Behavioral Health News

Maine Behavioral Healthcare has received a five-year, $2 million grant to support its suicide prevention efforts, Bangor Daily News reported Oct. 10.

Vista del Mar Hospital in Ventura, Calif., will longer treat involuntary psychiatric patients due to repeated issues with patient care, the Ventura County Star reported Oct. 11.

​The West Virginia Department of Human Resources' Bureau for Behavioral Health has received over $33 million in federal funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford, Del., has received a $1 million congressionally directed spending grant to develop a dedicated and private behavioral health treatment area within its emergency department, Delaware Public Media reported Oct. 11.

The Arkansas Department of Human Services has announced a $9.5 million grant program with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.

Dubuque, Iowa-based Hillcrest Family Services has received a $4 million federal grant to support its mental health services, The Telegraph Herald reported Oct. 11.

Mental health services organization Pathways of Idaho has opened a behavioral health center in Boise, NBC affiliate KTVB reported Oct. 10.

Mississippi State University in Starkville has received a nearly $1 million grant to support behavioral health services in rural communities across the state.

Highmark will offer behavioral healthcare to its members through Spring Health beginning in 2024. 

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.