Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Children’s Hospital is expanding access to pediatric speciality care through a mobile clinic delivering mental health and physical services to schools and community sites. The Pediatric Mobile Clinic, launched in 2024, provides free care to underserved…
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Fayetteville-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Community Health Innovation has received a $1.2 million Rural Communities Pathways grant to support youth behavioral health and workforce development programs. The institute will partner with schools in Carroll and Madison…
Three California universities will receive $110 million over five years from the Ballmer Group Los Angeles to expand the behavioral health workforce serving low-income children and youths. California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California State University, Los Angeles and…
Health systems across the U.S. are testing a range of financial and operational strategies to sustain and expand behavioral healthcare services, from investing in higher-reimbursed treatments to reconstructing intake and funding models. Five leaders told Becker’s how their systems are…
A series of recent studies highlights widening gaps in mental health access, shifting prescription patterns and mixed outcomes across behavioral healthcare in the U.S. The findings point to growing pressures on providers, uneven availability of services and emerging questions around…
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Several states are advancing behavioral health policy changes, from syringe service program restrictions in Indiana to Medicaid reimbursement debates in Maryland and workforce reforms in Oregon. Here are eight updates to know: 1. Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill…
A House subcommittee roundtable is examining worsening mental health outcomes in the U.S. despite expanded access to care. Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairman Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., said the number of adults receiving mental health treatment grew from…
Nevada County, Calif., officials and partners have broken ground on the $23.7 million Deer Creek Behavioral Health Center; the facility aims to expand access to psychiatric care. The facility, expected to open in late fall 2027, is located on the…
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…
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…