The Justice Department granted $483,552 to the sheriff's office in Ellensburg, Wash., to improve mental health services at the Kittitas County jail, according to an Oct. 11 news release.
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Virtual mental health platforms Brave Health and FOLX Health raised $40 million and $30 million, respectively, in recent funding rounds.
Behavioral health is a highly fragmented market. With an increased demand for providers as well as the recent supply shortage, this sector requires innovative partnerships and strategic thinking.
A recent increase in suicides and a "critically high" rate of untreated depression in the U.S. has made access to affordable mental health treatment a top priority for many Americans.
West Virginia was found to be the least-happy state through a comparison of each state conducted in September by marketing agency Top Data.
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Community Behavioral Health is looking for providers to join its network in Philadelphia.
Bloomington, Ill.-based Chestnut Health Systems is partnering with the St. Louis public transit system to provide behavioral services to riders, CBS affiliate KMOV reported Oct. 7.
Pittsburgh, Kan.-based Crawford County Mental Health Center landed a $4,000,000 expansion grant, NBC affiliate KSN reported Oct. 8.
Oct. 10 is designated by the World Health Organization as World Mental Health Day, intended to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world.
Oklahoma is going to use $125 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to build two behavioral health hospitals in the state, according to an Oct. 6 report from Oklahoma City News 9.