Author: Staff

Pearl City, Hawaii, is the city with the lowest depression rate, according to a Feb. 27 report on the "Happiest Cities in America" from WalletHub.

From behavioral health center openings to new programs being established, here are seven behavioral health projects that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 16:

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has included $193.3 million in her proposed budget for the next fiscal year to increase the number of behavioral health centers across the state.

Oklahoma City-based mental health provider NorthCare has opened a new location in Guthrie, Okla., ABC affiliate KOCO reported Feb. 24.

Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Center has opened a satellite clinic in Charleston, S.C., NBC affiliate WCBD reported Feb. 26.

The Colorado House Education Committee recently passed legislation that looks to increase the number of behavioral health professionals in schools across the state.

Ballad Health has opened a new mental health treatment facility for adult and adolescent patients, WJHL reported Feb. 22.

Behavioral health provider Rosecrance has opened a new facility in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, its third in the city.

Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services filed a notice of data breach Feb. 2 after an unauthorized party accessed portions of the provider's IT network, JD Supra reported Feb. 21.

A bill in the New Jersey State Senate is looking to lower the age minors would be able to consent to certain outpatient mental or behavioral health treatments without parental approval, the New Jersey Monitor reported Feb. 21.