Mental Health

CVS Health’s MinuteClinic has expanded virtual mental health services in 49 states and Washington, D.C. Nearly 95% of MinuteClinic counseling visits now occur virtually, according to an Aug. 26 CVS Health news release.  Licensed therapists provide care for conditions including…

As individuals make their way through outpatient care, measuring treatment success outcomes has proven difficult. Fragmented care throughout a patient’s behavioral health journey has become a key concern for clinicians, often leaving them unable to fully document treatment progress.  With…

Rural youth are less likely than their suburban and urban peers to use mental health apps and teletherapy despite experiencing similar rates of anxiety and depression, according to an Aug. 19 report from Hopelab. To develop the report, the company…

Amid an escalating national crisis in youth mental health, emergency department boarding times for children and adolescents have increased as they wait for behavioral health and psychiatric services. Clinicians strive to avert these boarding outcomes by expanding access to mental…

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has opened a new $49 million behavioral health center, a move that aims to keep children and families in the community while reshaping rural mental healthcare access, Vice President of Behavioral Health Dawn Zieger told Becker’s. Geisinger…

Louisville, Ky.-based Seven Counties Services has created two mobile health units to address mounting mental health, substance use and gun violence concerns, according to a July 31 report from CBS affiliate WLKY.  The mobile units — staffed by licensed behavioral…

NYC Health + Hospitals of New York City has expanded a program to broaden access to mental health services within domestic violence shelters to a total of 41 shelters across the city, according to a July 28 news release.  The…

Uvalde, Texas-based Community Health Development has opened a $16 million multi-purpose community health center with a focus on physical and mental health services, KSAT reported July 28.  The center aims to deliver comprehensive care to meet the high demand of…

Nevada has established a licensing pathway for a new mental health profession — behavioral health and wellness practitioners — based on the University of Oregon’s Ballmer Institute model. The new law went into effect June 6. The law adapts an…

The first postpartum depression drug zuranolone, sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, has shown mixed results since its release a year and a half ago, according to a July 22 report in The New York Times. Physicians are navigating the…