New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill has signed legislation eliminating certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses, allowing some to independently provide primary and behavioral healthcare services. The law makes permanent the independent practice authority for qualifying advanced practice nurses as…
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services emphasized the role of community health workers and peer support specialists to expand behavioral health teams in care deserts in a February advisory from the agency. More than one-third of Americans live in…
Temecula, Calif.-based Comprehensive Autism Center will close two locations and lay off a total of 62 employees, according to a WARN notice filed March 25. The closures affect sites in Riverside and San Diego counties, effective May 31. The organization…
Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare has named Brach Myers as vice president of corporate development. In the role, Mr. Myers will help lead the behavioral health provider’s efforts to expand partnerships with hospitals and health systems and scale nationwide, according to…
Pennsylvania is expanding its Law Enforcement Treatment Initiative program in Indiana County to include behavioral health and mental health services. The update makes the county the sixth in the state to incorporate behavioral and mental health services into the LETI…
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Westport, Conn.-based LiftWell Health, a behavioral health provider, has named Awstin Gregg as board member and president. Mr. Gregg brings experience as a behavioral health executive and entrepreneur, having held leadership positions across strategy, operations and clinical care. He has…
A synthetic opioid named cychlorphine has raised concern among health and law enforcement officials in Oklahoma after being identified in the state and linked to at least one fatal overdose, ABC affiliate KOCO reported March 23. The drug — which…
Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services has finalized updates to Medicaid policy within the state’s mental health framework, revising assessment use, timing and provider eligibility. The policy now allows reassessments to be conducted based on clinical judgment without a…
Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System has unveiled a mobile behavioral health unit at its Ozark Center, expanding access to psychiatric services across rural communities. The unit — described as a specialized Winnebago — will travel to underserved populations, providing behavioral…
New Haven, Conn.-based Yale researchers are studying whether GLP-1 drugs may extend beyond diabetes and obesity treatment to address addiction, NBC Connecticut reported March 27. Rajita Sinha, PhD, director of the Yale Interdisciplinary Stress Center, studied semaglutide in people with…