Boston Children’s Hospital has expanded suicide prevention protocols across its clinical settings as part of its participation in the the Preventing Youth Suicide Collaboration. The hospital joined the collaboration in 2023, a national effort developed by the Cardinal Health Foundation,…
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Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has expanded its co-response program, which pairs behavioral health clinicians with law enforcement to help officers respond to behavioral health crises. The health system launched its first-ever co-responder program in northern Colorado in 2018 and has expanded…
What would you do with $100 million dollars and the freedom to create your own youth mental health program from scratch? For Susan Swick, MD, executive director at Monterey, Calif.-based Ohana Center for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health — part…
Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Colorado, and leaders at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora are working to change that. Becker’s caught up with Lisa Horowitz, PhD, a pediatric psychologist and director of suicide prevention…
New York, Hawaii and New Jersey are the top three states for overall mental health status and access to care, according to Mental Health America’s State of Mental Health America 2025 report, released in October. To devise the ranking, the…
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New York City-based Spring Health is supporting a new industry coalition that aims to establish universal standards for the ethical and clinically safe use of artificial intelligence in mental healthcare. The AI in Mental Health Safety and Ethics Council includes…
Healthcare is inherently complex, involving multiple touchpoints and professionals. That complexity demands coordination to ensure a holistic approach to care, which is why today’s healthcare leaders and care providers increasingly recognize that the mind and body are not separate entities—they…
Note: This is written by Joseph Austerman, DO, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Cleveland Clinic’s Children’s Hospital. Youth mental health continues to be a significant challenge for our world. Approximately 30% of high school students rate their mental health as…
As students return to school this fall, mental health resources may look different, with some school districts preparing to lay off behavioral health providers. About $1 billion in school-based mental health grants were cancelled by the federal government mid-cycle, and…
Mental health will be a primary focus for the first time at an United Nations General Assembly session on Sept. 25. World leaders are expected to adopt a declaration that outlines global priorities to improve mental healthcare access, according to…