Staten Island, N.Y.-based Richmond University Medical Center launched Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), a community-based behavioral health program for individuals ages 10 to 24. The program is based at the Staten Island Mental Health Society, a division of Richmond University…
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In 2023, adults younger than 65 with employer-sponsored insurance who received inpatient mental health treatment were most often treated for depressive disorders, while nearly three-fourths of substance use treatment stays were for alcohol-related disorders, according to a KFF analysis. The…
The next access challenge is not opening more doors into care. It is keeping young people supported after they walk through one. TL;DR: Screening identified the crisis. Referrals exposed the bottleneck. Even strong integrated behavioral health models cannot fully support…
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital Behavioral Health Hospital has launched a partial hospitalization program to bridge the care gap between inpatient care and outpatient services. The structured daytime treatment program will provide intensive behavioral healthcare without requiring an overnight hospital stay,…
Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center has opened a behavioral health hospital in partnership with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The Texas Legislature approved funding for the hospital, and Dallas-based Children’s Health provided funding for the hospital’s pediatric wing,…
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Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation has received nearly $150,000 from the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation to support new technology at Hackensack Meridian K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune, N.J. The funding will support the installation of five interactive…
A consensus has formed across five large health systems: Clinical integration of behavioral health is instrumental to improving outcomes across specialties and reducing overall utilization. Elicia Bunch, vice president of behavioral health at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth, told Becker’s true clinical…
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler opened a dedicated activity space for residents with behavioral health concerns and expanded its Mental Health Assistants program. Ninety percent of the residents at the skilled nursing facility have a behavioral health diagnosis,…
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals will expand its Bridge to Home behavioral health housing program to Brooklyn, adding a second site for unhoused New York residents diagnosed with serious mental illness. The Brooklyn location will serve up to…
Nonprofit organizations continued to operate the majority of U.S. mental health treatment facilities in 2024, though for-profit ownership gained ground compared to 2022, according to KFF. KFF examined data from the 2024 National Substance Use and Mental Health Services survey…