Researchers at Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine found that virtual, text-based crisis response planning may help reduce suicidal thoughts among adolescents, Spectrum News 1 reported Jan. 5. The research was led by Stephanie Gorka,…
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A representative behavioral health workforce is critical to reversing worsening mental health and substance use trends in the U.S., according to a comment piece published Jan. 5 in Nature Mental Health. The paper — written by researchers from Baltimore-based Johns…
The Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine has updated its guidance on drug testing in emergency departments to reflect evolving drug misuse trends and testing technologies. The update replaces guidance first issued in 2003, according to a Jan. 5 news…
Delray Beach, Fla.-based Ethema Health Corp. and Lousia, Ky.-based Addiction Recovery Care have terminated a letter of intent to partner. The mutual decision ends plans first announced Oct. 22 for Ethema to acquire multiple assets and separate entities of ARC,…
Bradford, Vt.-based Valley Vista has opened 27 additional residential treatment beds at its facility in Vergennes, Vt., in partnership with the Vermont Department of Health. The expansion raises the total number of low-level residential treatment beds in the state from…
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Aurora (Colo.) Mental Health and Recovery will open a walk-in access facility this month that aims to alleviate the burden of mental health emergencies on local hospitals. The Potomac Pavilion will offer same-day access to mental healthcare and substance use…
Private equity firms have rapidly expanded their footprint in autism care, acquiring more than 500 therapy centers across the U.S. in the past decade. Nearly 80% of those transactions occurred between 2018 and 2022, according to a study published in…
Note: This is written by Trishul Kapoor, MD1, Amy Falzone, DNP and Sara Davin, PsyD, MPH1 at Cleveland Clinic. According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 51.6 million adults in the U.S. live with chronic pain, defined as pain…
Washington state’s network of mental health crisis centers may be in jeopardy if the state cannot secure a sustainable funding model, The Seattle Times reported Jan 5. The centers were created to divert patients from emergency departments and jails, but…
Pittsburgh-based Blackbird Health opened a new clinic Jan. 5 in Mount Laurel, N.J., to expand access to pediatric mental health services across Burlington County. The clinic offers in-person and virtual care for children, adolescents and young adults, including therapy, medication…