Behavioral Health News

Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, Ore., is closing its behavioral health services in response to financial strain and staffing difficulties, leading a state representative to express surprise and cite $1 billion in funding Oregon lawmakers set aside for behavioral…

Using data provided by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, this is a breakdown of the incidence of mental illness in adults across various demographics in the U.S. as of 2020.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law two pieces of children's mental health legislation, WJOL reported May 26.

Lewisville, Texas-based behavioral health provider Horizon Health is planning a $1.8 million expansion to its Sanborn, N.Y., campus, Buffalo Business First reported May 26.

Kansas' American Civil Liberties Union and the National Police Accountability Project are suing Kansas for alleged "unconstitutional, unlawful and health-deteriorating wait times" at the understaffed Larned State Hospital, the Kansas Reflector reported May 26. 

Using data compiled by World Population Review, these are the countries with the highest rates of depression among their population, along with the approximate number of people with the condition. 

Springfield, Mass.-based bilingual behavioral health organization Gándara Center opened a behavioral health urgent care, MassLive reported May 24.

Colorado state legislators passed an almost $500 million package of mostly bipartisan mental health bills, Colorado Public Radio reported May 26.

Sharita Richardson, former COO of Raleigh, N.C.-based behavioral health company Group Service, was sentenced to 22 months in prison and three years of supervised release in a $4 million Medicaid fraud case, the Justice Department said May 25.

The Oregon Health Authority plans to devote $517 million in investments to improve state mental health services, local news source The Chronicle reported May 26.