Behavioral Health News

A partnership between HHS and the Department of Labor developed new and free informational resources to educate Americans about their legal rights on mental health benefits coverage.

Dayton (Ohio) Children's Hospital will receive $25 million from the state's American Rescue Plan funds, which will be used to build a new freestanding mental health building that will allow for an expansion of services.

A meta-analysis study published in JAMA Psychiatry suggests that depression levels can be reduced by increasing exercise, regardless of whether the increased level of activity reaches the amount typically recommended by public health professionals.

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the outdoor retail supplier L.L. Bean hit pause on its social media posting and added mental health resources to its website.

A whistleblower in a behavioral health fraud case will receive $130,000 as part of the Justice Department's settlement, the department said May 9.

Scottsdale (Ariz.) Recovery Center opened a new behavioral health residential home in Phoenix, Phoenix Business Journal reported May 12.

Beginning July 16, 988 will be the new three-digit dialing code connecting callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and will be accessible to everyone in the U.S.

Eric Lenze, MD, was selected to lead the department of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and will begin the role Aug. 1.

The abrupt onset of mental health issues among teens has affected the work performance of nearly one-fifth of working parents, a study commissioned by Cigna and conducted by Economist Impact found.

With the misuse of Apetamin for weight gain purposes rising worldwide, U.K. National Health Service officials have pushed social media platforms such as Instagram to remove accounts promoting or selling the drug, the Psychiatric Times reported May 11.