New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law directing two state agencies to establish a single set of licensing standards for integrated behavioral health services in outpatient centers. The measure, signed July 16, authorizes the commissioners of the state Office…
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Young adults in racial and ethnic minority groups who have suicidal thoughts and behaviors are far less likely to receive mental health treatment than their white peers, according to a study published June 22 in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers at Cambridge…
More than 1 in 7 pregnant women in the U.S. reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days, according to a CDC study published June 11 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Researchers analyzed 2021-2024 data from the Behavioral…
Marshfield Clinic, part of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, has awarded 60 grants to fund youth behavioral health programs at school districts and community organizations. The grants support two programs. Thirty-three went to schools for b.e.s.t. Universal Screening, an online…
The American Psychiatric Association and American Psychological Association Services sent a joint letter to Aetna on June 4 urging the insurer to halt reimbursement rate reductions for behavioral health services delivered through Alma-affiliated clinicians. Alma is a platform that connects…
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Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Hospital has opened a $36 million Children’s Psychiatric Center, the state’s only children’s emergency psychiatric unit that serves patients regardless of ability to pay. A ribbon-cutting for the 32,500-square-foot facility was held June 9 after…
California plans to invest $1.18 billion in behavioral health facilities, raising the state’s commitment to its broader initiative of increasing access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment to nearly $4.2 billion. The additional investment will fund 66 projects…
Although the U.S. recorded a decline in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2024, the overdose epidemic is dangerously evolving, according to American Medical Association President Bobby Mukkamala, MD. In a report published Jan. 12, the AMA outlines growing concerns about the…
In a $21.5 million project, Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph’s Health plans to move and renovate its 30-bed inpatient psychiatric unit, according to a Dec. 26 article from The Post-Standard. St. Joseph’s Health cannot fully utilize the unit in its current…
Tim Nelson, PhD, will become director of the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, effective Jan. 5. Dr. Nelson joined the university’s faculty in 2009, according to a news release. His research interests include pediatric…