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Raymondville, Texas-based Inspired Behavioral Health is being sued by the federal government for forfeiture for fraudulently billing millions to Medicaid, The Brownsville Herald reported March 16. 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding 15 states each with $1 million, one-year certified community behavioral health clinic planning grants through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Virtual behavioral health company Brightline published a study March 17 on the effectiveness of virtual behavioral health care to address the mental health needs of children and teenagers.

Four nonprofit mental health organizations in Kentucky are forming a partnership to improve clinical programs and protect safety net services in the state's rural communities.

Behavioral health is projected to be one of the fastest-growing areas in healthcare, by market value, over the next few years. Those projections may fall short, however, if certain key obstacles aren't addressed.

Autism care improvement startup SpectrumAi closed up to $20 million in series A funding led by CVS Health Ventures.

An overwhelming majority of Americans believe the country is living through a mental health crisis, but many continue to fundamentally misunderstand how to access it, according to a survey from Talkiatry, one of the largest employers of psychiatrists in the…

Alabama has the fewest mental health providers per capita of any state —  850 residents for every provider —  while Massachusetts has the most, with 140 residents per provider, according to a Mental Health America report.

Kansas has been given a $1 million, one-year planning grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to expand the state's certified community behavioral health clinics. 

The state of Colorado will begin offering $14,000 signing bonuses for nurses who agree to work at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Fort Logan and Pueblo, NBC affiliate 9News reported March 16.