Behavioral Health News

The following are behavioral health sites that have opened in 2022 that Becker's has covered: 

Sixty-four percent of women ages 18 to 25 said they thought they needed mental health services at some point in the past two years, according to a survey published Dec. 20 by the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

New York City-based NYU Langone Health was awarded a $6.1 million grant for its program that provides support services for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Adults often look to influencers for advice on anxiety, depression and weight loss, according to a survey commissioned by pharmacy service CharityRx.

Phoenix-based Meadows Behavioral Healthcare has opened an outpatient mental health and substance use treatment center in Las Vegas.

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. 

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. 

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.