Providence, R.I.-based Care New England has started construction of a 25-bed short-stay unit at Butler Hospital.
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An increase in temperatures led to more hospital visits for alcohol-related disorders and substance abuse, a study published Sept. 26 in Nature found.
HHS is creating a maternal mental health taskforce as part of a larger initiative aimed at improving maternal health.
Rosemary McLaughlin has been named the inaugural executive director of Nantucket, Mass.-based Community Solutions for Behavioral Health.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare has partnered with the University of Kentucky School of Social Work in Lexington to address the behavioral health workforce shortages in rural Kentucky and West Virginia.
Baxter Regional Behavioral Health Clinic in Mountain Home, Ark., will close its doors to patients Oct. 13.
Hackensack Meridian Health has expanded and begun operating an 81-bed behavioral health unit at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, N.J.
A shift to value-based payments increased the number of behavioral health visits for patients with depression and bipolar disorder and reduced emergency department visits for these conditions and schizophrenia, a study published Sept. 22 in JAMA Health Forum found.
HHS has sent 25 public health service officers to provide behavioral health services to individuals affected by wildfires in Hawaii.
Bethany for Children & Families in Moline, Ill., and Bridgeview Community Health Center of Clinton, Iowa, are merging to better deliver mental healthcare to residents of the Quad Cities area, NBC affiliate KWQC reported Sept. 25.