A new psychiatry residency program is set to launch in Texas next summer through a partnership between Conroe-based Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare, Huntsville (Texas) Memorial Hospital and the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, also in Conroe. The residency…
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The U.S. suicide rate ticked down in 2024 after reaching its highest level in more than 80 years, according to provisional CDC data released Dec. 9. Last year’s age-adjusted suicide rate was 13.7 deaths per 100,000 people, down from 14.1…
A fifth-grade student opens their pencil box, slips a piece of paper into a pocket and goes to the bathroom. After feeling the urge to self-harm, the student unfolds the paper to reveal an illustrated flower with positive affirmation petals…
Youths across the U.S. are facing a mental health crisis, with systems having limited time, access and resources. As the crisis continues, more systems are investing in bringing behavioral health services to the youth through community-based care and crisis stabilization…
Thirty U.S. colleges were recognized by The Princeton Review for their commitment to student mental health and well-being. The 2025 Mental Health Services Honor Roll includes schools that demonstrate strong administrative support for campus mental health, maintain a quality of…
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Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health has launched a confidential mental health program, Code Phoenix, for clinicians and first responders experiencing behavioral health crises, according to a Dec. 4 report from NBC affiliate News 4. The program is available through a partnership…
Nearly 800 mental health patients in Malheur County, Ore., will lose access to their current behavioral health providers, effective Jan. 1, under a new Medicaid policy from Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, KTVB7 reported Dec. 4. The policy change will require…
Telehealth accounted for more than one-quarter of all outpatient mental health care among U.S. adults in 2021 to 2022, according to a Nov. 26 JAMA Psychiatry study. Researchers examined national trends by care modality, revealing notable differences by age, income,…
Washington, D.C.’s behavioral health agency is changing course on a 2018 commitment to place a full-time licensed mental health clinician in every public and charter school, citing staffing shortages and underperformance by contracted community providers. The revised approach began this…
A patient with lifelong epilepsy visits their physician. After trying multiple medications, the symptoms persist. The patient weighs the risks and benefits of epilepsy surgery for the possibility of a seizure-free life. Although the physical symptoms may subside, there is…