The Texas Health and Human Services Commission broke ground Sept. 24 on a $452 million inpatient psychiatric hospital in Wichita Falls.
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The state of Missouri has been awarded $6 million in federal funding to enhance mental health and substance use disorder services, the Columbian Missourian reported Sept. 22.
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services is one of the largest behavioral health providers in the U.S.
Salem-based Oregon State Hospital has hired consulting firm Chartis to address safety violations at the facility after three patient deaths and the discovery of other deficiencies by CMS, the Oregon Capitol Chronicle reported Sept. 23.
A recent study found childhood trauma increases risks and incidents of eight chronic conditions.
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Insurers, patients and families are going to demand more from autism treatment centers in the coming years, Derek Bullard, CEO of Already Autism Health, told Becker's.
The Biden administration will invest $240 million to expand mental health and substance use disorder services in more than 400 community health centers.
The average payout for liability claims against mental health professionals has increased nearly 40% since 2019, according to a report from insurer CNA and the Healthcare Providers Service Organization.
For the first time in decades, overdose deaths across the U.S. have seen a significant decline, marking a potential turning point in the opioid crisis, according to a Sept. 18 NPR report.
The managers of a Matteson, Ill.-based youth counseling center have been sentenced to prison for defrauding the state's Medicaid program of $2.5 million.