Georgia’s 988 crisis line experienced a significant decline in performance after its vendor — Carelon Behavioral Health, a unit of Elevance Health — transitioned away from a subcontractor that staffed the state’s mental health crisis lines, KFF reported Jan. 28.…
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Nashville, Tenn.-based Newport Healthcare has named Brent Nelson, MD, chief innovation and optimization officer, a newly created executive role, effective Jan. 29. Dr. Nelson will work across Newport’s inpatient, residential and outpatient behavioral health programs to advance clinical quality and…
Manchester, N.H.-based Elliot Health System has named Ryan Clouser, DO, chief medical officer of Elliot Hospital and Transitional Care Services. In this role, Dr. Clouser will oversee Elliot Medical Group’s primary care and behavioral health services, along with clinical, operational,…
HHS has appointed 21 new members to its Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. The appointments reflect HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s focus on aligning national autism policy with what he described as “gold-standard science,” according to a Jan. 28 news…
Mobile, Ala.-based AltaPointe Health added two mobile crisis vans to expand access to urgent mental healthcare. The vehicles will enable trained clinicians — including therapists, nurses and case managers — to respond directly to people experiencing behavioral health emergencies in…
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NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County in New York City has launched Kings CARES, a program designed to provide coordinated, trauma-informed follow-up care for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. The program builds on the hospital’s sexual assault response team by…
Health systems nationwide are rapidly adopting AI in healthcare, with behavioral health seeing results such as reducing clinician burnout and creating tools for caregiver emotional support. Arjun Nagendran, PhD, and Scott Compton, PhD, researchers at Chicago-based Ann & Robert H.…
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — widely regarded as the foundational text for mental health diagnosis — is set for a significant overhaul, NPR reported Jan. 28. The American Psychiatric Association outlined its vision for the next…
The California Department of Public Health has delayed implementation of emergency staffing regulations for psychiatric hospitals, originally slated for Jan. 31, following pushback from the public and hospitals, according to a Jan. 26 letter summary. The department now expects to…
The behavioral health department of the County of San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Health Agency received a $21.6 million grant through California’s Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program, supported by the Proposition 1 bond. The funds will be used to purchase and…