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Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, N.J., is planning a $9 million project to create dedicated spaces in its emergency room for patients seeking mental healthcare, USA Today affiliate North Jersey reported May 13.

Clay County (Kan.) Medical Center is developing a $3.8 million expansion project that will include a new mental health clinic and other services in Clay Center, Kan. 

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration launched a funding opportunity that will invest up to $1.48 billion to U.S. states and $63 million to tribes to combat the substance use crisis. 

Despite a slow final quarter of 2023, investors expect mergers and acquisitions in the behavioral health sector to pick up in 2024. 

New Mexico has the highest drug use of any state in the U.S., according to personal finance website WalletHub's "Drug Use by State" list for 2024.

Here are three behavioral health leaders who changed roles or added to their titles in the last month, as reported by Becker's since April 4:

Here are five federal healthcare updates affecting the behavioral health sector, as reported by Becker's since April 2:

The Biden administration released the latest national strategy for suicide prevention along with the first-ever federal action plan to address the U.S.' mental health crisis.

The owner of a Houston-based mental health practice pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud through false claims to Medicare and kickbacks.

Although the average annual salary among psychiatrists in the U.S. in 2023 was $256,930, that figure can vary by up to $206,110 depending on the state one practices in.