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…
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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…
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Columbus-based OhioHealth is looking to reshape a healthcare culture that often discourages caregivers from asking for help. It is doing so by creating preventive well-being programs aimed at fostering psychological safety and encouraging help-seeking behaviors. “If we want to achieve…
UNC Health Appalachian, part of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health, has established a rural psychiatric residency program that aims to expand the pipeline of physicians trained to serve rural and underserved communities. The program, created through a grant from the…
Birmingham-based Children’s of Alabama has expanded its behavioral health and de-escalation training strategy as demand for mental health services has risen during and since the pandemic. In response, the hospital adopted a layered education approach built around online courses from…
Oregon’s Behavioral Health Talent Council has issued a final report outlining short-, mid- and long-term strategies to address the state’s behavioral health workforce crisis. The report, submitted to Gov. Tina Kotek and state agencies, includes 17 action plans with 74…
NYC Health + Hospitals has seen significant gains in its behavioral health workforce since implementing a targeted strategy and several initiatives, Omar Fattal, MD, system chief of behavioral health, said. As the nation’s largest municipal health system, it has prioritized…