The World Health Organization has updated several recommendations for the treatment of opioid dependency and community management of opioid overdose. Opioid use remains a major global health burden. In 2023, an estimated 316 million people worldwide used the drug, including…
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Idaho has restored Medicaid-funded mental health programs after Gov. Brad Little signed a bill April 2, the Idaho Capital Sun reported April 3. The legislation will use one-time legal settlement funds to reinstate the Assertive Community Treatment program and peer…
HHS, the Treasury Department and the Labor Department plan to issue new proposed rules revising requirements tied to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, according to a March 30 filing in the U.S. District Court for the District…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Centerstone has received a $750,000 suicide prevention grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to support veterans in the St. Louis region. The funding will support outreach, screening and care navigation efforts aimed at connecting veterans to VA…
Health Net, a Centene subsidiary, and the Centene Foundation are investing $6 million to develop the St. Vincent Behavioral Health Campus in Los Angeles. The campus located on the former St. Vincent Medical Center site will combine behavioral health services…
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Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus reported a 25% decline in clinical support calls and incidents since 2021, according to a workplace safety update published April 2. The system defines clinical support calls as requests to security for…
At Houston-based Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, leaders are combining multiple public and partner funding streams to build a continuum of care for high-need populations while managing operational, compliance and sustainability challenges. For decades, behavioral healthcare has faced…
Lebanon, Ind.-based Piece by Piece Autism will shut down by May 15 after Indiana officials said they would bar the provider from billing Medicaid, The Wall Street Journal reported April 1. The state informed the company it would be cut…
Waterbury, Conn.-based Wellmore and Hartford, Conn.-based the Village for Families and Children plan to merge operations in the coming months. The combined organization would employ nearly 1,000 staff members and serve 30,000 families annually across 100 municipalities in the state,…
The Defense Department’s “Annual Report on Suicide in the Military” reported 471 service member suicide deaths in 2024, down from 531 in 2023. Here are four things to know: