The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded 14 states grants of $1 million to plan Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics.
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New technologies, incorporating families, innovative models and trauma-informed care will be some of the trends shaping youth behavioral health in 2025, according to Jim Serratt, CEO of Parkside Psychiatric Hospital and Clinic.
Nearly 55% of hospital bed stays for active-duty service members between 2019 and 2023 were for mental health disorders — more than every other affliction combined — according to a December Department of Defense Medical Surveillance Monthly Report.
ABA Centers of America filed a lawsuit alleging Point32Health stopped paying for autism treatment services it had previously authorized.
Nevada and the Justice Department have reached a settlement to resolve allegations the state unnecessarily segregated children with behavioral health disabilities in institutional settings.
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A Connecticut psychiatrist will pay more than $400,000 to settle allegations he violated the Controlled Substances Act.
Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare, a provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, is acquiring Haven Behavioral Healthcare.
A Maryland psychiatric hospital is under investigation following a patient who suffered a brain bleed after being allegedly attacked by two other patients, The Washington Post reported Dec. 31.
The Maryland Department of Health has extended its pause on new Medicaid provider enrollments for certain mental health and addiction treatment facilities until July, The Baltimore Sun reported Dec. 31.
New Mexico will open seven certified community behavioral health clinics in January 2025.