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Horizon Behavioral Health to open crisis center in Virginia
Horizon Behavioral Health has received local and state backing to open a crisis receiving center in Lynchburg, Va., ABC affiliate WSET reported Aug. 30. -
3 behavioral health employees arrested for leaving patient in Arizona park
Three employees of Valleywise Behavioral Health Center in Phoenix were arrested Aug. 25 for allegedly abusing a patient in their care, AZ Central reported Aug. 30. -
New behavioral health center to open in place of closed Illinois facility
Locust Street Resource Center is opening a new mental health facility in Jacksonville, Ill., WLDS reported Aug. 31. -
24/7 crisis center to open in Maryland
A 24-hour crisis care center is slated to open in September in Frederick, Md., Maryland Matters reported Aug. 31. -
Behavioral health clinician files whistleblower suit over inmate care
A former behavioral health clinician filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging she was fired after reporting allegations that inmates at Westmoreland County Prison, based in Greensburg, Pa., received insufficient mental healthcare, according to an Aug. 28 report from Trib Live. -
10 behavioral health centers opening, expanding in 2 weeks
Here are 10 behavioral health centers opening or expanding that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 15: -
UNC Health to expand behavioral healthcare for students
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health is partnering with Bladen County schools in North Carolina to offer behavioral health services to students in the rural county. -
Ohio awards $5M in grants to expand crisis mental health care
The state of Ohio has awarded $5 million in grants to organizations improving access to crisis mental healthcare across southwest Ohio, Dayton Daily News reported Aug. 30. -
Google donates $250K for Ohio mental health facility
Google has donated $250,000 to support the opening of a new youth mental health facility in Grove City, Ohio, The Columbus Dispatch reported Aug. 30. -
$6.8M approved for behavioral health crisis center in Cleveland
The Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services approved a $6.8 million capital grant for the development of a behavioral health crisis center in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland. -
Georgia county looks for taxpayer support of behavioral health center
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners is asking taxpayers to contribute $15 million to fund the DeKalb County Regional Crisis Center in North Decatur, Ga., Georgia Public Broadcasting reported Aug. 28. -
Clear Recovery Center rebrands to Clear Behavioral Health
Behavioral health services Clear Recovery Center has rebranded to Clear Behavioral Health to better represent the comprehensive, full continuum of in-network behavioral health treatment it offers. -
14 US cities moving to non-police crisis response teams
Fourteen of the 20 most populous cities across the nation have moved toward implementing programs that send clinicians and paramedics to respond to nonviolent mental health crises instead of police officers, according to an Aug. 27 report from The Washington Post. -
10 cities, counties partner with Harvard to expand mental health services
Ten cities and counties have joined a Harvard initiative to expand access to mental health services and introduce alternatives to police responses in mental health emergencies. -
Behavioral health center opens in East Texas
The Pittsburg-Camp County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for UT Health East Texas Behavioral Health in Pittsburg, The Tyler Morning Telegraph reported Aug. 28. -
Aetna forms partnership to launch pediatric behavioral health program in West Virginia
Aetna Better Health of West Virginia — a CVS Health company — has partnered with Community Care of West Virginia to increase access to child and adolescent psychiatry services in the state. -
Behavioral health workers at Oregon hospital vote to unionize
Mental and behavioral health providers at the Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland, Ore., have voted to unionize, The Lund Report reported Aug. 24. -
PeaceHealth to close Oregon behavioral health hospital
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth will close Sacred Heart Medical Center University District in Eugene, Ore., due to underutilization. -
$77M Massachusetts behavioral health center in the works
Dallas-based Steward Health Care System is looking to expand Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Mass., to include more behavioral health services, NBC Boston reported Aug. 24. -
14 behavioral health projects, grants totaling $411M
Here are 14 behavioral health projects and grants totaling over $411 million Becker's reported on in August:
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