The number of drug-related emergency department visits increased by about 6% from 2022 to 2023, according to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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A growing number of emergency room visits are related to mental health emergencies, and hospitals are adapting to keep up.
An audit by HHS' Office of Inspector General found Indiana made at least $56 million in improper payments for autism treatment.
An 80-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital has opened in Indio, Calif., the Desert Sun reported Dec. 18.
Here are 20 behavioral health facilities, outpatient programs and inpatient units that closed in 2024:
Fifty-one percent of psychologists said they are seeing an increase in the severity of symptoms among their patients, according to an American Psychological Association report.
CMS has selected Michigan, New York, Oklahoma and South Carolina to participate in a new model aimed at improving behavioral and physical health outcomes.
San Francisco is requesting $144 million to add 175 more behavioral health treatment beds, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Dec. 16.
Behavioral health has historically been "squishy," according to Rogers Behavioral Health CEO Cindy Meyer.
UnitedHealthcare is "strategically limiting" access to applied behavior analysis for children with autism, according to a Dec. 13 report from ProPublica.