Carelon Behavioral Health Earns New Accreditation From International Council...
The call/text/chat crisis and helpline services of Carelon Behavioral Health (CBH) earned accreditation from the International Council for Helplines (ICH). The accreditation process evaluated nine...
View ArticleFDA Grants Clearance For Big Health’s DaylightRx Anxiety Treatment
The FDA granted clearance for digital therapeutic DaylightRx from Big Health. DaylightRx is a prescription device delivering cognitive behavioral therapy, intended to treat generalized anxiety disorder...
View ArticleBehavioral Health Workforce Projected Grow Three Times Faster Than National...
Between 2023 and 2033, the annual job growth rate for behavioral health professionals in the United States is projected to be three times higher, rising by 12% compared to 4%... The post Behavioral...
View ArticleDOJ Finds Kentucky Unnecessarily Institutionalizes Louisville Residents with...
On August 27, 2024, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) notified Kentucky that in the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro area, adults with serious mental illness (SMI) have been unnecessarily...
View ArticleMerakey Opens Behavioral Health Urgent Care Walk-In Clinic In Philadelphia,...
On September 3, 2024, Merakey, with the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Division of Community Behavioral Health (CBH), opened a new mental health walk-in clinic in the city. The... The...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Health and Human Services System State Profile
Published in September 2024, this highly detailed report explains how the North Dakota health and human service system works, and provides all the market data, analysis, and “insider” insights...
View ArticleNotice Regarding Investigation Of Kentucky’s Use Of Psychiatric Hospitals To...
On August 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division published this notice regarding the investigation of Kentucky's use of psychiatric hospitals to serve adults with serious...
View ArticleInvestigation Of Kentucky’s Unnecessary Use Of Psychiatric Hospitals To Serve...
On August 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division published these findings regarding the investigation of Kentucky's unnecessary use of psychiatric hospitals to serve...
View ArticleWorth A Pound Of Cure
There is a growing body of evidence on the effect of behavioral health and cognitive disorders on physical health.;Dr. Helen Ouyang, an emergency room physician,;in a recent guest essay in... The post...
View ArticleMississippi Health & Human Services System State Profile Report
Published in September 2024, this highly detailed report explains how the Mississippi health and human service system works, and provides all the market data, analysis, and “insider” insights executive...
View ArticleNew Mexico Health & Human Services System State Profile Report
Published in September 2024, this highly detailed report explains how the New Mexico health and human service system works, and provides all the market data, analysis, and “insider” insights...
View ArticleSeven Hills Foundation: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile
Founded in 1953, Seven Hills Foundation (Seven Hills) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides clinical, educational, and behavioral health services. The Commission on Accreditation of...
View ArticleCBT Enhances Mental Well-Being & Quality Of Life For People In Cancer Treatment
People diagnosed with cancer who received cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to address depression or anxiety had moderate improvement in their mental health and quality of life (QoL) compared to...
View ArticleAs Goes NCQA
Last month, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced changes to how follow-up after mental health-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations is measured in its...
View ArticleFamily Care Center Launches New Behavioral Health Functionality Assessment Suite
Behavioral health provider organization Family Care Center created a new proprietary scale for use in its practices to assess consumer functional improvements. It said the new Family Care Center...
View ArticleIris Telehealth Launches Virtual Care Clinic, Insights Platform
Iris Telehealth recently launched its Virtual Clinic and Iris Insights platforms. These services are designed to help health care organizations integrate behavioral health care into consumer care ; The...
View ArticleReported Non-Substance-Related Mental Health Disorders Among Persons Who Died...
On August 29, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published this report regarding 2022 reported non-substance-related mental health disorders among persons who died of drug...
View ArticleDuring 2022, Nearly 22% Of People Who Died Of A Drug Overdose Had A Comorbid...
Of the nearly 108,000 people in the U.S. who died of a drug overdose during 2022, 21.9% had a mental health disorder unrelated to substance use. The most common comorbid... The post During 2022, Nearly...
View ArticleYouth With Chronic Pain May Have More Anxiety & Depression
Among young people aged 24 years and younger with chronic pain, about 34.6% have anxiety and 12.2% have depression. These figures are about three times the prevalence among the general... The post...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Building New Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility For...
South Carolina recently began construction on a new psychiatric treatment center expected to care for incarcerated youth with mental health issues. The $23 million facility is expected to open in......
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