Author: Staff

Phoenix-based mental healthcare network Meadows Behavioral Healthcare has opened five new facilities since Dec. 20. 

Yakima County in Washington is planning to allocate $12 million from the state budget toward healthcare and mental health services, CBS affiliate KIMA reported April 24. 

The average hourly pay for nurses in the U.S. is $42.80 for registered nurses and $59.94 for nurse practitioners, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Shalaura Soliai, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at Irvine, Calif.-based Discovery Behavioral Health, joined Becker's to discuss projects she is excited about, her top mental healthcare priorities and more. 

The average salary for psychiatrists in the U.S. is $247,350, down from last year's $249,760, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics data.

A study conducted by the Center for Disease Control found that adolescent suicide and suicide attempts by poision rapidly increased throughout the pandemic.

King County in Washington is having an election to decide on a property tax levy that would raise $1.2 billion over nine years for the region's mental health system, The Wall Street Journal reported April 23. 

Here are five updates about CVS Health's growing hand in behavioral health, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 9:

Lawmakers in Michigan have introduced a bill that would allow students excused absences from public school for mental health, ABC affiliate WPBN reported April 24.

Coleman Matthews has been named the new CEO of El Dorado, Ark.-based Newhaven Counseling and Health Services, El Dorado News-Times reported April 23.