Mental Health

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.

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.