Behavioral Health News

The clocks will fall back an hour Nov. 5, making it get darker earlier, which could have negative effects on mental health.

Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare and Marshall University Joan C Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, W. Va., have partnered to offer mental health services to youth in Summers County via telehealth, NBC affiliate WVVA reported Nov. 2.

Wisconsin is looking to set up regional mental health crisis centers across the state to provide short-term care during an emergency, Wisconsin Public Radio reported Nov. 2.

Owensboro, Ky.-based RiverValley Behavioral Health has officially opened RVBH@The Crowne in Owensboro, The Owensboro Times reported Nov. 2.

The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services' Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health has awarded a contract to software company Findhelp to connect residents with substance use disorder and mental health services.

Acadia Healthcare will pay $400 million to settle three cases alleging a nonprofit operated by a now-shuttered New Mexico facility placed children in a foster care setting where they were repeatedly sexually abused. 

Inland Empire Health Plan and Molina Healthcare of California have partnered with BeMe Health to offer access to BeMe's digital behavioral health platform to California teenagers.

Oklahoma City-based OU Health has broken ground on a new behavioral health facility in the city, ABC affiliate KOCO reported Nov. 1.

George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., has opened a new facility for its Center for Community Mental Health and Center for Evidence-Based Behavioral Health.

Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health and Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare have broken ground on a behavioral health hospital in Greenville, NBC affiliate WITN reported Oct. 31.