Author: Ella Ruder

The California Department of Health Care Services has rescinded a $50 million grant for Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health’s planned acute psychiatric hospital, casting uncertainty over the project’s future, NPR and PBS affiliate KPBS reported Sept. 5.  Palomar Health was awarded…

A single dose of MM120, an oral pharmaceutical formulation of LSD, significantly reduced symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial published Sept. 4 in JAMA Psychiatry. Here are six things to know:

For Quatiba Davis, chief clinical officer at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based ABA Centers, autism care has long been defined by waitlists, lack of diagnosis and skeptical payers. That status quo isn’t acceptable — and she said she’s betting on a data-driven…

Douglas County, Neb., is developing a $20 million mental health center expected to be completed by the end of 2026, according to a Sept. 4 report from NBC affiliate WOWT. The facility, which will be located in Omaha, will offer…

A new World Health Organization report underscores the urgent and growing behavioral health needs of adolescents worldwide.  The organization’s report, published Sept. 1, found rising rates of depression and anxiety, as well as suicide, substance use and eating disorders to…

The Children’s Hospital Association is calling on Congress to increase federal support for youth suicide prevention amid rising pediatric mental health concerns. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among children ages 10-14 and the third-leading cause among individuals ages…

Frisco, Texas-based Magellan Health has introduced a collaborative care model for pediatric primary care providers.  The model, which integrates behavioral health support into primary care, has been validated in more than 90 randomized controlled trials, according to a Sept. 3…

More than 1 billion people are living with mental health conditions worldwide, with anxiety and depression driving the second-leading cause of long-term disability, according to two World Health Organization reports. The findings were published in  “World mental health today” and…

OpenAI has outlined a 120-day plan to improve how ChatGPT responds to signs of mental and emotional distress, including protections for teens and enhancements to crisis interventions, according to a Sept. 2 OpenAI news release.  Here are five things to…

As behavioral health evolves amid staffing shortages, rising demand and growing complexity, clinicians must sharpen a new set of skills to meet the moment. From AI fluency to cross-disciplinary collaboration, here is what eight industry leaders say the workforce needs. …