Behavioral Health News

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.

Mental health startup Iris Telehealth recently secured $40 million in funding in the series B stage of startup financing.

Clinicians, researchers and patient advocates believe findtreatment.gov, the database dedicated to helping Americans with addiction find treatment, is in need of major updates to be more effective and credible, CNN reported May 11.

The Maryland Board of Public Works voted to lease the campus of Spring Grove Hospital Center in Catonsville, Md., to the University of Maryland Baltimore County for an expansion of the university's campus, Washington Top News reported May 11.

Patients with preexisting psychiatric disorders were more likely to experience breakthrough COVID infections after vaccination, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.

A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry shows that patients who recovered from severe COVID-19 infections and other severe acute respiratory infections are more likely to be diagnosed with new psychiatric conditions.