Osawatomie (Kan.) State Hospital is at the center of patient safety concerns over a proposed $1 billion, 283-acre data center that would sit a few hundred yards from the psychiatric facility, KSHB 41 reported Sept. 6. Clayton Sherlock, who spent…
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The Lindsay Clancy case has shone a spotlight on maternal mental healthcare. Ms. Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children, The New York Times…
The CDC predicts 67,798 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. during the 12 months ending in March 2026, a 12.3% decrease compared to the same time period in the previous year, according to an Aug. 31 news release from the…
The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services revoked Richmond-based Hallmark Youthcare’s license Aug. 17, citing at least 27 violations, according to an Aug. 19 report from ABC affiliate WRIC. The violations included several cases of neglect, two of…
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) responses submitted overnight showed higher rates of depression severity and thoughts of self-harm or being better off dead, according to an Aug. 18 Epic Research report. Researchers examined more than 600,000 PHQ-9 scores for U.S.…
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The Florida Department of Health issued guidance July 24 recommending that healthcare providers avoid prescribing psychotropic medications to children ages 5-17 for mental health conditions including depression, anxiety and attention-deficit related disorders. The guidance comes as HHS outlined an action plan…
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration imposed an immediate moratorium on admissions at Peace River Center for Personal Development’s crisis stabilization unit in Bartow, Fla., after determining conditions at the facility presented a threat to patients, according to a…
The family of Kenneth Hass filed a civil lawsuit against the state of Oregon through the Oregon Health Authority, Oregon State Hospital and several hospital staff members, alleging negligence, physical and mental abuse, constitutional violations and wrongful death after Mr.…
Capitol Park Mental Health Hospital, a for-profit standalone psychiatric hospital in St. Paul, Minn., is facing reports of chronic understaffing and safety lapses less than a year after opening, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported June 30. The 144-bed psychiatric hospital,…
Michigan’s four state psychiatric hospitals reduced patient injuries by 58% since the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services implemented the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression in March 2024. DASA is a daily risk assessment tool that measures the likelihood…