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The first methadone clinic in Middlesex County, Conn., will soon start seeing patients, NBC affiliate WVIT reported Feb. 29.

A bill introduced in the U.S. House would increase access to care for patients with substance-use disorders.

Joshua Gordon, MD, PhD, will step down from his role as director of the National Institute of Mental Health on June 14.

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing has released new guidance for organizations offering mental health and substance use treatment and care centered around measurement-informed care.

Nonprofit organization Interim has opened a mental health resource center in Soledad, Calif., KSBW reported Feb. 28.

Mental health provider Cartwheel has partnered with East Providence, R.I.-based Bradley Hospital to offer mental health services to students in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Here are three behavioral health leadership moves that Becker's has reported on in February:

Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the United States, offering physical and behavioral health services to 1.5 million residents across Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. 

Here are four behavioral health closures that Becker's has covered since Jan. 31:

Newark, N.J. is the city with the lowest suicide rates, according to a Feb. 27 report on the "Happiest Cities in America" from WalletHub.