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An employee of Northville Township, Mich.-based Hawthorn Center, a psychiatric children's hospital, is suing the state-run facility after being instructed to portray an active shooter in an unannounced drill held Dec. 21, NBC affiliate WDIV reported May 17.

The Biden administration rolled out critical actions on national mental health May 18 in recognition of Mental Health Day of Action.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has reduced its patient suicide rate by over 70 percent through its Zero Suicide collaborative care program, MLive reported May 18. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare bucked industrywide staffing trends and improved its recruiting and retention in the first quarter of 2023, according to an April 27 earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha.

Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health is opening a behavioral health hospital in Holyoke, MassLive reported May 17.

Aurora-based University of Colorado Hospital is opening a 40-bed psychiatric center, The Colorado Sun reported May 15.

Somerset, Ky.-based Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, unveiled its renovated and rebranded behavioral health unit.

Provider shortages in healthcare have been widely reported, and the problem appears particularly acute in behavioral health — but private payers could be partially to blame, one expert says.

Widespread provider shortages are posing problems for healthcare organizations nationwide, but poor training and sagging work ethic among some new clinicians may be compounding the issue.

Owensboro, Ky.-based RiverValley Behavioral Health plans to open an addiction recovery center specifically for men this month, The Ohio County Monitor reported May 16.