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Behavioral health providers Woods Systems of Care and Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services have announced their intent to affiliate.

Boston Children's Hospital and Brighton, Mass.-based Franciscan Children's will close on an affiliation agreement and partner to expand mental health care for children, according to a June 29 report from NBC affiliate WBTS.

As rates of mental health conditions continue to rise, alarming trends within the behavioral health space threaten access to care. Underfunding, limited services, and an overburdened workforce all act as barriers to care nationwide.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness has recognized Dartmouth Health psychiatrist Jeffrey C. Fetter, MD, as an NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist, according to a June 29 news release shared with Becker's. 

Deandra Christianson has been appointed president of the eating disorder division of outpatient services for Irvine, Calif.-based Discovery Behavioral Health.

Author Health — a mental health startup for seniors with serious mental illness — has debuted with $115 million in financing.

Bakersfield, Calif.-based Kern County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services has been awarded $32 million from the California Department of Health Care Services, according to a June 28 report from ABC affiliate KERO.

Here are the states ranked by the drug overdose mortality rate per 100,000 people, according to the CDC:

Employees at the Harris Center for Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Houston have taken steps to unionize with the Communications Workers of America, according to a June 27 report from Houston Public Media.

NYC Health + Hospitals is distributing $1 million in student loan repayments among members of its behavioral health staff as part of its Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program, according to a June 28 news release shared with Becker's.