Behavioral Health News

Richmond, Texas-based Westpark Springs Changes has opened a new location in Jersey Village, Texas, Community Impact reported March 7.

Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind., has announced that it will be closing its behavioral health inpatient unit, WZDM reported March 8.

Clark County in Nevada purchased an unused psychiatric hospital to turn it into a behavioral health crisis stabilization center, the Nevada Current reported March 8.

Illinois state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban prior authorization for mental health medications for Medicaid patients, news outlet WGEM reported March 7.

Evernorth Health Services, a division of the Cigna Group, has launched an outpatient behavioral health practice.

Southwest Behavioral and Health Services has opened a behavioral health resource center in Phoenix, KTAR reported March 6.

Montefiore Health System plans to open a pediatric inpatient psychiatry unit in New York City.

Magellan Health, a Centene subsidiary, has launched two digital cognitive behavioral therapy programs.

AdventHealth has opened a 10-bed adolescent behavioral health unit in Hendersonville, N.C., ABC affiliate WCOS reported March 4.

A nurse, patient and two psychiatric assistants are facing criminal charges in the 2022 death of a patient, The Columbus Dispatch reported March 1.