The Education Department has awarded over $208 million in new grants to expand mental health services in schools. The funds were distributed to 65 recipients, with more than $120 million of the total going to support rural states and school…
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Providence, R.I.-based Butler Hospital has opened a walk-in behavioral health clinic offering same-day care for patients of all ages, WPRI reported Dec. 10. The new Express Care clinic provides immediate access to licensed clinicians for concerns such as anxiety, depression,…
Boston Children’s Hospital has received a $100 million donation from Rob and Karen Hale — the largest in the hospital’s history — to support a new $650 million pediatric psychiatric hospital. The gift will fund the creation of an integrated care…
Stephan Heckers, MD, will step down as chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center at the end of the academic year. Dr. Heckers, the William P. and Henry B. Test chair…
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Philadelphia, Pa.-based Jefferson Health, and King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services have completed a joint behavioral health hospital in the Lehigh Valley. The new facility, Hanover Hill Behavioral Health, is a…
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Stillwater-based Oklahoma State University will return more than $4.8 million to the state’s mental health agency after plans for a behavioral health hospital on its Oklahoma City campus were canceled over funding shortfalls, The Oklahoman reported Dec. 6. OSU/A&M regents…
Wickenburg, Ariz.-based The Meadows released its 2024 annual report Dec. 4, presenting key findings from more than 5,000 patients across its behavioral health programs. The Meadows used data collected by Vista Research Group to measure clinical outcomes, treatment satisfaction and…
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, Pa., has opened four renovated emergency department rooms designed for rapid conversion between medical and behavioral health use, LebTown reported Dec. 8. The rooms were first used in late November after receiving necessary approvals.…
A foundation design flaw at a new state psychiatric hospital in Concord, N.H., has delayed construction by more than nine months and may leave taxpayers on the hook for an additional $5 million, according to a Dec. 3 report from…
A poll from Arlington, Va.-based National Alliance on Mental Illness found that most Americans strongly oppose recent federal cuts to behavioral health programs and want Congress to make mental health funding a priority. The NAMI/lpsos poll was conducted Nov. 7-9,…