Author: Staff

The number of mental health outpatient visits among youths saw a significant increase pre-pandemic, according to a study published March 7 in JAMA Network Open.

A new substance abuse center has opened in Milwaukee, CBS affiliate WDJT reported March 12.

Richard Leclerc has been approved as the new director of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, the Rhode Island Current reported March 14.

The president of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., and Vanderbilt Behavioral Health has announced plans to retire at the end of the fiscal year.

Plans for a new behavioral health center estimated to cost nearly $50 million are underway in Collier County, Fla., Gulfshore Business reported March 13.

STR Behavioral Health, part of Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare, is expanding its mental health services by opening a new residential treatment center in Warminster, Pa.

Medical spending in families with children diagnosed with a mental health condition has been on the rise, according to a study published March 11 in JAMA Network Open. 

Construction plans for the Katie Blessing Center, a youth mental health hospital, are underway in Charlotte, N.C., the Charlotte Observer reported March 13.

Here are six new behavioral health centers that Becker's has reported on so far in March:

Elite DNA Behavioral Health has opened a new center in Estero, Fla., the Cape Coral Breeze reported March 12.