As wildfires continue to rage in Southern California, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health has deployed professionals to assist evacuees facing the emotional and psychological effects of the disaster, KFF Health News reported Jan. 21.
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Holy Hill Hospital in Raleigh, N.C., has halted child and adolescent admissions as state surveyors conduct an investigation at the psychiatric facility, according to local news outlets.
UNC Health Pardee is building a psychiatric inpatient unit designed to meet the unique needs of adolescents.
Many unknowns surround behavioral health in 2025, according to Sabina Lim, MD.
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.
A Connecticut psychiatrist will pay more than $400,000 to settle allegations he violated the Controlled Substances Act.