Author: Rylee Wilson

After a 17-month decline, overdose deaths are trending upward again, according to data published by the CDC in June.  The 12-month period ending in January 2025 saw 82,138 overdose deaths according to the CDC.  The “slight increase” indicates there were…

University of California San Diego Health is planning to close and relocate its inpatient and intensive outpatient psychiatric services for older adults.  According to a May 1 notice, the health system will close the senior behavioral health inpatient unit at…

Headspace has launched Therapy by Headspace, its direct-to-consumer therapy offering.  Santa Monica, Calif.-based Headspace has offered therapy through employers and health plans for more than 10 years, according to a June 17 news release.  Here are five things to know: 

Lee’s Summit, Mo.-based ReDiscover is planning a $20 million renovation to turn a former grocery store in Kansas City, Mo., into a behavioral health campus, NBC affiliate KSHB reported June 16.  The system will convert the 50,000-square-foot site into a…

The share of Medicaid beneficiaries with a mental illness or substance use disorder and the  number of people receiving treatment varies by state, according to a report from mental health advocacy group Inseparable.  The report, published in June, details the…

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline was contacted most frequently in Alaska and Vermont, and least frequently in Delaware and Alabama, according to a study published JAMA Network Open June 9.  The 988 lifeline was launched in 2022. The line…

Fort Myers, Fla.-based SalusCare is searching for a new site for its Cape Coral, Fla., location, the Naples Daily News reported June 13.  The site, which provided behavioral health services, sustained significant damage during Hurricane Ian in 2022. The site…

Federal lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to permanently remove requirements for Medicare beneficiaries receiving mental healthcare to visit their provider in-person every six months.  Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, and Sens. Tina Smith, D.-Minn., and Bill Cassidy, MD,…

Evoke Wellness, a Miramar, Fla.-based substance use disorder clinic, will pay $1.9 million to settle allegations it used misleading advertising to bring in patients, according to the Federal Trade Commission.  The FTC alleged Evoke ran deceptive Google search ads impersonating…

Groups representing hospitals and nurses have split on how minimum staffing ratios for psychiatric hospitals in California should be implemented, the San Francisco Chronicle reported June 11.  In April, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he planned to use emergency regulations…