Behavioral Health News

Multidisciplinary mental health treatment practice Bloom Health Centers is opening a new location in Winchester, Va., according to a June 19 report shared with Becker's. The center will be led by psychiatrist Dr. Suzanne Eschenback and psychiatric physician assistant Tamara…

Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners reported double-digit increases in pay from 2022 to 2023, according to a report from the Hospital & Health System Compensation Services.

Administrative support employees had the highest of all behavioral health positions, according to a report from the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Services.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have proposed a $4.68 billion bond and modernization of the Mental Health Services Act for the March 2024 ballot.

Indianapolis-based Aspire Indiana Health has received a $2 million grant to develop a crisis stabilization unit in Hamilton County.

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.