Villanova, Pa.-based Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health has started a career acceleration program for its employees to advance their qualifications, Main Line Times & Suburban reported May 15.
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill that permits mental and behavioral healthcare providers to operate within emergency shelters that serve people experiencing homelessness.
Officials in Michigan's Macomb County are proposing a behavioral health-focused $228 million central intake center for the county jail complex, the Detroit Free Press reported May 12.
Cannabis is being increasingly found laced with fentanyl.
Georgia residents can now obtain psychiatric advance directives with instructions for care in the event of a behavioral health crisis, Chattanooga Times Free Press reported May 14.
Dallas-based Children's Health has teamed up with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, also in Dallas, to train more primary care pediatricians in mental health screening and treatment, D Magazine reported May 15.
Joe Burrow, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals NFL team, has covered the cost of mental health treatment for 20 families at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincy Jungle reported May 15.
Routt County in Colorado has received $3.6 million from the state's Department of Education School Health Professional Grant Program to provide mental health services among its school districts, Steamboat Pilot & Today reported May 14.
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.