Behavioral Health News

Behavioral health providers commonly fell short on Joint Commission safety standards to prevent suicide in 2023. 

There aren't enough behavioral health providers participating in Medicare and Medicaid networks, HHS' Office of Inspector General said in a new report. 

A jury ordered a subsidiary of Universal Health Services to pay $535 million in damages in a negligence case. 

More than 20 mental health urgent care centers have opened in the past year, The Wall Street Journal reported April 1. 

The city with the highest proportion of mental health counselors per capita has 12 times more than the city with the lowest, according to personal finance website WalletHub.

Construction is underway on Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare and Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine's joint behavioral hospital. 

Riviera Beach, Fla.-based West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is facing scrutiny after one of its patients confessed to strangling his roommate, Stripes and Stars reported March 26.

An integrated care model at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego led to a significant reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety. 

Phoenix-based Banner Health has opened a substance abuse and mental health outpatient program for teenagers. 

HHS will put $39.4 million in grant funding to several behavioral health initiatives.