The commissioners court of Hays County in Texas has approved a new behavioral health program focused on mental health and substance use needs throughout the county.
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A former New Hampshire corrections officer was arrested and charged in the death of a psychiatric patient.
Officials in Licking County, Ohio, are looking to add to the state's small number of crisis stabilization centers as part of its community health improvement plan, the Newark Advocate reported Feb. 8.
Some weight loss drugs have been linked to a reduced likelihood of diagnoses for depression and anxiety, according to a study published Feb. 6 by Epic Research.
New Mexico has become the 15th state to expand access to community-based mental health and substance use crisis care with community-based mobile crisis intervention teams.
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Advantage Behavioral Health is expanding into three additional states in 2024.
A Chicago psychiatrist was found guilty of more than $1.2 million in Medicaid fraud, the Wednesday Journal reported Feb. 6.
Evernorth, the Cigna Group's health services arm, is planning on advancing its behavioral health capabilities.
Piscataway, N.J.-based Rutgers University Health researchers found long-acting injectable medications of schizophrenia decrease rehospitalizations by 75%.
Although both mental health and substance use treatment facilities are predominantly nonprofit organizations, the number of for-profit organizations is higher among substance use treatment centers, according to data published Feb. 2 by KFF.