Nurses, physicians, medical assistants and hospital janitorial staff of San Jose, Calif.-based Santa Clara Valley Medical Center are protesting work conditions following dozens of instances of workplace violence, San Jose Spotlight reported Feb. 22.
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St. Joseph, Mo.-based Family Guidance Center is set to open a behavioral health urgent care center, according to a Feb. 23 report from ABC affiliate KQTV.
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has spread a $500,000 grant across ten community health centers to fund behavioral health services across the state, according to a Feb. 23 report from the Concord Monitor.
The University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita has received a $2.5 million grant to develop a pediatric behavioral health program for residents, according to a Feb. 23 report from KWCH.
Fort Behavioral Health will be allowed to reopen 30 days after Texas abruptly shut it down over child safety risks, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Feb. 23.
New legislation in Colorado would offer annual mental health check-ins at public schools for students in sixth through 12th grade, CBS affiliate KKTV reported Feb. 23.
Globally, the behavioral health market was valued at $205 billion in 2021, and it's expected to hit $261.8 billion by 2029.
Teladoc and Talkspace are grappling with increasingly sluggish growth in their business-to-consumer offerings, including Teladoc's BetterHelp business.
Fifty-one percent of hospitalists reported feeling very happy or somewhat happy away from work, compared to 83 percent before the pandemic, according to a survey published Feb. 22 by Medscape.
Here are seven mental health policy changes, investments and more in California reported by Becker's since Feb. 14: