Behavioral Health News

In the latter half of 2025, behavioral health leaders are concentrating on three pivotal themes — expanding access, embracing innovation and shoring up financial and operational resilience — as they strive to deliver more equitable, efficient and patient-centered care.  Editor’s…

Brian Barnett, MD, a Cleveland Clinic psychiatrist, is helping to lead a national trial that is working to evaluate whether intravenous ketamine can be an effective alternative for patients with suicidal thoughts and ideation. The study aims to determine whether…

Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new behavioral health pavilion, according to an Aug. 12 ABC affiliate WPDE report.  The $100 million facility — developed in collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Francis…

Astria Toppenish (Wash.) Hospital has opened a new behavioral health unit, according to an Aug. 7 CBS affiliate KIMA report. The 14-bed unit doubles the hospital’s behavioral health capacity to 29 beds and comes following a surge in patients last…

California is struggling to grow its behavioral health workforce despite major state investments, with rural regions facing some of the most severe shortages, according to an Aug. 6 KFF Health News report. Here are five things to know:

Can you refer a baby to a therapist? At Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the answer is yes. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has had an infant mental health program in outpatient care since the 1990s. This program worked on referrals; often…

Leaders at Norristown, Pa.-based Suburban Behavioral Health Campus of Roxborough Memorial Hospital are trying to fill a growing gap in behavioral health: inpatient care for older adults. Older adult behavioral health patients often are 55 years or older and can…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order July 24 that shifts national homelessness policy by promoting involuntary civil commitment and withdrawing federal support — a move that could reverse recent public health progress, Community Medical Services CEO Nick Stavros told…

AmeriCorps funding for the National Mental Health Corps will be cut entirely in August 2025, according to an Aug. 1 news release.  The National Mental Health Corps places AmeriCorps participants with suicide and crisis hotline centers, known by the 988…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law establishing free, annual mental health screenings in public schools to detect mental health concerns in youth, according to a July 31 news release.  Here are five things to know: