Fragmentation, budget cuts and social media misinformation are among the most dangerous trends in behavioral health, according to 18 leaders. Becker’s asked 18 behavioral health executives what they see as the most dangerous trend in behavioral health. All of the…
Author: Rylee Wilson
Self-reported mental health of mothers declined significantly from 2016 to 2023, a study published May 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine found. The study examined data from more than 198,000 female parents of children aged 0 to 17. Here are five…
Proposed federal Medicaid work requirements will include some exceptions for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. The House passed President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act on May 22. The package includes significant cuts to Medicaid. The…
King of Prussia-Pa.-based Universal Health Services and Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health Michigan will open their joint behavioral health hospital in the near future. The health systems held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Southridge Behavioral Hospital May 21. The 96–bed facility in…
The Hiram W. Davis Medical Center in Petersburg, Va., will close by the end of 2027. In August 2024, Virginia announced plans to close the 150-bed medical facility. The site provides medical care to individuals receiving behavioral care in other…
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The first report on childhood chronic disease from the White House’s Make America Healthy Again Commission raises concerns children are being overdiagnosed and overprescribed medication when it comes to behavioral health. The commission published its report on the causes of…
A $42 million behavioral health campus in Vancouver, Wash., is slated to be completed in June but will not accept any patients, The Seattle Times reported May 21. Washington lawmakers cut $74.4 million in funding for the new Brockmann Residential…
Portland-based MaineHealth has named Alex Keuroghlian, MD, as chief of MaineHealth Behavioral Health and chair of psychiatry at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center. Dr. Keuroghlian will lead behavioral services across the MaineHealth system, and will oversee the system’s psychiatry teaching programs,…
Around 14% of psychiatric hospitals were private equity-owned in 2021, according to a study published May 22 in JAMA Psychiatry. In 2013, around 8% of psychiatric hospitals were private equity-owned. The study was conducted by researchers at Washington University in…
A growing number of children diagnosed with major depressive disorder are receiving psychotherapy and prescription treatment, according to a report from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The May report, which examines trends in the diagnosis and treatment of major…