From a $230 million reform to the White House's "historic" behavioral health policy proposal, here are the 10 most-read behavioral health updates reported by Becker's Behavioral Health in December, starting with the most popular.
- Here are the 10 states with the most readily available mental healthcare, considering metrics including the quality and cost of insurance in the area, access to treatment and special education, and the availability of mental health providers.
- In a survey of schools by the federal government released in March, more than 75 percent included responses from staff who said they have encountered students with depression, anxiety and trauma. Adolescent depression and anxiety were high before the pandemic but have continued to rise despite federal funding for schools to obtain resources to step in. Here are more of the survey's findings.
- When asked what aspect of mental health the healthcare industry should prioritize next, Matt Peterson, president of Universal Health Services' behavioral health division, shared with Becker's what steps the health group is taking to make care more accessible to active service members as well as veterans.
- Michigan psychiatrist James Block, MD, PhD, investigates financial crimes as a hobby. He published a deep dive into crypto exchange FTX, once worth $32 billion and the third largest in the world, and founder Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto trading firm, Alameda Research. Here is more on Dr. Block's work and findings.
- Here are the 10 states where mental health services are the least accessible, starting with the state where care is the most difficult to access, considering metrics including the quality and cost of insurance in the area, access to treatment and special education, and the availability of mental health providers.
- Mental healthcare company Brightside Health launched a telehealth program designed to treat individuals at risk of suicide. Read more on the program here.
- 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. The National Association of Social Workers-New York City Chapter's response to Mayor Eric Adams' initiative details what it believes are the faults of the plan.
- Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is using $230 million to address mental health issues across the state. Here is a breakdown of his six-pillar plan.
- The White House released its 2024 proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule, with changes intended to make mental healthcare more accessible. Here is what to know about the "historic" proposed changes.
- Ground was broken on a $200 million state psychiatric hospital in Dallas. More on the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Texas HHS joint venture can be found here.