Recovery Centers of America at Indianapolis is expanding its services for patients, Christine Schultz, RN, CEO of the site told Becker’s. On June 1, the substance use treatment center accepted its first mental health patient without a primary substance use…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is partnering with the University of South Florida in Tampa to establish the Senator Darryl E. Rouson Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, part…
A handful of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facilities plan to close their doors in 2025.
A deprescribing movement aimed at helping patients quit psychiatric medications on their own has been rising in popularity the last few years, leaving some leaders looking for ways to change prescription methods. The movement began about 25 years ago with…
Dayton, Ohio-based OneFifteen will close its doors this summer, the Dayton Daily News reported June 20. OneFifteen, a substance use disorder treatment provider, was launched in 2019 by Verily — the healthcare and life sciences arm of Google parent company…
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The first six months of 2025 have seen major policy pitches for behavioral health, scrutiny of psychiatric medications, and proposed Medicaid cuts. Here are the five biggest developments to know:
A recent study found suicide risk in youth is linked to how they use technology. The study, published June 18 in JAMA Network, analyzed data from 4,285 adolescents using the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (2016-2022). Children were followed between…
Several large behavioral health centers have opened in recent weeks or are slated to open soon. Here are 10 behavioral health openings to note since May 19:
University of California San Diego Health is planning to close and relocate its inpatient and intensive outpatient psychiatric services for older adults. According to a May 1 notice, the health system will close the senior behavioral health inpatient unit at…
Discharge planning can be challenging for all hospitals, but for those coordinating behavioral health patients, it can be especially difficult. Leaders told Becker’s that behavioral health patients often face worse barriers to aftercare than traditional medical patients. Some patients need…