Author: Mariah Taylor

A recent study found childhood trauma increases risks and incidents of eight chronic conditions.

Despite patient fears of police interventions and hospitalization when calling a crisis hotline, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline network only needed emergency service interventions for a small portion of all calls, a Vibrant Emotional Health whitepaper found.

Norristown (Pa.) State Hospital was cited by the state after one of its patients was found dead in his room, allegedly having been killed by his roommate, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sept. 10.

Spokane, Wash.-based Sacred Heart nurses, technicians, service and maintenance workers are planning to rally in protest of the hospital's plans to permanently close the inpatient child psychiatric unit, KXLY.com reported Sept. 4.

Baton Rouge, La.-based Woman’s Hospital opened the state's first perinatal mental health unit.

VA Fargo (N.D.) Health Care is set to break ground Sept. 6 on an outpatient mental wellness and recovery facility, the Minot Daily News reported Sept. 3.

Springdale, Ark.-based Arisa Health broke ground on its new mental health clinic, Talk Business & Politics reported Aug. 30.

Council Bluffs, Iowa-based Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital and Acadia Healthcare broke ground on a behavioral health hospital.

Lancaster, Pa.-based Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development, the only outpatient pediatric therapy clinic in the area, will suspend its behavioral health services Aug. 31 due to a lack of providers, Central Penn Business Journal reported Aug. 26.

Salem-based Oregon State Hospital has received a statement of deficiencies from CMS highlighting concerns related to a patient death in May, the Statesman Journal reported Aug. 27.