Author: Mariah Taylor

Edinburg, Texas-based DHR Health is opening a behavioral health hospital in Pharr, Texas.

Cerebral, an online mental healthcare company, has entered a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice  and agreed to pay more than $3.6 million for practices that encouraged unauthorized distribution of controlled substances.

Sheri Biggs, a psychiatric health nurse and family nurse practitioner, is now a member of South Carolina's congressional delegation, The Post and Courier reported Nov. 5.

A recent study found that virtual visits for veterans were associated with a reduction in suicide-related events.

There is a postpartum mental health crisis among physicians, but hospitals are doing little to address it, Medscape Medical News reported Oct. 29.

The Psychiatric Institute of Washington (D.C.) is under scrutiny following a report that documented several incidents of abuse, neglect and concerning practices, The Washington Post reported Oct. 27.

Many people experiencing severe mental health challenges have been displaced after Hurricane Helene, the Alabama Daily News reported Oct. 20.

The National Council of Urban Indian Health, the Pew Charitable Trusts and Bloomberg Philanthropies created a toolkit intended to help Native communities better leverage financial support to sustain behavioral healthcare services.

California is reimagining behavioral health care with a new set of programs that push patients into different systems based on the type and severity of their condition, the California Health Care Foundation reported Oct. 14.

A recent survey found 22% of LGBTQ+ women have attempted suicide, more than 4 times the rate of the general population, and 66% report seeking treatment for trauma, NPR reported Oct. 8.