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20 hospitals with lowest mental health ED visit times | Md. crisis center to lay off 62 | Henry Ford pilot cuts BH work queues 85% | Calif. staffing rules reshape nurse workforce | 51 exec moves

Plus: New York directs $21M to psychiatric emergency care August 11, 2026 1. 20 hospitals with the highest, lowest ED visit times for mental health patients Full story 2. Maryland crisis center to lay off 62 after losing federal funding…

House Dems press VA on mental health staffing | Meta to appeal $567M child mental health ruling | Mass. BH provider closes after 40+ years | CDC code reveals spike in cannabis-linked ED visits | 1 in 5 physicians report depression

Plus: New audit framework finds AI chatbots reinforce mental health risk patterns August 10, 2026 1. Meta to appeal $567M ruling in New Mexico child mental health case Full story 2. 60+ House Democrats press VA on mental healthcare staffing gaps…

17 leaders at US News' top hospitals for psychiatry | UM Health-Sparrow advances $83M BH facility | 7 federal bills to watch | Senate Dems press for Medicaid work rule changes | 45 exec moves

Plus: New York Medical Aid in Dying law takes effect August 6, 2026 1. 17 leaders behind the top hospitals for psychiatry Full story 2. UM Health-Sparrow breaks ground on $83M behavioral health facility Full story 3. Staff have mental health benefits.…

How 5 insurers influence Medicaid mental healthcare | NY report questions court-ordered care | OUD medication abandonment hits 37% | 28 BH projects + partnerships | Mich. hospital's BH services paused amid funding stall

Plus: Buprenorphine abandonment rose to 37% in 2024 August 5, 2026 1. New York’s 400-page report raises concerns about court-ordered mental healthcare Full story 2. 5 insurers dominate Medicaid mental healthcare for adolescents: Study Full story 3. Emergency departments can’t absorb…

Top hospitals for psychiatry: US News | CMS unveils autism care toolkit | 22 BH policy updates | Ochsner, Oceans partnership doubles BH capacity | Psychiatric NP is top-paid remote healthcare job

Plus: How Jefferson Health anchors physician well-being August 4, 2026 1. Top hospitals for psychiatry: US News Full story 2. CMS unveils autism care toolkit after 421% spending increase Full story 3. Youth behavioral health is becoming a systemwide growth…

Medicaid proposals risk BH access, 90 groups warn | UHS facility faces scrutiny over safety | HHS unveils $73.2M for mental health | VA eyes GLP-1s for alcohol use disorder | 6 programs tackling workforce gaps

Plus: Autistic patients less likely to receive on-time cancer screening August 3, 2026 1. UHS-owned youth facility faces scrutiny over safety incidents: Report Full story 2. HHS unveils $73.2M to expand mental health initiatives Full story 3. Behavioral health is…

Kaiser clinicians push back on AI triage tool | CMS drops final inpatient psych rule | UHS eyes outpatient growth | How systems divert BH patients from ED | 19 BH projects to know

Plus: Psilocybin PTSD findings, addiction care merger and 26 new studies July 30, 2026 1. Kaiser faces complaint over automated behavioral health triage system Full story 2. CMS finalizes payment rules for inpatient psychiatric, skilled nursing facilities: 12 things to…

UHS hospital cuts beds, lays off 45 | Acadia Q2 profit down 64% | Optum signs HHS pledge, unveils new BH push | Fla. moves to curb psych meds for kids | 10 best states for healthcare

Plus: A federal judge blocks mental health grant cuts July 29, 2026 1. Oregon psychiatric hospital cuts 34 beds, to lay off 45 employees Full story 2. Acadia reports $10.9M Q2 profit, down 64% year over year Full story 3.…

UHS trims ‘26 outlook | Crisis unit halts admissions after patient death | 5 states regulate mental health chatbots | Ky. provider to pay $16.2M Medicaid fraud settlement | Illicit drug use rises: 9 notes

Plus: 3 Illinois behavioral hospitals cited in federal price transparency crackdown July 28, 2026 1. UHS posts 11.1% operating margin, trims 2026 forecast Full story 2. Florida agency halts admissions at crisis unit after patient death Full story 3. AI…

The race to redesign behavioral care as acuity climbs | New ADHD drug approved: 4 notes | 5 federal BH bills to watch | AHA unveils SUD treatment toolkits | 10 best, worst states for healthcare

Plus: 4 behavioral health data breaches making headlines July 27, 2026 1. The new behavioral health patient — and the systems racing to keep up Full story 2. FDA approves new ADHD medication: 4 things to know Full story 3.…

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