New documents released by the Hawaii Labor Relations Board showed that work conditions and security measures at the Kaneohe-based Hawaii State Hospital have contributed to some safety concerns, Civil Beat reported Nov. 29.
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The number of suicide deaths reached the highest recorded rate in 2022, according to provisional CDC data published Nov. 28.
The family of a 34-year-old mental health patient who was killed by police after being released from the hospital is suing Richmond, Va.-based Chippenham Hospital and the city of Richmond for $35 million, ABC affiliate WRIC reported Nov. 23.
Eleven companies are joining the National Alliance on Mental Illness' first stigma-free workforce council.
People aged 12 to 17 were most likely to receive mental health treatment in 2022, according to the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Mental Health.
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Plano, Texas-based organization Oceans Healthcare is looking to reopen the behavioral health beds at a hospital in Jackson, Miss., Mississippi Today reported Nov. 22.
Washington state has hired more than 200 staff members to operate a behavioral health hospital in Tukwila, The Columbian reported Nov. 24.
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital is opening a new behavioral health pavilion that includes four inpatient units, theSarasota Herald-Tribune reported Nov. 26.
Leopoldo Pozuelo, MD, says physicians are paying closer attention to mental health, even when patients are admitted for non-behavioral conditions.