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…
Author: Ella Ruder
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…
Mishawaka, Ind.-based Lighthouse Autism Center will open an autism therapy center in Asheboro, N.C., expanding services for children and families in Randolph County and surrounding communities. The center is expected to open in August and will serve 28 children at…
The Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board has approved a revised plan for a behavioral health crisis center, Ideastream Public Media reported March 25. Under an updated agreement between the board and The Centers, the…
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts has outlined strategies to expand prevention, treatment and recovery services for opioid use disorder in rural communities. The brief draws on lessons from 10 programs funded by the nonprofit organization and is intended to…
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Across the behavioral health sector, long-standing assumptions — from separating mental and physical health to equating access with outcomes — are being challenged as systems face rising demand, workforce constraints and growing complexity in patient needs. In response, leaders are…
Multiple behavioral health peer support centers in California are closing as funding changes tied to Proposition 1 reshape local services. Lake County (Calif.) Behavioral Health Services will close two peer support centers — Big Oak Peer Support Center in Clearlake…
Indiana officials have revoked Medicaid billing privileges for Lebanon, Ind.-based Piece by Piece Autism Centers, citing concerns over the provider’s payment practices, state officials said in a March 25 report from The Wall Street Journal. The state revoked the provider…
The share of nonphysician clinicians prescribing antipsychotics for Medicare Part D beneficiaries increased between 2013 and 2023, according to a study published March 25 in JAMA Network Open. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Texas Health…
Lake County (California) Behavioral Health Services will close two peer support centers effective June 1, due to state funding changes. The Big Oak Peer Support Center in Clearlake Oaks and the Circle of Native Minds in Lakeport will shut down…