New Albany-based Indiana University Southeast has earned accreditation for its Master of Arts in clinical mental health counseling program from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. The accreditation places the university among institutions that meet national…
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Across healthcare systems, leaders are increasingly treating clinician well-being as an operational priority rather than a bridge to be crossed reactively, particularly in high-stress areas such as psychiatry, residency training and hospital violence prevention. A May cross-sectional study published in…
The University of Pittsburgh School of Education has established an online graduate certificate in infant mental health. The program, offered through its Pitt Online portfolio, targets the nationwide shortage of trained infant and early childhood mental health professionals, and is…
Three California universities will receive $110 million over five years from the Ballmer Group Los Angeles to expand the behavioral health workforce serving low-income children and youths. California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California State University, Los Angeles and…
Newport, Va.-based Riverside Regional Medical Center implemented a behavioral response team after identifying gaps in workplace violence prevention, increasing reporting by 245% from 2024 to 2025 and enabling real-time intervention for escalating behavioral health situations. The team is designed to…
New York has launched an online training program for mental health professionals working with first responders. The First Responder Mental Health and Cultural Awareness Training is a one-hour course designed for clinicians who work with or are considering working with…
Texas will invest $5 million in grants for the state’s Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program to expand mental healthcare access statewide. The funding will support nine Texas medical training centers developing, expanding or administering accredited one-year forensic psychiatry fellow programs for…
Tampa, Fla.-based USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has launched a psychiatry residency program at Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital, expanding training capacity as demand for mental healthcare services grows. The program is based at Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital,…
When Carl Hoopes started rounding after taking over as COO and executive vice president of Tulsa, Okla.-based Grand Mental Health in October, he found confusion around accountability for operational outcomes. In turn, this made it difficult to troubleshoot problems or…
Maryland has awarded $1.6 million to expand substance use recovery services in rural communities. The Maryland Department of Labor, in partnership with Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response and the Maryland Department of Health, selected eight community organizations to receive funding…
