Behavioral Health News

Behavioral health provider Rosecrance has opened a new facility in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, its third in the city.

HHS has reached its second-ever ransomware settlement, concluding an investigation into Gaithersburg, Md.-based Green Ridge Behavioral Health. 

Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services filed a notice of data breach Feb. 2 after an unauthorized party accessed portions of the provider's IT network, JD Supra reported Feb. 21.

A bill in the New Jersey State Senate is looking to lower the age minors would be able to consent to certain outpatient mental or behavioral health treatments without parental approval, the New Jersey Monitor reported Feb. 21. 

One person is dead and another was injured after a disturbance inside Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, according to police. 

A new crisis center has opened in Danville, Va., CBS affiliate WDBJ reported Feb. 20.

A proposed bill in Nebraska is looking to redirect funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to support behavioral health students and professionals across the state.

The Christ Hospital Health Network will close its behavioral outpatient programs, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported Feb. 20. 

The District of Columbia has the most psychiatrists per capita, while Idaho has the fewest, according to January data from KFF.

The state of Maryland is distributing roughly $111 million in behavioral health grants as part of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education reform plan, Maryland Matters reported Feb. 20.