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San Diego considers declaring behavioral health bed crisis
The city of San Diego is considering declaring a crisis over the shortage of behavioral health beds, CBS affiliate KFMB reported Oct. 4. -
10 recent behavioral health facility closures
Hospitals and health systems are closing inpatient behavioral health units and other care sites, with many transferring these services to other facilities. -
SAMHSA awards $35M in grants for behavioral health, HIV prevention care
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded $35 million to support essential behavioral health services and HIV prevention and care in historically underserved populations. -
HCA Florida mental health hospital closes
HCA Florida Trinity West Hospital, a mental health hospital in New Port Richey, has closed. -
Ascension Providence to close Texas behavioral health outpatient center
Ascension Providence has announced that it will close the DePaul Center and its outpatient behavioral health clinic in Waco, Texas, CBS affiliate KWTX reported Oct. 3. -
Pennsylvania hospital lays off behavioral health unit staff, transfers patients
Suburban Community Hospital in Norristown, Pa., has laid off its behavioral health unit staff. -
$115M mental health research facility to open in Utah
Officials have broken ground on a mental health research facility that will also offer clinical care in Salt Lake City, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Oct. 3. -
Behavioral health clinic opens in Washington state
A MultiCare behavioral health clinic has opened in Spokane, Wash., NBC affiliate KHQ reported Oct. 2. -
General telehealth dips 46%, but telebehavioral health remains strong
Telehealth visit volume has declined by 45.8 percent between 2020 and 2022, dropping from 76.6 million visits to 41.5 million, according to a recent report by market research firm Trilliant Health. -
Bradford Health Services names CEO
Birmingham, Ala.-based Bradford Health Services named Lisa Evans as CEO, according to an Oct. 3 news release. -
Virginia behavioral health clinic settles for $918K in billing fraud case
A Virginia behavioral health services provider and its owner will pay $918,000 to settle allegations it submitted false claims to Medicaid and Tricare. -
California rolls out new mental health court system
A new civil court process has launched across seven California counties, ABC News reported Oct. 1. -
Child behavioral health counselor to serve prison time for Medicaid fraud
A Georgia behavioral health counselor will serve six months in prison and 4.5 years on probation for submitting false claims to the state's Medicaid program. -
Federal judge approves LA County plan to add 3K new mental health beds
A federal judge has approved Los Angeles County's pledge to develop 3,000 new mental health and substance use treatment beds by 2026, the Los Angeles Times reported Sept. 29. -
The behavioral health conditions with the fastest-growing demand
Overall demand for behavioral healthcare has increased 20.1 percent since the first quarter of 2019, according to an analysis from Trilliant Health. -
Minnesota psychologist sentenced for defrauding BCBS, Mdewakanton Sioux
A Minnesota psychologist has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraudulently billing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community for over $800,000, the Star Tribune reported Sept. 28. -
7 new behavioral health partnerships in September
Here's seven behavioral health partnerships that Becker's reported on in September: -
North Carolina behavioral health facility expects four month delay for crisis services
WakeBrook Behavioral Health Facility in Raleigh, N.C., is expecting a four-month delay for crisis services due to a transition in health providers, CBS affiliate WNCN reported Sept. 27. -
Brigham and Women’s to support launch of AI-driven relapse platform
Digital video technology platform Videra Health has partnered with Discovery Behavioral Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston to launch an AI-driven online platform addressing relapse for patients in their first year after outpatient treatment. -
UKentucky, Appalachian Regional partner on rural behavioral health program
Appalachian Regional Healthcare has partnered with the University of Kentucky School of Social Work in Lexington to address the behavioral health workforce shortages in rural Kentucky and West Virginia.
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