Boston Children's Hospital and Brighton, Mass.-based Franciscan Children's will close on an affiliation agreement and partner to expand mental health care for children, according to a June 29 report from NBC affiliate WBTS.
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness has recognized Dartmouth Health psychiatrist Jeffrey C. Fetter, MD, as an NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist, according to a June 29 news release shared with Becker's.
HHS' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $31.5 million in behavioral health grants for children and young adults. Here is how the grant money has been allocated, according to a June 28 release from HHS:
The Caro (Mich.) Psychiatric Hospital, a 100-bed, $85 million psychiatric facility, was completed on June 5.
Deandra Christianson has been appointed president of the eating disorder division of outpatient services for Irvine, Calif.-based Discovery Behavioral Health.
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Author Health — a mental health startup for seniors with serious mental illness — has debuted with $115 million in financing.
Employees at the Harris Center for Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Houston have taken steps to unionize with the Communications Workers of America, according to a June 27 report from Houston Public Media.
While the pervasiveness of behavioral health conditions continues to rise on a national level, the urgency to seek care, delay of care, cost of care and shortage of behavioral health professionals prohibits individuals from receiving the help they need, according…
NYC Health + Hospitals is distributing $1 million in student loan repayments among members of its behavioral health staff as part of its Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program, according to a June 28 news release shared with Becker's.
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $31.5 million in grants dedicated to expanding behavioral health services for children, teenagers and young adults through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.