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Vermont is the best state for mental healthcare, according to a Forbes Advisor ranking.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Wolfson Children's Hospital has received $3 million from the Players Championship Village toward its new $9.5 million inpatient behavioral health unit, the Florida Times-Union reported May 3. 

Texas is the lowest-ranked state for mental healthcare, while Vermont is at the top, according to a Forbes Advisor ranking.

Terri Coyle, vice president of behavioral health at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in New York City, spoke with Becker's about her focus in 2023. 

Approximately 46.3 million people ages 12 or older, or 16.5 percent of the population, had a substance use disorder in 2021, according to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 

Here were the 10 most-read articles from Becker's Behavioral Health in April:

There were more than 103,500 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2021 to 2022, according to the CDC.

California has granted $17 million to 44 community and tribal organizations aimed at preventing youth substance abuse. 

More than 70 nurses at Concord, Calif.-based John Muir Behavioral Health Center have gone on strike to protest contracts, KRON reported May 3.

The Indiana General Assembly has significantly cut funds for the state's 988 crisis hotline and behavioral health clinics, the Herald Bulletin reported May 1.