Eating disorders are the second-deadliest mental illness, with opioid addiction being the most deadly, according to data from the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.
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The demand for behavioral health services in the U.S. far outstrips its supply of behavioral health workers and clinicians, and even the nation's best hospitals suffer the effects.
Indianapolis-based Indiana University researchers have been gifted $8.6 million by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to research heavy alcohol use and binge drinking, WBIW reported April 10.
Two mental health counselors and one social worker in Iowa are facing sanctions to their licenses related to sexual misconduct allegations, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported April 10.
Actress Taraji P. Henderson and fashion brand Kate Spade have teamed up to launch "She Care Wellness Pods" to help provide mental health resources to Black students at historically Black colleges and universities, NewsOne reported April 9.
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Hanley Center at Origins, an addiction treatment center, is opening a mental health intensive outpatient program.
Johnstown (Colo.) Heights Behavioral Health is under investigation by the state's Behavioral Health Administration, a part of the Colorado Department of Human Services, ABC affiliate Denver 7 reported April 7.
Biopharmaceutical company Omeros has been awarded a $6.69 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop its oral treatment for cocaine use disorder.
There are 841,322 actively practicing physicians in total, and 537,351 — or 63.9 percent — indicated they identify as white, according to the Association of American Medical College's "2022 Physician Specialty Data Report."