Hays, Kan.-based High Plains Mental Health Center in has received a $75,000 grant from the Schmidt Foundation to expand the behavioral health workforce in northwest Kansas, according to a June 26 report from the Hays Post.
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Here are 10 stats to know about the behavioral health workforce, according to a survey from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing published April 25:
M. Ed Kelley, MD, has been appointed medical director of the behavioral health department at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., according to a June 23 report from ABC affiliate WLOS.
Vitality Unlimited has been approved for a final $218,500 American Rescue Plan Act payment to fund three of its behavioral health projects in Nevada, according to a June 22 report from the Elko Daily Free Press.
MyMichigan Health Foundation has received two $100,000 planning grants from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to fund child and adolescent health centers, according to a June 22 report from the Morning Sun.
Jason Staats has been appointed CEO of Erlanger-based SUN Behavioral Health Kentucky, according to a June 23 report from the Northern Kentucky Tribune.
The El Paso, Texas, region received $50 million to expand mental health access and resources, according to a June 21 commentary published in El Paso Matters.
The United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings ranked states with the most and least mental distress.
HHS and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have released an advisory on the mental health symptoms and conditions that have been associated with long COVID-19.
Oregon state legislators have announced the $153 million Behavioral Health Care Delivery Budget Framework to address behavioral health needs across the state, according to a June 21 report from the Chronicle.