Behavioral Health News

In face of the ongoing mental health crisis among students, school districts and counties across the country have filed lawsuits against social media companies for their negative effects on youth, The Washington Post reported March 19. 

Stefanie King, owner of Athens, Pa.-based Center for Holistic Integrative Mental Health, has pleaded guilty to prescribing medications without a supervising physician and false billing, The Daily Review reported March 18. 

Montana, South Dakota and Idaho are the three best places for physicians to practice in the U.S. in 2023, according to a March 20 WalletHub ranking. The three worst are Hawaii, Rhode Island and Alaska. 

Raymondville, Texas-based Inspired Behavioral Health is being sued by the federal government for forfeiture for fraudulently billing millions to Medicaid, The Brownsville Herald reported March 16. 

Behavioral health is projected to be one of the fastest-growing areas in healthcare, by market value, over the next few years. Those projections may fall short, however, if certain key obstacles aren't addressed.

An overwhelming majority of Americans believe the country is living through a mental health crisis, but many continue to fundamentally misunderstand how to access it, according to a survey from Talkiatry, one of the largest employers of psychiatrists in the…

The state of Colorado will begin offering $14,000 signing bonuses for nurses who agree to work at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Fort Logan and Pueblo, NBC affiliate 9News reported March 16. 

The behavioral health industry is projected by many to see rapid growth over the next few years, but the path isn't free of obstacles.

Cohen Veterans Network, a national nonprofit organization providing mental healthcare to service members, opened a treatment center in Torrance, Calif.

More than 3 million patients were affected in a data breach involving behavioral telehealth company Cerebral, according to the HHS' Office of Civil Rights.