Author: Staff

Kentucky is the state with the most substance use treatment beds per 100,000 people, according to recent data published Feb. 2 by KFF.

Lawmakers are looking to reauthorize a bill that would offer behavioral health services to healthcare workers.

The Doña Ana County Triage Crisis Center in Las Cruces, N.M., has closed, CBS affiliate KOB reported Jan. 31.

Eight states have been selected to participate in a children's behavioral health state policy lab in Baltimore between Feb. 7 and 9, The Daily Record reported Jan. 31.

Delaware is the state with the highest ratio of state psychiatric beds by population, according to data from the Treatment Advocacy Center.

From new CEOs to medical directors, here are nine behavioral health leadership moves that Becker's has covered in January:

Mary Anne Albaugh, MD, has been appointed medical director of Dickinson Center in Ridgway, Pa., an affiliate of Journey Health System, the Courier Express reported Jan. 31.

Behavioral health provider Talkiatry has launched a telepsychiatry program for adults 65 and older.

City councils in Butte County, Calif., are discussing whether to contribute funds for a sobering center in the county, according to a Jan. 29 report from Action News Now.

From new behavioral health crisis units to full facilities, here are nine new behavioral health projects that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 16: