The American Hospital Association sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 14expressing support for the reauthorization of programs in the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act…
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Several healthcare organizations are coming together to build a $100 million behavioral health facility in South Carolina, according to 15 News, an ABC affiliate.
Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health has begun the process of closing psych units and behavioral health services at some of its locations to make way for its standalone behavioral health hospital, according to a June 14 report from masslive.com.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals are more likely to struggle with substance use, according to a recent report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Disability and absence management services company MetLife has partnered with workforce mental health solutions company Lyra Health to launch an initiative aimed at providing access to mental health services as part of members' recovery when they file a disability or…
The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners has launched NAPNAP Cares, a program of online continuing education courses surrounding pediatric mental health.
Nearly 15 percent of U.S. children between 5 and 17 received mental health treatment in 2021, according to data released June 13 by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics that pulled from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey.
U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Tina Smith have reintroduced legislation focusing on strengthening school-based mental health services for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Carolina Across 100 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has partnered with the UNC Suicide Prevention Institute to launch a statewide program focused on reducing suicide across the state.
The University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora is opening a new inpatient behavioral health unit at the end of the month, according to a June 11 report from ABC affiliate KUSA.