New York City officials are raising concerns over the city’s policy to involuntarily hospitalize individuals experiencing mental health crises. In a report published March 24, the New York City Council said many people involuntarily removed from private or public spaces…
Author: Rylee Wilson
Therapy and other mental health services at the Department of Veterans Affairs have “been thrown into turmoil” following changes implemented by the Trump administration, the New York Times reported March 22. Mental health providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs…
More than a dozen behavioral health workforce centers and other mental health organizations are forming a new group to address behavioral workforce challenges. The Behavioral Health Workforce Center Alliance is led by the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska. The…
Mount Sinai aims for its Center for Stress, Resilience and Personal Growth to be a “beacon” for healthcare workers seeking mental health support. The center was formed to support Mount Sinai’s employees at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now,…
Everett, Wash.-based Compass Health has named Janet Carbary as CFO. Ms. Carbary was most recently vice president of finance at Mill Creek, Wash.-based IRG Physical and Hand Therapy, according to her LinkedIn profile. As CFO, Ms. Carbary will advance Compass…
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Fewer than half of Medicaid managed care plans cover all four FDA-approved treatments for alcohol use disorder, a study published March 13 in JAMA Network Open found. Medicaid-managed care plans are the largest payer of addiction treatment services, according to…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has purchased Palo Verde Behavioral Health Center in Tucson, Ariz. for $19.1 million, AZBigMedia reported March 18. UHS had previously leased the majority of the 84,000-square-foot facility. The company operates an 84-bed acute…
Training more providers is just one of the challenges of delivering wider access to behavioral health, says Charles Herrick, MD, system chair of psychiatry at Nuvance Health. Access to behavioral healthcare is worsening for many, Dr. Herrick said. Due in…
Chatbots’ self-reported levels of “anxiety” can increase when processing emotionally charged topics, a study published March 3 in npj Digital Medicine found. Researchers asked ChatGPT to rate its “state anxiety” using tools designed to measure anxiety in humans. Researchers then…
New York City will receive another $33 million to bolster behavioral health resources. New York state’s Behavioral Health Centers of Excellence will provide the funding, according to a March 17 news release from Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Health +…