, launched in 2024, provides free care to underserved…
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Fayetteville-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Community Health Innovation has received a $1.2 million Rural Communities Pathways grant to support youth behavioral health and workforce development programs. The institute will partner with schools in Carroll and Madison…
Three California universities will receive $110 million over five years from the Ballmer Group Los Angeles to expand the behavioral health workforce serving low-income children and youths. California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California State University, Los Angeles and…
Health systems across the U.S. are testing a range of financial and operational strategies to sustain and expand behavioral healthcare services, from investing in higher-reimbursed treatments to reconstructing intake and funding models. Five leaders told Becker’s how their systems are…
A House subcommittee roundtable is examining worsening mental health outcomes in the U.S. despite expanded access to care. Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairman Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., said the number of adults receiving mental health treatment grew from…
Nevada County, Calif., officials and partners have broken ground on the $23.7 million Deer Creek Behavioral Health Center; the facility aims to expand access to psychiatric care. The facility, expected to open in late fall 2027, is located on the…