HHS awarded $77 million in new grant funding for substance use prevention, treatment and recovery, community mental health, suicide prevention and crisis services. The awards included $22.2 million for substance use prevention, $23.6 million for substance use treatment and recovery,…
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The University of California San Francisco said Aug. 27 it has received a $46 million grant to broaden its research into the molecular roots of autism spectrum disorder. Aligning Research to Impact Autism awarded the grant to UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences…
Meta will pay up to $17.1 billion to 51 states and territories as part of a settlement agreement resolving claims that the company’s platforms harmed teen users’ mental health. Meta will pay each settling state a guaranteed fixed amount every…
The Trump administration is investing $144 million in Alabama’s rural healthcare system. The investment will support 138 grants to expand access to care, modernize healthcare technology and infrastructure, and strengthen the rural healthcare workforce, according to an Aug. 24 news…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has had a busy summer. On Aug. 17, the health system closed a $835 million acquisition of Talkspace, an online behavioral health provider. It’s a deal CEO Marc Miller said creates the nation’s first end-to-end…
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The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon will receive $125 million from Ballmer Group to expand its child behavioral health undergraduate training model nationwide. The funding will support an initiative that aims to launch 18…
HHS awarded $96.7 million in grants and cooperative agreements to support behavioral health services across the U.S. The funding covers initiatives related to serious mental illness, homelessness, suicide prevention, substance use disorder treatment, workforce support, peer services and disaster-related emotional…
San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare has reduced its workforce and realigned operations across several areas of the health system, affecting about 260 employees, according to an Aug. 11 statement shared with Becker’s. Many of those employees were immediately offered alternative employment…
New York is investing $21 million to expand Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Programs (CPEP) across the state, with funding supporting three new programs and improvements at four existing programs. Three hospital networks received $18 million to establish CPEPs: The State Office…
Washington, D.C., plans to use opioid settlement dollars to cover costs previously paid through its general budget, including about $2.3 million for the city’s Medicaid contribution, KFF reported Aug. 7. The district’s fiscal year 2027 budget would also direct at…