A Pierce County, Wash., judge has ruled in favor of a lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services focused on behavioral health evaluations, The Center Square reported Oct. 9.
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Fort Behavioral Health in Fort Worth, Texas, has paused its adolescent programs following allegations of mistreatment, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Oct. 10.
The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa is designating $3.7 million in federal funding to expand behavioral health services for rural Alabama youth in Pickens County and the surrounding area, Yellowhammer News reported Oct. 10.
Johnson Memorial Health will break ground Oct. 11 on a behavioral health facility at its campus in Franklin, Ind.
Cincinnati Children's will use a $15 million donation from the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Foundation to create a new behavioral health institute.
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Here are 10 behavioral health units and standalone facilities opening this fall Becker's has reported since Sept. 5.
A Massachusetts mental health provider will pay $700,000 to settle allegations it overcharged the state's Medicaid program.
Evernorth Health Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Cigna Group, has launched a measurement-based care program for its behavioral health network.
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas has donated $5.9 million to support youth mental and behavioral health in the state, Little Rock Public Radio reported Oct. 6.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has received a four-year, $14.8 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support mental health programs for children and families across the state.