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Virginia's Department of Medical Assistance Services has signed a $113 million contract with Keystone Peer Review Organization, a subsidiary of healthcare technology company CNSI, to manage behavioral health utilization.
Georgia has signed into law a measure that would provide $750,000 to mental health programs for veterans and their families, FOX News reported April 25.
Mental health and substance use counselors make an average of $56,230 annually in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
New York City-based Columbia University has launched a new research hub for psychiatry and mental health made possible by a $75 million donation from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
California's Department of Health Care Services is allocating $17 million of the state budget to support the state's mental healthcare workforce.
The state of mental health in the U.S. is a top concern for many, including Melissa Eckstein, president of Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland, Ore.
Virginia's medical assistance services department allocated Kepro a $113 million contract to oversee behavioral healthcare utilization and case management for the state's Medicaid program.
Here are the 15 states with the most mental health professional shortage areas as of April 2023, according to the Health Resources & Services Administration:
The average salary for psychiatrists in the U.S. is $247,350, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.