Workplace violence against nurses, physicians and hospital staff continues to plague hospitals nationwide, and many healthcare employees say their organization is not doing enough to address the problem.
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Wyoming Valley Behavioral Hospital has opened in Kingston, Pa., NBC affiliate WBRKE reported Nov. 13.
The Washington State Department of Commerce has announced $4.3 million in grants to two crisis triage and stabilization projects.
Behavioral health platform BeMe Health has launched a partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, which provided a $1.5 million funding investment in the platform.
New York has appointed television host Ruth Westheimer, EdD, as the nation's first "ambassador to loneliness."
A Rhode Island social worker pleaded guilty to orchestrating a billing fraud scheme that cost Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers $3.5 million.
Sioux Falls Royal C. Johnson Veterans Hospital in South Dakota was found to be out of compliance with mental health regulations, according to a Nov. 10 report from South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center has officially opened its new behavioral health urgent care center for children, adolescents and adults, PBS affiliate WGBH reported Nov. 9.
Here are six behavioral health center openings and groundbreakings that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 31:
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