Behavioral Health News

The American Board of Medical Specialties will recognize emergency behavioral health as a focused practice designation. 

Louisiana's Acadiana region is without a large behavioral health facility — Ochsner Lafayette (La.) General and Oceans Healthcare are working to change that. 

West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health has seen success with virtual behavioral health care.

More than 180 employees will lose their jobs when Grand Junction, Colo.-based West Springs Hospital closes, according to a layoff notice filed Feb. 24. 

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System has opened a new behavioral health urgent care center in New Port Richy, offering walk-in and same-day access to mental health and addiction services, Health News Florida reported Feb. 27. 

A Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine study found that single-session interventions can significantly improve mental health outcomes for youth and adults.

A Connecticut mental health provider has been sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding Medicaid of more than $1.6 million. 

Gateways Mental Health is adding 37 beds for adolescent inpatient behavioral health treatment, a project designed to give a lifeline to struggling populations, according to CEO Phil Wong, PsyD. 

A new machine-learning model has shown promise in predicting the progression of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder based on routine clinical data from EHRs. 

Sharon (Pa.) Regional Medical Center has reopened its outpatient behavioral health clinic, CBS affiliate WKBN reported Feb. 21.