A 2026 Vizient Impact of Change forecast found adult outpatient behavioral health volumes to rise 22% by 2036, more than seven times the 3% increase a population-based model would suggest. For health systems, that gap between projected need and current…
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The University of Toledo received nearly $2 million through the Ohio Behavioral Health Scholarship Program to support students entering behavioral health fields. Students enrolled in either of two approved graduate programs — Master of Social Work or the Master of…
Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital in Berlin has cut four patient beds and laid off three staff, VTDigger reported Aug. 10. A declining patient census over the last five years led the state’s Department of Mental Health to make reductions, leaving the…
Columbia, Md.-based Grassroots Crisis Intervention will lay off 62 employees after the federal 988 National Back-Up Text and Chat contract was discontinued, a spokesperson told Becker’s. The reduction in force will take effect Sept. 29, 2026. Grassroots will continue answering…
New rules establishing minimum emergency nurse-to-patient staffing ratios at freestanding acute psychiatric hospitals in California took effect June 1. Going forward, there must be one nurse for every five patients younger than 18 and one nurse for every six adult…
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As health systems continue to grow through mergers and acquisitions, sustaining physician well-being efforts has become increasingly complex. Leaders at Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health recently shared how the system has integrated clinician well-being into operations, leadership and organizational culture, the American…
Leominster, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health-Community Healthlink has increased planned layoffs to 231 positions, effective Sept. 16, and plans to permanently close all of its programs and cease operations as an agency, according to a WARN report shared with Becker’s. The…
West Virginia has the highest concentration of clinical and counseling psychologists in the U.S., with 52.09 psychologists per 100,000 residents, according to Becker’s analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data and 2025 U.S. population estimates from the U.S. Census…
Illinois’ certified peer recovery workforce has grown 335% since 2022, with 1,010 people now credentialed as Certified Recovery Support Specialists or Certified Peer Recovery Specialists, according to a July 8 news release from the Illinois Department of Human Services. Here…
MaineHealth Behavioral Health in Westbrook launched a new advanced practice provider psychiatric mental health fellowship to prepare graduated psychiatric nurse practitioners and physician associates for practice. The 12-month program begins Sept. 30, according to a July 6 news release from…