The California Department of Healthcare Services has awarded a $33.7 million grant to San Francisco's Department of Public Health to build new youth mental health facilities.
Behavioral Health News
National mental health treatment organization Aliya Health Group opened a residential detox and mental health treatment center in Aurora, Colo.
Pittsburg, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi Hospital will close its behavioral health department after this month, KOAM reported Dec. 19.
Former psychiatric chair of Connecticut hospital comes out against plans to close mental health ward
Richard Maiberger, MD, former chair of the psychiatric department at Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital, has come forward to plead that the hospital not close its inpatient psychiatric ward, SFGate reported Dec. 17.
Legislators, national organizations and companies worldwide have acknowledged the growing mental health crisis.
Advertisement
National mental healthcare provider Concert Health has teamed with Raleigh, N.C.-based health system Med First to integrate mental health services into its primary care centers.
Denver-based SonderMind has laid off 50 employees following its acquisition of San Francisco-based Total Brain, a neuroscience app and research company, Denver Business Journal reported Dec. 16.
Students at Yale University filed a lawsuit against the New Haven, Conn.-based school and its officials for alleged "systemic discrimination against students with mental health disabilities," CNN reported Dec. 2.
A free digital program to train peer support specialists how to help others experiencing mental health issues has been released by wellness platform ShareWell.
Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin plans to implement a six-pillar plan to address ongoing mental health issues, CBS19 News reported Dec. 14.