Author: Staff

Georgia residents can now obtain psychiatric advance directives with instructions for care in the event of a behavioral health crisis, Chattanooga Times Free Press reported May 14. 

Dallas-based Children's Health has teamed up with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, also in Dallas, to train more primary care pediatricians in mental health screening and treatment, D Magazine reported May 15. 

Joe Burrow, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals NFL team, has covered the cost of mental health treatment for 20 families at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincy Jungle reported May 15. 

Routt County in Colorado has received $3.6 million from the state's Department of Education School Health Professional Grant Program to provide mental health services among its school districts, Steamboat Pilot & Today reported May 14. 

The demand for behavioral health services in the U.S. far outstrips its supply of behavioral health workers and clinicians, and even the nation's best hospitals suffer the effects. 

The Ohio State University in Columbus is the first U.S. university awarded a license by the Drug Enforcement Agency to grow psilocybin mushrooms, The Columbus Dispatch reported May 10.

SilverCloud is the virtual mental health company with the most health system clients, according to Avia Marketplace's "Top Digital Behavioral Health Companies" report for 2023.

An emergency room staff is accustomed to a certain level of unpredictability. As patients with mental and behavioral issues make more frequent visits to the ER, their unique needs can challenge the assumption of how much unpredictability is too much.

California's Stanislaus County has taken a bold approach to addressing its lack of licensed mental health clinicians.

Howard University in Washington, D.C., was named the most diverse medical school, according to U.S. News and World Report's "Best Medical Schools" list for 2023-24.