Behavioral Health News

Individuals newly diagnosed with a mental illness who had at least one outpatient care appointment paid an average of $115 less each month, or $1,380 annually, in medical and pharmacy costs than those without care, a study published Dec. 6…

The average employer cost of a pediatric mental health appointment increased from $2 in 2019 to $407 in 2022 — an increase of 20,250 percent.

Aetna Better Health of West Virginia, alongside Aetna parent company CVS Health, has donated $9.3 million to 10 behavioral health and social care providers across the state. 

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched an initiative that will provide training and consultation in mental and behavioral health in 130 K-12 schools. 

Austin, Texas-based telepsychiatry provider Iris Telehealth was awarded The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for the second time after its first accreditation in 2019.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has agreed to disperse $480.5 million between 54 different projects to help improve youth mental health programs throughout the state. 

More than 55 percent of adults with a mental illness, or 28 million people, received no mental health treatment in 2020, according to a report by Mental Health America. 

New York City's newest mental health initiative has sparked backlash from social workers based on its plans to involuntarily hospitalize people with mental health issues who pose a threat to themselves or others.

Dallas-based Texas Children's Hospital, the nation's largest pediatric hospital, used $11 million to form a behavioral health task force and integrate mental healthcare into its services.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Soul Surgery, an integrative medicine addiction and mental health center, has hired 15 employees to its team in the past two months.