A series of recent studies highlights widening gaps in mental health access, shifting prescription patterns and mixed outcomes across behavioral healthcare in the U.S. The findings point to growing pressures on providers, uneven availability of services and emerging questions around…
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Columbus, Ohio-based Maryhaven President and CEO Oyauma Garrison has stepped down after reaching a mutual agreement with the behavioral health provider’s board of directors, ABC affiliate WSYX reported July 15. Mr. Garrison will remain with the behavioral health provider for…
Arizona has overtaken West Virginia as the state with the highest drug death rate in the contiguous U.S., marking the first time since the prescription opioid epidemic began that West Virginia has lost the distinction. The shift has been fueled…
California’s new emergency nurse-to-patient staffing ratios for acute psychiatric hospitals took effect June 1, closing a regulatory gap that had left freestanding psychiatric facilities without mandated minimums for more than two decades. But leaders are raising concerns about behavioral healthcare…
Demand for behavioral healthcare keeps outpacing the workforce available to meet it, particularly among older adults juggling mental health, medical and cognitive needs all at once. Leaders in the field say the path forward runs through earlier intervention, stronger regional…
Houston-based PsychPlus has acquired Koa Health, a multinational digital mental health company, to expand its technology-enabled psychiatric and therapeutic care network. The companies announced the deal June 23. The combined organization now serves more than 6 million patients across the…
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Hawaii and Vermont have become the latest states to expand prescribing authority for specially trained psychologists, bringing the total number of states that authorize the practice to nine, according to a July 15 news release from the American Psychological Association. …
A former central Ohio couple was indicted on 12 felony charges in connection with an alleged $9.3 million Medicaid fraud scheme, according to a July 15 news release from Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson’s office. Here are four things to…
From large health systems to community-based centers, behavioral health providers are facing adversity with pending regulatory actions, looming funding changes and cuts to already tight reimbursement rates, leading to the closure of facilities and potential disruptions of care. Here are…