Behavioral Health News

Kentucky Children's Hospital in Lexington has opened a behavioral health unit, according to a June 20 report from CBS affiliate WKYT.

The recently signed Florida state budget has allocated $5 million to increase access to pediatric behavioral health services in Jacksonville, according to a June 19 report from ABC affiliate First Coast News.

Behavioral healthcare startup Concert Health has partnered with Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health to increase access to behavioral health services for pediatric, primary care and women's health patients in Wisconsin.

Behavioral Health is a big focus for UnitedHealth Group as demand for services increases.

Federal auditors have found that the Oregon Health Authority may have misappropriated more than half a million dollars in federal mental health grants, according to a June 19 report from The Lund Report.

Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Bronson Healthcare and Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare have partnered to open Bronson Behavioral Health Hospital in Battle Creek, Mich.

Here are five behavioral health hospitals and providers that are closing or restructuring that Becker's has reported on since May 18:

Several healthcare organizations are coming together to build a $100 million behavioral health facility in South Carolina, according to 15 News, an ABC affiliate.

Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health has begun the process of closing psych units and behavioral health services at some of its locations to make way for its standalone behavioral health hospital, according to a June 14 report from masslive.com.

The University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora is opening a new inpatient behavioral health unit at the end of the month, according to a June 11 report from ABC affiliate KUSA.