More than a dozen behavioral health workforce centers and other mental health organizations are forming a new group to address behavioral workforce challenges. The Behavioral Health Workforce Center Alliance is led by the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska. The…
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New York City-based Montefiore Health System is launching seven new outpatient programs to better support urgent mental health needs, pregnancy-related anxiety and depression, and eating disorders. The programs will be funded by more than $18 million from the state and…
HHS has renewed the public health emergency declaration for the nation’s opioid crisis, extending key federal response efforts for 90 days. The PHE had been set to end March 21. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasized the urgency of…
A new study found that the use of prescription stimulants for ADHD among U.S. adults has surged in recent years, particularly among middle-age women. Here are five things to know:
To the alarm of some physicians, an online do-it-yourself subculture has risen focused on quitting psychiatric medications, The New York Times reported March 17. The deprescribing movement first began about 25 years ago with peer-support groups forming around withdrawing from…
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An Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to a $1.5 million Medicaid fraud scheme. According to a March 17 news release from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Janay Corbitt pleaded guilty to theft and three counts of identity theft. Ms. Corbitt…
Almost 500 mental health provider jobs have been eliminated in Colorado since the beginning of 2025, The Colorado Sun reported March 13. Two behavioral facilities have closed their doors for good in the state in the first months of 2025.…
Penn Medicine’s Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital opened a crisis walk-in center that provides immediate behavioral health assessments and treatments. The behavioral health center expects to serve 900 patients annually for interventional psychiatry and 10,000 patients through the walk-in center, both…
Workforce is the defining challenge facing behavioral health in 2025, according to Veronica Hughes, RN, vice president of behavioral health nursing strategy and quality at Advocate Health. Advocate Health was created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium…
Eighty-two percent of psychiatrists said they believe happiness and balance is attainable in the profession, but the number of providers who said they are experiencing happiness is falling short, according to a March 7 Medscape report. The report surveyed 5,741…