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Iowa hospital's ED to add 4 beds, new unit for mental health patients
Davenport, Iowa-based Genesis Medical Center is slated to unveil its emergency department expansion this month, including four beds and a new unit for mental health patients, the Quad-City Times reported Dec. 9. -
Patient breaks staff member's leg at Ohio behavioral health hospital
Police were called to Generations Behavioral Health-Youngstown in Ohio after a patient broke a staff member's leg, CBS affiliate WKBN reported Dec. 9. -
Talkspace's new CEO and 7 other behavioral health leadership moves
Here are eight changes companies made to their leadership teams that Becker's has reported since Nov. 9: -
$718M+ worth of mental health investments: 8 updates
Here are eight mental health investments totalling $718.9 million that Becker's has reported since Dec. 1: -
Providence Health Plan shakes up executive team
Providence Health Plan added Scott Burton and Shannon Drotning to its executive leadership team, where they will lead its commercial and consumer markets, respectively. -
Access to outpatient mental health services cuts annual spending by $1,380: study
Individuals newly diagnosed with a mental illness who had at least one outpatient care appointment paid an average of $115 less each month, or $1,380 annually, in medical and pharmacy costs than those without care, a study published Dec. 6 in JAMA Psychiatry found. -
Cost of virtual pediatric mental health appointments up 20,250% since 2019
The average employer cost of a pediatric mental health appointment increased from $2 in 2019 to $407 in 2022 — an increase of 20,250 percent. -
Aetna of West Virginia gifts $9.3M toward youth behavioral health providers
Aetna Better Health of West Virginia, alongside Aetna parent company CVS Health, has donated $9.3 million to 10 behavioral health and social care providers across the state. -
North Carolina HHS to provide mental and behavioral health training in 130 schools
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched an initiative that will provide training and consultation in mental and behavioral health in 130 K-12 schools. -
Iris Telehealth recertified by Joint Commission
Austin, Texas-based telepsychiatry provider Iris Telehealth was awarded The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for the second time after its first accreditation in 2019. -
California governor approves $480.5M in youth mental health grants
California Governor Gavin Newsom has agreed to disperse $480.5 million between 54 different projects to help improve youth mental health programs throughout the state. -
How accessible was mental healthcare in 2020?
More than 55 percent of adults with a mental illness, or 28 million people, received no mental health treatment in 2020, according to a report by Mental Health America. -
Social workers on NYC's mental health initiative: Involuntary hospitalization violates profession's values
New York City's newest mental health initiative has sparked backlash from social workers based on its plans to involuntarily hospitalize people with mental health issues who pose a threat to themselves or others. -
How Texas Children's is using $11M to combat the pediatric mental health crisis
Dallas-based Texas Children's Hospital, the nation's largest pediatric hospital, used $11 million to form a behavioral health task force and integrate mental healthcare into its services. -
Arizona addiction center adds 15 employees
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Soul Surgery, an integrative medicine addiction and mental health center, has hired 15 employees to its team in the past two months. -
Dr. Joseph Garbely to lead Discovery Behavioral Health addiction center
Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Discovery Behavioral Health appointed Joseph Garbely, DO, the medical director of its Brookdale Premier Addiction Recovery treatment center in Scotrun, Pa. -
Cherry Health to place Narcan vending machines in Michigan
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Cherry Health, in partnership with addiction and sexual health services provider the Grand Rapids Red Project, will install Narcan vending machines at two locations to help prevent opioid overdose, MLive reported Dec. 6. -
TCN Behavioral Health to build 40-unit apartment building
Xenia, Ohio-based TCN Behavioral Health Services has been granted a land-use change in Fairborn, Ohio, to construct a 40-unit apartment building, Dayton Daily News reported Dec. 5. -
Student mental health crisis worsening nationwide
Mental health issues among students nationwide are surging, The Washington Post reported Dec. 5. -
At-home mental health provider names COO, expands to Kentucky
Aware Recovery Care, an at-home mental health treatment company based in Wallington, Conn., named Martha Mather its COO and expanded to Kentucky.
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