1. Boston-based Harvard University has the best psychiatry program in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report’s list of best medical schools for 2023. Here are the other schools that made the top 10.
2. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Delphi Behavioral Health Group filed for bankruptcy. The organization owns 14 facilities, which it plans to sell or close. It filed for Chapter 11 protection alongside 33 related companies and listed assets of between $1 million and $10 million and liabilities of $10 million to $50 million.
3. NOCD, a virtual mental health treatment provider specializing in obsessive-compulsive disorder, raised $34 million in a funding round led by Cigna Ventures and 7wireVentures. Investors including Kaiser Permanente Ventures and Health Enterprise Partners participated in the series B funding round.
4. Kansas is the lowest-ranked state for mental healthcare while Wisconsin is at the top, according to a Mental Health America report. To see the 10 top- and lowest-ranking states, click here.
5. The highest average salary for psychiatrists is in Missouri while the lowest is in Utah, with Washington, D.C., ranking even lower. Here is a list of the average psychiatrist salary by state.
6. Individuals, legislators, national organizations and companies worldwide are focusing more on mental health, and some startups are attracting more search engine attention than others. Here are five of the hottest mental health startups for 2023.
7. Here are 15 mental health treatment centers that were announced or opened in January.
8. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined her more than $1 billion, multiyear initiative to overhaul the state’s “strained” and “suffering” mental healthcare system. Here is a breakdown of the plan.
9. Between 2021 and 2031, nurse practitioner jobs are expected to have increased by 46 percent while physician assistant positions are projected to jump 28 percent. Here are the average yearly salary ranges of psychiatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants by percentile.
10. Twelve mental health investments in the first half of February totaled $1.2 billion. Here is an overview of the transactions.