Mental Health

Waco, Texas-based Baylor University has been granted $450,332 for its mental health training programs, FOX 44 reported April 6.

The Los Angeles County's board of supervisors has decided to allocate 500 mental health beds for inmates in the region, Antelope Valley Press reported April 5. 

Binghamton (N.Y.) University has received $9.3 million in federal funding for mental health professional training programs. 

Los Angeles County's board of supervisors has approved a new pilot program that will encourage field-based mental health workers to come to the region, Pasadena Now reported April 4. 

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will receive $2.2 million for its mental health training programs to bolster the profession in the area, myRGV reported April 4. 

A lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare, United Behavioral Health and MultiPlan for allegedly underpaying claims for mental health treatment has been dropped, Bloomberg Law reported April 3. 

Physicians have the highest suicide rate of any professionals and among all specialties, psychiatrists were among the second-most likely to have suicidal thoughts, according to a report from Medscape.

Here are 16 newly opened or announced behavioral health facilities reported by Becker's in April:

Daniel Bard, a closing pitcher for Major League Baseball team the Colorado Rockies, has been placed on the injured list to start the season for mental health reasons, according to a March 30 news report from ESPN.