The state of mental health in the U.S. is a top concern for many, including Melissa Eckstein, president of Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland, Ore.
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The average salary for psychiatrists in the U.S. is $247,350, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
Psychiatrists working in ambulatory care settings are paid the most, on average, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
Physician assistants working in outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers are paid the most, on average, among all behavioral health settings, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
Laplace, La.-based River Place Behavioral Health is reopening its intensive outpatient program, L'Observateur reported April 22.
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Registered nurses working in the offices of nonphysician mental health practitioners are paid the most, on average, among all behavioral health settings, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
Phoenix-based mental healthcare network Meadows Behavioral Healthcare has opened five new facilities since Dec. 20.
The average hourly pay for nurses in the U.S. is $42.80 for registered nurses and $59.94 for nurse practitioners, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
Shalaura Soliai, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at Irvine, Calif.-based Discovery Behavioral Health, joined Becker's to discuss projects she is excited about, her top mental healthcare priorities and more.
The average salary for psychiatrists in the U.S. is $247,350, down from last year's $249,760, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics data.