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Crawford County Mental Health Center in Pittsburg, Kan., appointed Jeffrey Burch, PsyD, its next director of behavioral justice services.

The Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center in Midland, Texas, has received a $25 million gift from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation, The Odessa American reported July 11.

The American Hospital Association is among the organizations and foundations that make up the Mental Health Liaison Group, which expressed support for the Helping Kids Cope Act in a June 29 letter to the bill's sponsors.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has partnered with behavioral health infrastructure company NeuroFlow to expand mental health services for Novant Health's patients.

The Southwest Rural Health Research Center has identified mental health concerns and addiction as the first and second most important priorities for rural health stakeholders, according to a May 2023 policy brief. 

The Cigna Group recently shared its 2022 environmental, social and governance report, which includes commitments to improving behavioral health.

Sertraline was the most commonly prescribed antidepressant in the U.S. in 2022, according to June 7data from Definitive Healthcare, making up 13.1 percent of all prescribed mental health medications. 

Here are the 10 most stressed cities in the United States, according to personal finance website WalletHub.

Here are the 10 least stressed cities in the United States based on work stress, financial stress, family stress and health and safety stress, according to a July 10 report from WalletHub:

Mental health respite facilities have helped to address gaps in access to behavioral healthcare in 14 states, according to a July 10 report from CBS News.