Salem-based Oregon State Hospital is in compliance with a long-standing federal court order for the first time in two years, Oregon Public Broadcast reported June 22. “This is a positive development for Oregon Health Authority and Oregon State Hospital, but…
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New Orleans-based LCMC Health broke ground on the first inpatient behavioral health unit at New Orleans East Hospital. The new unit will provide specialized care for patients experiencing a mental health crisis and behavioral health conditions, and provide comprehensive, patient-centered…
A toxicology journal has retracted a 2010 study that claimed male newborns vaccinated against hepatitis B in their first month of life had threefold greater odds of an autism diagnosis than those vaccinated later or not at all. In a May 21…
More than 1 in 7 pregnant women in the U.S. reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days, according to a CDC study published June 11 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Researchers analyzed 2021-2024 data from the Behavioral…
Colorado youth treatment centers generated 1,154 calls to the state child abuse hotline over the past five years, but about 92% of those reports were ‘screened out’ by county child welfare officials — meaning county human services departments determined the…
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New York state opened the Kate Rothko Center for Recovery, a newly constructed $32 million residential addiction treatment facility, with New York City-based Odyssey House operating the center. The three-story, 22,500-square-foot facility houses 60 beds and will serve adult men…
Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Laguna Treatment Center, a provider of addiction and co-occurring disorder treatment, is warning about rising kratom use and dependence after reporting a sharp increase in patients seeking treatment for the substance. The treatment center said the trend…
From requiring companies to disclose that chatbots are not human to restricting the technology’s use in treating patients, these five states have passed laws or created agencies to address AI’s role in mental health.
A California emergency staffing order intended to improve patient safety is having an unintended consequence: fewer inpatient psychiatric beds available for some of the state’s most vulnerable patients, including children under 12. Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health was forced…
Irvine, Calif.-based Discovery Behavioral Health entered a restructuring agreement that will reduce the company’s debt obligations and result in a change in majority ownership. If approved by regulators, investment funds managed by HPS Investment Partners will assume majority ownership in…