Behavioral Health News

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.

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.