1. Casper, Wyo., is the city with the highest suicide rate in the U.S. Here is a list of cities with the highest and lowest suicide rates.
2. Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. physicians have suicidal thoughts, while psychiatrists fare worse. Here are 10 things to know about the mental health of behavioral health providers.
3. Kansas is the lowest-ranked state for mental healthcare, while Wisconsin is at the top. Here is a list of the 10 best and 10 worst U.S. cities for mental healthcare.
4. New York is the most expensive state for average therapy fees. Iowa sits at the other end of the spectrum. Here is a comparison of the states with the most and least expensive therapy costs.
5. Jennifer Ziccardi, MSN, RN, Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health’s chief nurse executive and vice president for the behavioral health service line, spoke with Becker’s about stigma and the importance of dismantling it.
6. Frank Fortunati, MD, vice chief and medical director of psychiatry and behavioral health at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital since 2016, died March 5 at 58 after a battle with cancer.
7. Becker’s Healthcare named 150 companies to its 2023 list of the top places to work in healthcare, nine of which have placed particular emphasis on their employees’ mental health.
8. Michelle Schafer, regional vice president and system clinical program chair for behavioral health at St. Louis.-based SSM Health, spoke with Becker’s about barriers to growth in behavioral health services.
9. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is rallying support for her $80 million behavioral health plan to expand access to care in the state. Here is a breakdown of the initiative.
10. Raymondville, Texas-based Inspired Behavioral Health has been sued by the federal government for forfeiture for fraudulently billing millions to Medicaid. More on the case here.
