Author: Staff

Behavioral health is projected to be one of the fastest-growing areas in healthcare, by market value, over the next few years. Those projections may fall short, however, if provider shortages and other key obstacles aren't addressed.

Adam Sagot, DO, Hackensack Meridian Health's forensic psychiatry chief, spoke with Becker's about mental health in juvenile detention centers and solitary confinement.

Here are the 10 metropolitan areas where physicians have the lowest average salaries, according to the "2023 Physicians Compensation Report" from Physicians Thrive, a financial advisory group:

Here are eight data points from research released by the National Association of Counties' commission on mental health and well-being May 11:

Melchiades Amin, 45, a former community support worker for two mental health providers, was given a suspended sentence of three years in jail for Medicaid fraud, the Justice Department reported May 11. 

Jacksonville, N.C.-based Brynn Marr Hospital may lose Medicare funding following a federal investigation that found the facility violated safety measures, Carolina Public Press reported May 12. 

Collegiate Behavioral Health Associates named Steve Wigginton CEO. 

CVS Health will now offer free mental health screenings to people through its community-based health program Project Health. 

The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline received over 12,000 calls and text messages in the year since its launch, according to a May 12 report from NBC News.

CarePoint Health Systems has launched MindLine, a mental health support program for front-line health workers and first responders.