Behavioral Health News

Colorado nonprofit Impact on Education fundraised $800,000 to add four mental health advocate positions in schools attended by students displaced by the Marshall Fire in Boulder in late December 2021, local news source 9News reported June 6. 

The World Health Organization announced the focus of its yearly World Mental Health Day that falls on Oct. 10.

Amid the seemingly incongruent trends of behavioral health staffing shortages and rising investments in behavioral health technology, Palo Alto (Calif.) University is offering a new tech- and mental health-focused concentration for its psychology master's program.

A new center dedicated to treating veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder is scheduled to open June 11 at Save A Warrior's Hillsboro, Ohio, facility, local news source The Bakersfield Californian reported June 6.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, released an advisory May 25 cautioning that ongoing health worker burnout may lead to a shortage of up to 139,000 physicians by 2033, with the largest effect on primary care and rural communities. 

Private behavioral health organization Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health and its staffing company QualityHealth Staffing have been accused of exposing the children in its care to predatory and abusive staff.

The Mental Health Association of South-Central Kansas is rolling out translation devices akin to gadgets from the 1960s' science fiction TV show "Star Trek," ABC affiliate KAKE reported June 4.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Freedom First budget for fiscal year 2022-23, totaling $109.9 billion, with nearly $294 million dedicated to mental health services, according to a June 2 press release.

The Oregon Health Authority released the first portion of a $517 million mental health workforce fund, the Portland Business Journal reported May 27.

Coos Bay, Ore.-based Bay Area Hospital is closing its behavioral health unit and laying off staff after posting a $5 million net loss in March, CBS affiliate KPIC reported June 3.