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CMS approved California and Kentucky proposals to establish community-based mobile crisis intervention teams, according to a June 20 news release shared with Becker's.

KFF compiled a list of states with the corresponding rate of major depressive episodes reported in adolescents aged 12 to 17 within a year.

Adults self-reported the number of days per month they described their mental health as "poor," according to data analyzed by KFF.

Here are 13 behavioral health executive moves Becker's has covered since May:

Major League Baseball recently hosted its biannual MLB Mental Health Meeting to discuss mental health policy for its athletes.

Odessa-based University of Texas Permian Basin has received $10 million in grants from the Permian Strategic Partnership and the Scharbauer Foundation to support the mental and behavioral health workforce.

Kentucky State Senator John Schickel joined multiple sheriffs and police chiefs in speaking at a press conference demanding the reopening of the state's only all-girl detention facility, NPR affiliate WVXU News reported July 18.

Mental and behavioral health disparities are up to 14 times greater between subpopulations, according to a new report on behavioral health equity released July 17 from the United Health Foundation, the charitable arm of UnitedHealth Group.

Tropical Texas Behavioral Health, in partnership with the Edinburg (Texas) Police Department, has received $3 million to launch a mental health crisis response unit, myRGV reported July 18.

The Delaware Behavioral Health Consortium has approved the distribution of $10 million to 38 organizations addressing the opioid crisis in the state, Delaware Public Media reported July 18.