Humana has made a donation to the Virginia Health Care Foundation to support the state's behavioral health workforce.
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Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital is set to open its adolescent behavioral health intensive outpatient program in February.
Hawaii is the state with the lowest prevalence of depression in the U.S., while Tennessee is the highest, according to the United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings.
Massachusetts is the state with the most mental health providers per capita, according to data published Dec. 5 by the United Health Foundation.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is seeking roughly $186 million in the state's 2025 budget to address homelessness and behavioral health needs across the state, the Standard-Examiner reported Dec. 4.
West Virginia is the state with the most drug related deaths, while Nebraska has the fewest, according to data published by the United Health Foundation Dec. 5.
Optum added over 45,000 therapists, psychiatrists and behavioral health providers to its network, Optum Health CEO Amar Desai, MD, said.
Smoking rates declined by over 10 percentage points from 2011 to 2022 among adults aged 18 to 24, but declined more slowly among older adults, a study published Dec. 1 in JAMA Health Forum found.
A new civil court process that launched across seven California counties in October has already received more than 100 petitions, ABC News reported Dec. 1.
Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore., has received a $1.8 million grant from the Oregon Health Authority in an effort to increase the capacity and diversity of the state's mental health workforce.