Rising costs and ongoing staff shortages have led many behavioral health facilities and units to close up shop, creating or exacerbating care deserts.
Investment & Transactions
Snohomish County in Washington is investing $8 million into five projects to expand substance use and mental health treatment capacity, the Lynnwood Times reported May 22.
Here are six investments into mental healthcare reported by Becker's since May 15:
Wauwatosa, Wis.-based Froedtert Health closed the behavioral health unit at its Menomonee Falls hospital, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported May 19.
Yakima, Wash.-based behavioral health provider Comprehensive Healthcare is closing two of its facilities in Goldendale and White Salmon, Columbia Community Connection reported May 16.
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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.
The Department of Health and Human Services has pledged over $200 million in funding to support 988 suicide crisis hotlines and crisis support services.
Officials in Michigan's Macomb County are proposing a behavioral health-focused $228 million central intake center for the county jail complex, the Detroit Free Press reported May 12.
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.