Mental Health

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

The city of Providence, R.I., is suing multiple social media outlets — including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok — for their role in the current youth mental health crisis, WPRI reported May 1. 

Dallas-based AMN Healthcare has released its 2023 Healthcare Survey of Registered Nurses, which found that nurses are experiencing worse mental health than in 2021. 

A federal administrative judge has ruled that Attleboro, Mass.-based Fuller Hospital, a behavioral health facility, did not offer ample protection against workplace violence for workers in 2019, Insurance Journal reported April 28. 

Virginia's Department of Medical Assistance Services has signed a $113 million contract with Keystone Peer Review Organization, a subsidiary of healthcare technology company CNSI, to manage behavioral health utilization. 

Here are the 15 states with the most mental health professional shortage areas as of April 2023, according to the Health Resources & Services Administration:

The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services has teamed up with the National Fatherhood Initiative to implement the 24:7 Dad program in community programs across the state. 

A study conducted by the Center for Disease Control found that adolescent suicide and suicide attempts by poision rapidly increased throughout the pandemic.

King County in Washington is having an election to decide on a property tax levy that would raise $1.2 billion over nine years for the region's mental health system, The Wall Street Journal reported April 23. 

The Minnesota Department of Health has teamed up with PrairieCare, a psychiatric health system; the Metro Health and Medical Preparedness Coalition; and AspireMN, a resource and advocacy group for youth and families, to create a mental health coalition hub to…