New York has appointed television host Ruth Westheimer, EdD, as the nation's first "ambassador to loneliness."
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A Rhode Island social worker pleaded guilty to orchestrating a billing fraud scheme that cost Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers $3.5 million.
The Federal Aviation Administration has formed a committee focusing on the mental health of pilots.
From new treatments to new facilities, here are six updates related to addiction that Becker's has covered since Oct. 24:
Sioux Falls Royal C. Johnson Veterans Hospital in South Dakota was found to be out of compliance with mental health regulations, according to a Nov. 10 report from South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center has officially opened its new behavioral health urgent care center for children, adolescents and adults, PBS affiliate WGBH reported Nov. 9.
Arkansas Children's in Little Rock is opening a first-of-its-kind center that will focus on the "impacts of the opioid crisis on the fetus, newborn and developing children."
The Senate Finance Committee voted Nov. 8 to advance a healthcare package that includes changes intended to improve behavioral health access.
Paternal mental health both during and after pregnancy may influence the child's mental health, but not in the way researchers expected, according to a recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology.
Here are six behavioral health center openings and groundbreakings that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 31: