HealthWell Foundation Launches Oncology Caregiver Behavioral Health Fund
The HealthWell Foundation is now offering an Oncology Caregiver Behavioral Health Fund (OCBHF). The fund is part of the organization’s commitment to the White House Cancer Moonshot.; The OCBHF will......
View ArticleMount Sinai Health System & IBM Research Launch Effort To Use AI Data To...
Mount Sinai Health System and IBM Research launched a new joint research effort. The Phenotypes Reimagined to Define Clinical Treatment and Outcome Research (PREDiCTOR) study aims to address the...
View ArticleBrightside Health Expands Telemental Treatment Model To Serve Youth
Telemental health provider Brightside Health;launched services for youth aged 13 to 17. Treatment options include therapy or a combination of therapy and psychiatry services, including weekly video...
View ArticleTalkspace Partners With Amazon Health Services On Mental Health
Online behavioral health provider Talkspace is partnering with Amazon Health Services. Under the collaboration, Amazon will help consumers determine their eligibility for Talkspace mental health...
View ArticleReport On Incidence Of Military Suicides By Military Job Code
In July 2024, the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security published this report on incidence of military suicides by job code. The departments reviewed the......
View ArticleMaine Sued Over ADA Violations Due To Its Lack Of Community-Based Mental...
On September 9, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the state of Maine over alleged violations to the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) related to children’s access to community-based... The...
View ArticleAdults With I/DD & Mental Illness Five Times As Likely To Have Delayed...
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who also have a co-occurring mental illness are almost five times as likely to experience a delayed hospital discharge as adults with...
View ArticleMilitary Jobs With High Deployment Pace, Blast Exposure Correlated With...
Between 2011 and 2022, military members who were part of the "Infantry" occupational code had one of the highest suicide rates in the armed forces, at 31.3 deaths per 100,000... The post Military Jobs...
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 ArticleRula Health Expands To Offer Therapy Nationwide
Behavioral health provider organization Rula Health,;formerly known as Path Mental Health, has expanded its services nationwide. The company’s platform works by matching consumers with clinical...
View ArticleHealthWell Foundation Launches Oncology Caregiver Behavioral Health Fund
The HealthWell Foundation is now offering an Oncology Caregiver Behavioral Health Fund (OCBHF). The fund is part of the organization’s commitment to the White House Cancer Moonshot.; The OCBHF will......
View ArticleMissouri’s Signature Psychiatric Hospital Closing Its Two Locations
Signature Psychiatric Hospital, which is owned by Acadia, is closing its two sites in Missouri. The closure of the hospitals in Kansas City and Liberty means 154 staff – 124... The post Missouri’s...
View ArticleMedicare Complexity
Medicare beneficiaries have a complicated matrix of out-of-pocket expenses if they need behavioral health treatment. Take a typical psychiatric inpatient hospital stay. In the traditional Medicare...
View ArticleVesta: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile
Founded in 1981, Vesta, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides comprehensive and ongoing services for adults, children, and adolescents with a range of psychological needs. The...
View ArticleFDA Approves New Schizophrenia Drug, Cobenfy, Developed By Karuna Therapeutics
On September 26, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new drug to treat schizophrenia in 35 years. The drug is branded as Cobenfy. It was developed... The post FDA Approves...
View ArticleBuilding The Crisis System Vision
It’s been over two years since the launch of 988.;The 988 program has served millions of Americans—and improved its response time (see 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Two Years After... The post...
View ArticleSpring Health Launches Solution To Offer Leaders Personalized Mental Health...
Mental health solution provider Spring Health plans to offer a manager experience solution with its platform, starting in January 2025. The solution will offer real-time support and resources to...
View ArticleSuicide Risk Linked To Local Deprivation Of Economic & Social Factors
County-level economic and social conditions are associated with a difference in suicide rates among people ages 10 to over age 65. Three factors—insurance coverage rates, broadband internet access, and...
View ArticleSuicide Rates & Selected County-Level Factors — United States, 2022
On September 10, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published this report on suicide rates and selected county-level factors in the U.S. for 2022. The researchers analyzed......
View ArticleMoving To On-Demand!
AI Evolution In Behavioral Healthcare: A Framework For Agency Transformation Dear Colleague, We know how much you have been looking forward to joining us on October 2nd at 3:00pm ET... The post Moving...
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