The city of Clovis, N.M., is looking to build a $44.5 million inpatient mental and behavioral health facility in partnership with Denver-based Initium Health, a public benefit corporation, the Roswell Daily Record reported Nov. 22.
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Chicago residents voted in support of an ordinance seeking to secure funding for non-police from crisis response teams and public mental health centers, Truthout reported Nov. 19.
Montana Psychiatry and Brain Health Center in Billings, Mont., will partner with Dallas-based Turnwell Mental Health Network to create new mental health clinics throughout the state.
Officials in a Nebraska county are investing $55 million into building a mental health facility to serve the Douglas County area, NBC affiliate WOWT reported Nov. 21.
Licensed clinical social workers, often referred to as therapists, make up 36 percent of the country's mental health workforce, according to data from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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The average starting salary for psychiatrists increased 7 percent from 2021 to 2022, a change one report attributed to the shortage of mental health providers.
More than 50 million adults, or 20.8 percent of the U.S. population, experienced a mental illness in 2020, according to a report by Mental Health America.
Flint, Mich.-based Genesee Health System has opened a new facility for children to receive primary and behavioral healthcare, HCO+News reported Nov. 22.
Texas and California have the most significant mental health workforce shortage areas, according to data from Health Services and Resources Administration.
Virginia Family Preservation Services will stop providing therapeutic day treatment services for students enrolled in Medicaid at multiple school districts, Virginia Mercury reported Nov. 21.