There were more than 103,500 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2021 to 2022, according to the CDC.
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California has granted $17 million to 44 community and tribal organizations aimed at preventing youth substance abuse.
More than 70 nurses at Concord, Calif.-based John Muir Behavioral Health Center have gone on strike to protest contracts, KRON reported May 3.
The Indiana General Assembly has significantly cut funds for the state's 988 crisis hotline and behavioral health clinics, the Herald Bulletin reported May 1.
Michael Genovese, MD, chief medical officer of Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare, one of the largest behavioral healthcare providers in the U.S., joined Becker's to share the company's philosophy, treatment model and more.
Uwill, a teletherapy platform for college students, raised $30 million in series A financing.
Experiencing loneliness has greater risks than that of obesity and physical inactivity, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, warned in an advisory issued May 2.
Ryan Wade, MD, has been appointed medical director of the Freedom Institute, an addiction treatment center in New York City.
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare has named William Walders as its next chief information officer.
The city of Providence, R.I., is suing multiple social media outlets — including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok — for their role in the current youth mental health crisis, WPRI reported May 1.