Nevada has consistently ranked at the bottom of mental health metrics conducted on a yearly basis since 2015, and local political, business and community leaders need to take action, local nonprofit news source the Nevada Current reported May 18.
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Online mental healthcare provider Meru Health was granted $2 million by the National Institute of Mental Health to study the benefits of digital mental health programs.
A study from the London School of Economics and Political Science found location-based mobile games, such as Pokemon Go, may improve "non-clinical forms of mild depression."
Supplements company Irwin Naturals acquired Salem, N.H.-based ketamine therapy clinic New England Ketamine, Benzinga reported May 16.
Ascend Wellness, run by CRNA Melinda Howe, is the first ketamine therapy clinic in Minot, N.D., NBC affiliate KFYR reported May 16.
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Ohio is aiming to spend $85 million in federal funds to draw people toward careers in behavioral health, NBC affiliate KPVI reported May 16.
HHS is offering a $15 million behavioral health grant that will be awarded to one nursing facility, the department said May 16.
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.