Lawrence, Ind.-based Options Behavioral Health System is facing 10 lawsuits from former patients and their families alleging the facility held them against their will. In addition, the system has been cited by state and federal authorities over patient care, WRTV…
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Therapy and other mental health services at the Department of Veterans Affairs have “been thrown into turmoil” following changes implemented by the Trump administration, the New York Times reported March 22. Mental health providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs…
More than a dozen behavioral health workforce centers and other mental health organizations are forming a new group to address behavioral workforce challenges. The Behavioral Health Workforce Center Alliance is led by the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska. The…
New York City-based Montefiore Health System is launching seven new outpatient programs to better support urgent mental health needs, pregnancy-related anxiety and depression, and eating disorders. The programs will be funded by more than $18 million from the state and…
Mount Sinai aims for its Center for Stress, Resilience and Personal Growth to be a “beacon” for healthcare workers seeking mental health support. The center was formed to support Mount Sinai’s employees at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now,…
HHS has renewed the public health emergency declaration for the nation’s opioid crisis, extending key federal response efforts for 90 days. The PHE had been set to end March 21. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasized the urgency of…
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Aundrea Lewis, RN, has resigned as CEO of UofL Health-Peace Hospital in Louisville, Ky., effective April 18. Ms. Lewis has been with UofL Health for 18 years, more than two of which she served as CEO of the behavioral health…
Oregon State Police are investigating a patient death that occurred March 18 at Oregon State Hospital in Salem, a psychiatric facility managed by the Oregon Health Authority, according to a report from the Salem Statesman Journal. Police told the news…
Everett, Wash.-based Compass Health has named Janet Carbary as CFO. Ms. Carbary was most recently vice president of finance at Mill Creek, Wash.-based IRG Physical and Hand Therapy, according to her LinkedIn profile. As CFO, Ms. Carbary will advance Compass…