Fond du Lac County, Wis., leaders are considering closing the county’s 16-bed inpatient behavioral healthcare acute psychiatric unit due to rising operating costs, according to a July 7 report from ABC affiliate WBAY. The Fond du Lac County Public Safety…
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration unveiled more than $281 million through 15 grant programs to support addiction treatment, overdose prevention, mental health services and recovery initiatives, according to a July 6 news release from HHS. Here are…
Commercially insured patients paid an average of $1,300 out of pocket for a mental health admission and $1,400 for a substance use admission, while total inpatient costs averaged $15,900 and $15,500, respectively, according to a KFF analysis. The analysis used…
Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City and Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City secured a $17.25 million grant from the Aligning Research to Understand Autism initiative to advance research on profound autism, a condition affecting more…
Lansing, Mich.-based University of Michigan Health-Sparrow received the largest gift in its history to support a new behavioral health hospital. The Alton L. and Janice M. Granger Charitable Gift Fund’s gift will help finance the construction, renovation and operation of…
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HHS posted a $96 million funding opportunity for the Safety Through Recovery, Engagement, and Evidence-based Treatment and Support program and an additional $612 million in behavioral health funding opportunities, according to a June 17 news release. Five things to know:…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration unveiled $40 million in funding opportunities across eight grant programs, supporting President Donald Trump’s Great Recovery Initiative, according to a June 11 news release from HHS. The initiative is a coordinated federal…
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will provide $10 million to 39 local EMS agencies across the state to expand rural access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment and services. The grants will provide EMS…
Missouri has the highest hourly mean wage for psychiatrists in the U.S., as well as the highest hourly mean wage for psychiatrists when adjusted for cost of living, according to data released May 15 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. …
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has committed $255 million to New York City-based Vibrant Emotional Health to support the operation of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Here are four things to know: