Author: Mariah Taylor

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.

The Oregon Health Authority is launching a five-year, $850 million plan to add residential beds for addiction and mental health treatment in the state, the Oregon Capital Chronicle reported Sept. 30.

Higher doses of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder could lower risks of emergency department visits or use of behavioral health services, a recent study found.

Thousands of Washington state's pediatric psychiatric patients spend weeks or months in emergency rooms or hospital units awaiting treatment, but a new state law aims to change that, The Seattle Times reported Sept. 28.

Twenty percent of children 12-17, 20% of adults 18-25 and 7% of adults 26 and older experienced major depressive episodes in 2021-2022, USAFacts found.

As of Sept. 1, 34 licensure boards and 375 hospitals have verified their licensing or credentialing applications are free of stigmatizing language and intrusive mental health questions, according to ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare, a national coalition led by…

Salem-based Oregon State Hospital has hired consulting firm Chartis to address safety violations at the facility after three patient deaths and the discovery of other deficiencies by CMS, the Oregon Capitol Chronicle reported Sept. 23.