Behavioral Health News

Cherokee Nation has developed a behavioral health scholarship to support students living inside and outside the reservation as they enter the behavioral health field, the the Tahlequah Daily Press reported July 22.

At least nine facilities providing therapy for children with autism in Colorado have closed in the past year and a half, The Colorado Sun reported July 24.

CMS approved California and Kentucky proposals to establish community-based mobile crisis intervention teams, according to a June 20 news release shared with Becker's.

Odessa-based University of Texas Permian Basin has received $10 million in grants from the Permian Strategic Partnership and the Scharbauer Foundation to support the mental and behavioral health workforce.

Kentucky State Senator John Schickel joined multiple sheriffs and police chiefs in speaking at a press conference demanding the reopening of the state's only all-girl detention facility, NPR affiliate WVXU News reported July 18.

Tropical Texas Behavioral Health, in partnership with the Edinburg (Texas) Police Department, has received $3 million to launch a mental health crisis response unit, myRGV reported July 18.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has approved designating $44.3 million in California's Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program funds to develop housing for homeless residents who have serious behavioral health conditions, County News Center reported July 18.

United Health Services has expanded Oracle Health's electronic health record system across its network of behavioral health facilities.

Mboutchock Kabiwa has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for paying bribes and kickbacks to Medicaid beneficiaries to get them to visit her mental health clinic.

Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital opened an outpatient behavioral health center on July 18 offering therapy and coping skill education to patients ages 12 to 18, cleveland.com reported July 17.