Behavioral Health News

An international panel of experts on women’s mental health is calling for postpartum psychosis to be classified as a distinct mental illness in medical coding systems, according to a consensus statement published Oct. 22 in Biology Psychiatry.  The panel, led…

Green Bay and La Crosse, Wis.-based Emplify Health and Milwaukee-based Marquette University have partnered on a pilot program to train and retain mental health counselors in Northeast Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.  The Resch Mental Health Initiative will support 25…

New Mind Wellness, a Philadelphia-based behavioral health provider, has earned a Gold Seal of Approval for behavioral healthcare from The Joint Commission.  The recognition reflects the organization’s adherence to national standards for safety, quality and patient care as established by…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Mental Health Cooperative is preparing to open a children and youth stabilization unit for patients ages 4 to 17, according to an Oct. 21 report from ABC affiliate WKRN.  The facility will include 15 beds and two observation…

Cleveland-based MetroHealth System will close its psychiatric emergency department at the Cleveland Heights Medical Center effective Dec. 31; the move will affect 35 employees. The employees will be redeployed, the health system said in an Oct. 17 news release. MetroHealth…

Behavioral health access remains one of the most urgent and complex challenges in U.S. healthcare. A 2024 Mental Health America report shows nearly 60 million adults experienced a mental illness in the last year, and 13 million reported serious thoughts…

Behavioral health leaders are observing a shift: industry needs are becoming more complex, intersecting with social, digital and physical health factors in new ways. While awareness and demand for services continue to grow, infrastructure, training and access have not kept…

A total of 313 psychiatric facilities had a rate of zero hours of physical restraint per 1,000 patients, and 507 facilities had a rate of zero hours of sedation, according to CMS data. CMS’ Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Measure Data…

Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed will break ground Nov. 6 on a two-hospital campus that integrates acute care and mental health services, The News & Observer reported Oct. 13. The Garner, N.C.-based “whole health campus” will include a $214 million, 45-bed acute…

By 2033, California is projected to face a severe behavioral health workforce shortage, with an estimated 171,413 additional nonprescribing licensed clinicians needed to meet demand — nearly double the current statewide supply, according to a report from the California Department…