Mental Health

The Housing Authority of Cook County in Illinois has placed behavioral health workers in 10 public housing communities, Fox 32 reported May 17. 

Villanova, Pa.-based Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health has started a career acceleration program for its employees to advance their qualifications, Main Line Times & Suburban reported May 15. 

Georgia residents can now obtain psychiatric advance directives with instructions for care in the event of a behavioral health crisis, Chattanooga Times Free Press reported May 14. 

Dallas-based Children's Health has teamed up with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, also in Dallas, to train more primary care pediatricians in mental health screening and treatment, D Magazine reported May 15. 

Joe Burrow, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals NFL team, has covered the cost of mental health treatment for 20 families at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincy Jungle reported May 15. 

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

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.

Wellesley, Mass.-based Babson College is partnering with Uwill, a teletherapy mental health service, to provide services to its students. 

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based CenCal Health will work with Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties to improve mental health infrastructure in public schools, Santa Barbara News Press reported May 10. 

The California Mental Health Services Authority has inked a contract with Astrya Global Medical Staffing as a preferred recruitment agency for behavioral health workers.