Behavioral Health News

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.

Two men have been charged with conspiring to access a computer from their former employer, a nonprofit mental healthcare provider operating recovery centers across Massachusetts.

Magellan Healthcare has been awarded the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan contract, according to a June 27 report from ABC affiliate KIFI.

Community Care of West Virginia held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of a new behavioral health facility in Weston, W.Va., CBS affiliate WDTV reported June 26.

The pervasiveness of behavioral health conditions continues to rise on a national level, but many patients are not receiving the help they need, according to a June 26 report from the Advisory Board.

Snohomish County, Wash., is providing $6.5 million in funding for youth mental health, according to a June 26 report from the Everett Herald.

Hays, Kan.-based High Plains Mental Health Center in has received a $75,000 grant from the Schmidt Foundation to expand the behavioral health workforce in northwest Kansas, according to a June 26 report from the Hays Post.

Here are 10 stats to know about the behavioral health workforce, according to a survey from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing published April 25: