Maine is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by unnecessarily institutionalizing children with mental health and developmental disabilities, the Justice Department said June 22.
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The American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting on June 20 provided updates on the latest research, opinions and industry practices for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, the Psychiatric Times reported on June 21.
Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota is opening its first inpatient mental health unit later this year, Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal reported June 21.
In Texas, there are 400 inmates at the Dallas County jail awaiting transfer to a state mental health facility, costing the county $13 million to fund their prison stays, Fox 4 News reported June 20.
Massachusetts nonprofit Youth Villages partnered with the state Health and Human Services Department to create Intercept, a program that provides immediate in-home mental health treatment for children and teens who would otherwise be taken to the ER, Public News Service…
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Nurses at AHMC Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif., plan to strike this week over the closure of the geriatic psychiatric ward and alleged understaffing and lack of supplies, local news source CBS Bay Area reported June 20.
Union reps blast Maryland state psychiatric center, citing understaffing, neglected safety protocols
The Maryland union branch of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees criticized state officials for endangering staff at a maximum-security state psychiatric hospital for non-adherence to state staffing laws, leading to assaults on employees, local news source…
Advanced Spine and Pain, a pain management practice based in Phoenix, is launching a treatment plan that integrates behavioral health services to provide minimally invasive, whole-patient pain care.
The pandemic severely disrupted mental health services while the public health, social and economic effects caused by the pandemic increased mental health issues globally, including more widespread suicidal thoughts and behaviors, a study conducted by the World Health Organization…
Using data collected by Mental Health America in 2021, this is a breakdown of the 10 states with the highest prevalence of any mental illness in the U.S.