With the behavioral health market value projected to hit $66 billion by 2031, here is a look into Acadia Healthcare, one of the largest behavioral health companies in the U.S.
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HHS put an additional $15 million worth of grants to support community behavioral health centers on the heels of a $296.2 investment it pledged in September.
Jamie Hall was selected as the next CEO of CirrusMD, a multispecialty virtual healthcare company based in Denver.
Although 42 percent of psychiatrists are female, the average salary of female specialists in 2022 is $307,000, whereas men in the field make on average $402,000, according to data published Oct. 14 by Medscape.
In the wake of a 15 percent increase in overdose deaths in 2021, the Justice Department committed more than $340 million to substance use and overdose prevention resources.
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The Senate Appropriations Committee secured $4,678,044 to support behavioral healthcare in West Virginia.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Children’s Hospital Association on Oct. 11 sent a letter to the White House stressing the need to prioritize children's mental health in the U.S.
Psychiatrist salary can be affected by many factors, including age, location and practice setting.
UnitedHealth Group's philanthropic foundation put $3 million into a three-year partnership with Active Minds to promote mental health awareness and education among young adults.
Two Alaska families allege their children were sexually abused at the Anchorage, Alaska-based North Star Hospital after inadequate staff supervision, the Anchorage Daily News reported Oct. 11.