The Washington Post published an op-ed by Linda McMahon, secretary of education and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of HHS on Sept. 10., arguing schools should prioritize healthy habits over routine mental health screenings. Here are six things takeaways…
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Options Behavioral Health, a mental health facility in Lawrence, Ind., will close Oct. 9, according to a Sept. 9 report from WRTV. The facility’s parent company, Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare, said the closure follows a “careful and comprehensive review of…
Over 18% of U.S. adults report currently having or being treated for depression — the highest rate Gallup has found since it began tracking the metric in 2015, according to a Sept. 9 Gallup report. Here are six notes:
The question for health system leaders is not whether to adopt the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), but how to operationalize it at scale, Caroline Carney, MD, CEO of Frisco, Texas-based Magellan Health, told Becker’s. “The most important part about the…
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services plans to cut or reduce $40 million in services amid a budget shortfall, NonDoc reported Sept. 3. A document from a meeting with Oklahoma legislators showed that of the 573…
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The California Department of Health Care Services has rescinded a $50 million grant for Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health’s planned acute psychiatric hospital, casting uncertainty over the project’s future, NPR and PBS affiliate KPBS reported Sept. 5. Palomar Health was awarded…
The Children’s Hospital Association is calling on Congress to increase federal support for youth suicide prevention amid rising pediatric mental health concerns. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among children ages 10-14 and the third-leading cause among individuals ages…
Frisco, Texas-based Magellan Health has introduced a collaborative care model for pediatric primary care providers. The model, which integrates behavioral health support into primary care, has been validated in more than 90 randomized controlled trials, according to a Sept. 3…
As behavioral health evolves amid staffing shortages, rising demand and growing complexity, clinicians must sharpen a new set of skills to meet the moment. From AI fluency to cross-disciplinary collaboration, here is what eight industry leaders say the workforce needs. …
Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health and Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare have partnered to open ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital, a 144-bed facility located less than a mile from ECU Health Medical Center, also in Greenville. The facility is set to open…