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The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has added American Sign Language services for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in need of mental health support, ABC News reported Sept. 8.

MultiCare Health System has opened an adolescent day program at its behavioral health clinic in Burien, Wash.

The Green Shoe Foundation has opened a new facility in Guthrie, Okla., ABC affiliate KOCO reported Aug. 8.

Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Conn., have received a $4 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop therapeutic interventions for LGBTQ community centers nationwide, Yale Daily News reported Sept. 8.

Here are the most common psychiatric health services that community hospitals provide, according to recent data from the American Hospital Association:

Harrison Memorial Hospital Primary Care held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new behavioral health portion of the HMH Primary Care Office in Falmouth, Ky., The Falmouth Outlook reported Sept. 6.

Community Health Systems has partnered with population management company Mindoula to integrate virtual behavioral health services into the primary care setting.

Allwell Behavioral Health has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle a class action lawsuit filed by victims of the company's March 2022 data breach, HIPAA Journal reported Sept. 7.

Eleven percent of hospitals in the U.S. in 2021 were behavioral health hospitals, according to recent data released by the American Hospital Association

The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska has opened its third rural site at Wayne State College in Wayne.