Behavioral Health News

Here are 7 updates about ketamine therapy that Becker's has reported since May 10:

TrueCare rolled out its mobile wellness services to communities in San Diego and South Riverside counties in California.

Phoenix-based behavioral health crisis care provider Connections Health Solutions will develop a crisis care center in Woodbridge, Va. 

The average starting salary for psychiatrists grew 7 percent from 2021 to 2022, an increase attributed to the persistent shortage of psychiatrists in the U.S.

The U.S. is meeting only 27.2 percent of its mental healthcare needs; meanwhile, physician assistants and nurse practitioners have stepped up to close the gap, MDLinx reported Nov. 2. 

Five updates to CMS' 2023 physician fee schedule are poised to make mental healthcare in the U.S. more accessible to Medicare patients in underserved areas.

Martinsburg-based West Virginia University Berkeley Medical Center and University Healthcare Physicians opened a new crisis stabilization center, the Journal reported Nov. 9.

Here are eight investments in behavioral health programs, services or facilities, totaling more than $121.8 million, that Becker's has reported since Oct. 27: 

Here are nine behavioral health executive appointments reported by Becker's since Oct. 18.

Consulting company ICF will use contracts and subcontracts valued at more than $30 million to fund mental health services under HHS' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.