A new study has found that loneliness significantly increases the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment.
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Publicly-traded behavioral health companies improved their earnings in the third quarter of 2024, but are bracing for challenges ahead.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released new findings from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, showing the behavioral health challenges faced by LGBTQ+ youth.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration launched a new tool, the Behavioral Health Workforce Career Navigator, to assist both current and aspiring behavioral health professionals in navigating state-specific requirements for various careers in the field.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the College of St. Mary in Omaha have formed a partnership to provide nursing students with clinical experience at the Lincoln Regional Center, a psychiatric hospital in Lincoln.
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Mehadin Arafeh, MD, an internationally known mental health psychiatrist and 14-year superintendent of Middletown-based Connecticut Valley Hospital, died Nov. 6 at 93.
Avon, Ind.-based Cummins Behavioral Health Systems agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle a class-action lawsuit, Top Class Actions reported Nov. 11.
Edinburg, Texas-based DHR Health is opening a behavioral health hospital in Pharr, Texas.
Amazon has partnered with Rula Health, a behavioral health company with more than 10,000 providers, to expand customers' access to mental health care.
Cerebral, an online mental healthcare company, has entered a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice and agreed to pay more than $3.6 million for practices that encouraged unauthorized distribution of controlled substances.