Mental Health

Syntero, a behavioral health treatment provider, is expanding its presence in Ohio with a new program, the Columbus Dispatch reported April 3. 

Lenawee County in Michigan has created a new program to keep more mentally ill individuals out of jail, the Daily Telegram reported April 3. 

The Colorado Medical Society has created a new program that will offer free peer counseling to any physician or medical student, the Loveland Reporter-Herald reported April 2. 

The International Council of Nurses declared nurse shortages a global health emergency, with 13 million nurses needing to be replaced globally in the coming years.

The Castle Connolly 2023 "Exceptional Women in Medicine" list honored 8,400 physicians across 77 specialties, including 88 female psychiatrists. 

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will offer up to $300,000 in student debt relief to eligible mental healthcare providers. 

Patients with psychiatric conditions who scored highest for illness severity and instability were 45 percent more likely to be hospitalized, according to a study conducted by data analytics company Holmusk.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., has launched the Behavioral Health Clinical Service Center.

The Kansas City Royals, a Major League Baseball team, has hired Melissa Lambert as its first on-field mental health director, the MLB reported March 26. 

Johnson County in Iowa has created a new specialty court dedicated to mental health, The Daily Iowan reported March 27.