Behavioral Health News

Kaiser mental health clinicians voted in June to authorize a strike. 

Kenneth Rogers, MD, is stepping down from his position as the director of South Carolina's Department of Mental Health, The State reported Aug. 19.

The state agency operating Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash., was ordered by a judge to pay more than $2 million to psychiatric ward workers assaulted by a violent patient who targeted women, Washington news source the Island Packet reported…

Behavioral health programs around the country are seeing more funding than before the COVID-19 pandemic, but that money could be more of a band-aid than a cure for some of the issues within the field.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced a $4.7 billion investment designed to overhaul its mental health services for children and adolescents in a budget strategy unveiled last week.

A hack of Trenton Psychiatric Hospital and Anne Klein Forensic Center's patient records exposed "limited" private patient information held by an independent company, according to New Jersey's health department.

Boston-based equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners is said to have won an auction to acquire Action Behavior Centers, a therapy provider based in Austin, Texas, that is valued at $840 million, Behavioral Health Business reported Aug. 17. 

CMS proposed a mandatory annual report from each state on the quality of their Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program services to identify healthcare gaps and disparities. 

Only 38 percent of Medicare Advantage subscribers said their plan provides enough mental health coverage, a survey conducted by J.D. Power found.

UnitedHealthcare is awarding $11 million in grants to 11 states to support individuals and families dealing with behavioral health issues, isolation and food insecurity.