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HHS proposes new privacy protections for patients with substance use disorders
The Department of Health and Human Services proposed an update to protocols around record disclosure of patients being treated for substance use disorders. -
Children's Wisconsin to use $150M for mental health services
Children's Wisconsin, based in Wauwatosa, plans to use $150 million to integrate mental healthcare into its pediatric healthcare services, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Nov. 28. -
Discovery Behavioral Health names president of substance use division
Irvine, Calif.-based Discovery Behavioral Health named Jennifer Carvalho as president of its substance use division. -
EvolveMD fully integrates services with Ogden Clinic
Ogden (Utah) Clinic fully integrated EvolveMD's behavioral health services at its 11 clinics. -
Children's behavioral center joins Intermountain Healthcare
Centerville, Utah-based outpatient pediatric behavioral center Matt's Place is joining Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, the Daily Herald reported Nov. 27. -
Trinitas Regional aims to top off $4M campaign for behavioral health program on Giving Tuesday
Elizabeth, N.J.-based Trinitas Regional Medical Center is wrapping up a fundraising campaign to expand its behavioral health program, NPR affiliate WBGO reported Nov. 27. -
Behavioral health integration: 3 experts discuss why it matters and how to achieve it
Behavioral health integration (BHI) is a model of behavioral healthcare where all services are provided in one location by a coordinated interdisciplinary team and are documented in a shared record. -
15 states with more than 100 facilities facing a mental health provider shortage
More than 400 facilities in California have reported a shortage of mental healthcare providers, and it is projected that the U.S. may face a shortage of 14,280 to 31,109 psychiatrists by 2024. -
New York commits $3.3M to community mental healthcare
New York's Office of Mental Health allocated $3.3 million to increase access to mental healthcare statewide. -
AllHealth Network to partner with Eleos Health to improve care quality
Englewood, Colo.-based AllHealth Network has partnered with Eleos Health, an integration and behavioral health documentation automation company, to provide augmented intelligence tools to help with administrative work. -
Wyoming hospital receives $5.9M for crisis stabilization center
Sheridan (Wyo.) Memorial Hospital has been awarded $5.9 million on behalf of the state's loan and investment board to build an emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, healing and crisis stabilization unit, the Sheridan Press reported Nov. 22. -
Wisconsin behavioral health emergency program responds to 935 calls in 1st year
Madison, Wis., released the results of the first year of its Community Alternative Response for Emergency Services program, ABC affiliate KWOW reported Nov. 22. -
Indiana losing $4B per year on untreated mental illness: report
Researchers in Indiana have found that untreated mental illness is costing the state $4.2 billion per year, according to a report from the Indiana Behavioral Health Commission -
New Mexico city planning $44.5M regional mental and behavioral health facility
The city of Clovis, N.M., is looking to build a $44.5 million inpatient mental and behavioral health facility in partnership with Denver-based Initium Health, a public benefit corporation, the Roswell Daily Record reported Nov. 22. -
Chicago communities push to remove police from mental health crisis response measures
Chicago residents voted in support of an ordinance seeking to secure funding for non-police from crisis response teams and public mental health centers, Truthout reported Nov. 19. -
Montana psychiatric center partners with Turnwell Mental Health Network for new clinics
Montana Psychiatry and Brain Health Center in Billings, Mont., will partner with Dallas-based Turnwell Mental Health Network to create new mental health clinics throughout the state. -
Nebraska county plans $55M mental health center
Officials in a Nebraska county are investing $55 million into building a mental health facility to serve the Douglas County area, NBC affiliate WOWT reported Nov. 21. -
Mental health worker demographics: An industry snapshot
Licensed clinical social workers, often referred to as therapists, make up 36 percent of the country's mental health workforce, according to data from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. -
National average salary of 4 types of mental health providers
The average starting salary for psychiatrists increased 7 percent from 2021 to 2022, a change one report attributed to the shortage of mental health providers. -
Mental illness in the US: 6 updates
More than 50 million adults, or 20.8 percent of the U.S. population, experienced a mental illness in 2020, according to a report by Mental Health America.
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