Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has signed four mental health bills into law, FOX affiliate KPTV reported Aug. 8.
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Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa, has nearly doubled its inpatient behavioral health capacity with a new 24-bed behavioral health unit, The Ames Tribune reported Aug. 8.
Members of the U.S. Congress introduced the Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act to implement EHR systems behavioral healthcare.
The El Camino Healthcare District and El Camino Health are allocating $11.02 million in grants to programs in 10 California cities within Santa Clara County.
Mental health provider Oaklawn held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new crisis center in South Bend, Ind., The South Bend Tribune reported Aug. 8.
Digital higher education mental health provider Mantra Health has partnered with Charlie Health, a virtual mental healthcare provider for teenagers and young adults.
Strafford County has signed a deal with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to make 16 beds available for nursing home eligible citizens at Riverside Rest Home in Dover, Foster's Daily Democrat reported Aug. 9.
Talkiatry and NOCD partnered to create an easily accessible treatment option for patients with obsessive compulsive disorder.
Tufts Medicine partnered with Synchronous Health, a behavioral health digital platform, to increase patient access to certified therapists.
Washington state has purchased the recently closed Cascade Behavioral Health Hospital in Tukwila for almost $30 million, The Seattle Times reported Aug. 7.