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Police were called to Generations Behavioral Health-Youngstown in Ohio after a patient broke a staff member's leg, CBS affiliate WKBN reported Dec. 9. 

Here are eight changes companies made to their leadership teams that Becker's has reported since Nov. 9:

Here are eight mental health investments totalling $718.9 million that Becker's has reported since Dec. 1:

Providence Health Plan added Scott Burton and Shannon Drotning to its executive leadership team, where they will lead its commercial and consumer markets, respectively.

Individuals newly diagnosed with a mental illness who had at least one outpatient care appointment paid an average of $115 less each month, or $1,380 annually, in medical and pharmacy costs than those without care, a study published Dec. 6…

Government health agencies on Dec. 8 debuted an online dashboard created to track the number of nonfatal opioid overdoses nationwide. 

The average employer cost of a pediatric mental health appointment increased from $2 in 2019 to $407 in 2022 — an increase of 20,250 percent.

Aetna Better Health of West Virginia, alongside Aetna parent company CVS Health, has donated $9.3 million to 10 behavioral health and social care providers across the state. 

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched an initiative that will provide training and consultation in mental and behavioral health in 130 K-12 schools. 

Austin, Texas-based telepsychiatry provider Iris Telehealth was awarded The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for the second time after its first accreditation in 2019.