Author: Mariah Taylor

A total of 313 psychiatric facilities had a rate of zero hours of physical restraint per 1,000 patients, and 507 facilities had a rate of zero hours of sedation, according to CMS data. CMS’ Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Measure Data…

Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed will break ground Nov. 6 on a two-hospital campus that integrates acute care and mental health services, The News & Observer reported Oct. 13. The Garner, N.C.-based “whole health campus” will include a $214 million, 45-bed acute…

Can you refer a baby to a therapist? At Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the answer is yes. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has had an infant mental health program in outpatient care since the 1990s. This program worked on referrals; often…

Leaders at Norristown, Pa.-based Suburban Behavioral Health Campus of Roxborough Memorial Hospital are trying to fill a growing gap in behavioral health: inpatient care for older adults. Older adult behavioral health patients often are 55 years or older and can…

The University of Rochester (Minn.) is launching a master’s-level psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and counselor program, thanks to a $2.4 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of HHS. The Uniting Nurses and Integrating Therapists…

In 2018, Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth incorporated a psychiatric intake team into its Mission Control, which has led to big results for behavioral health patients at the system. Here is how it works. Mission Control’s psych intake team operates 24/7…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is partnering with the University of South Florida in Tampa to establish the Senator Darryl E. Rouson Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, part…

A deprescribing movement aimed at helping patients quit psychiatric medications on their own has been rising in popularity the last few years, leaving some leaders looking for ways to change prescription methods. The movement began about 25 years ago with…

A recent study found suicide risk in youth is linked to how they use technology. The study, published June 18 in JAMA Network, analyzed data from 4,285 adolescents using the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (2016-2022). Children were followed between…

Discharge planning can be challenging for all hospitals, but for those coordinating behavioral health patients, it can be especially difficult. Leaders told Becker’s that behavioral health patients often face worse barriers to aftercare than traditional medical patients. Some patients need…