New legislation in New Jersey would lower the age for youth to access mental healthcare without parental consent to 13, New Jersey Monitor reported April 28.
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New legislation in Oregon would create a task force on alcohol pricing and addiction services to better understand how much money the state spends on addiction treatment and prevention, and how much taxes from alcohol sales fund that spending, the…
Trinity Health is closing the adult inpatient behavioral health unit at its hospital in Chelsea, Mich., ABC affiliate WXYZ reported April 28.
A federal administrative judge has ruled that Attleboro, Mass.-based Fuller Hospital, a behavioral health facility, did not offer ample protection against workplace violence for workers in 2019, Insurance Journal reported April 28.
An Illinois bill that aims to transform children's behavioral health in the state has been approved by the House Mental Health and Addiction Committee, according to an April 27 report from NBC affiliate WAND.
Ananthakumar Thillainathan, MD, 45, was sentenced to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for behavioral health fraud and kickbacks, the Justice Department said April 27.
Ysurf Shariff, RN, was charged with six counts related to allegations he sexually assaulted teen patients at Green Bay (Wis.) Willow Creek Behavioral Health, WBAY reported April 26.
Ishpeming, Mich.-based Great Lakes Recovery Centers is setting up to expand for a new campus, WJMN reported April 27.
Alabama lawmakers have introduced a bill that would apply a phone surcharge to all residents to fund its 988 crisis care system hotline.
Acadia Healthcare, a behavioral healthcare provider, has released its first quarter financial results.