New York state opened the Kate Rothko Center for Recovery, a newly constructed $32 million residential addiction treatment facility, with New York City-based Odyssey House operating the center. The three-story, 22,500-square-foot facility houses 60 beds and will serve adult men…
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Ohio launched a series of new oversight measures for behavioral health providers and programs amid concerns about fraud, abuse and accountability, according to a June 2 news release from the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health. Here are six things to…
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Thirty-six Oregon counties have signed updated County Financial Assistance Agreements, completing the state’s transition away from a 30-year-old contractual model for behavioral health services, according to a June 4 news release from Gov. Tina Kotek’s office. Here are three things…
From requiring companies to disclose that chatbots are not human to restricting the technology’s use in treating patients, these five states have passed laws or created agencies to address AI’s role in mental health.
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas is expanding its hospital-based naloxone distribution initiative statewide through its Institute for Prevention and Recovery, with the goal of distributing more than 15,000 naloxone kits and wellness bags across New Jersey. The initiative will distribute kits…
Four people have been charged in federal court in Ohio in what authorities described as a $30 million fraud conspiracy involving billing for children’s behavioral health services that were not provided. According to a June 4 Justice Department news release,…