Behavioral Health News

Several behavioral health organizations have closed behavioral health units or laid off employees this year. 

Sen. Ron Wyden has called on the Justice Department to investigate four major operators of youth residential treatment facilities for alleged civil rights violations and fraud, NBC News reported Oct. 9. 

  A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in 13 states are suing TikTok, alleging the popular social media platform is intentionally designed to promote "excessive" and "addictive" use among children and teens. 

U.S. News & World Report has rated the best hospitals for pediatric and adolescent behavioral health for the first time. 

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services faces $895 million in damages over alleged child abuse at some of its behavioral health subsidiaries, with operations and capital resources expected to be "materially adversely impacted" as a result of the resolutions,…

Around 6 in 10 Americans live in a county with a certified community behavioral health clinic, a study published Oct. 4 in JAMA Health Forum found. 

California's Board of State and Community Corrections has awarded $167 million in grant funding to 27 government and community-based organizations, said Gov. Gavin Newsom in an Oct. 7 news release. 

A cohort study led by researchers at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found increases in clinically diagnosed anxiety and depression among children, adolescents and young adults between 2017 and 2021.

Two Colorado mental health facilities are ending services and laying off staff, according to an Oct. 2 report from the Colorado Sun. 

Brookline, Mass.-based First Psychiatric Planners, operating as Bournewood Health Systems and Bournewood Hospital, agreed to pay at least $5.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the state and federal False Claims Act through patient kickbacks.