More Than One-Fifth Of Massachusetts Children In DCF Custody Prescribed...
More than one-fifth of children in custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) between July 2019 and December 2023 were prescribed at least one psychotropic medication....
View ArticleFirm Foundation Treatment Center Opens Faith-Based Addiction Recovery...
Firm Foundation Treatment Center opened a faith-based addiction recovery facility in Woodstock, Georgia. The facility offers a continuum of evidence-based programs including Partial Hospitalization...
View ArticleYoung Adult Institute, Inc. – Winning Proposal For Start Services NJ: Mobile...
New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) awarded a $3,200,000 contract to Young Adult Institute, Inc. to develop one Systemic, Therapeutic, Assessment,...
View ArticleStrengthening the System II: Alaska’s Comprehensive Integrated Mental Health...
On October 24, 2024, the Alaska Department of Health published this comprehensive integrated mental health program plan titled "Strengthening the System". The plan specifically is designed to meet the...
View ArticleTennCare III Demonstration Draft Waiver Amendment
On October 29, 2024, the Tennessee division of TennCare published this TennCare II Demonstration draft waiver amendment. In this amendment request, Tennessee is proposing several modifications to...
View ArticleAlaska To Integrate Behavioral Health Services To Close System Gaps
Over the next five years, the Alaska Department of Health plans to implement a package of behavioral health programs, including integrated behavioral health and medical care, to close behavioral...
View ArticleArray Behavioral Care & KeyCare Expand Nationwide Access To Coordinated...
Array Behavioral Care, which provides virtual psychiatry and therapy services, partnered with KeyCare, which provides a virtual care platform based on the Epic electronic health record (EHR). The goal...
View ArticleSpring Health Expands Specialty Care To Advance Treatment For High-Acuity...
Digital mental health platform Spring Health unveiled a new Specialty Care solution for consumers with acute behavioral health conditions who are at risk of needing residential treatment. The solution...
View ArticleJimini Health Launches With $8 Million In Funding To Provide Mental Health...
Jimini Health, which provides mental health treatment that incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) in psychotherapy, launched operations supported by $8 million in pre-seed funding. Investors include...
View ArticleFDA Clears Magstim Horizon Inspire TMS System For Multiple Indications
Magstim announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing clearance for its Horizon Inspire System transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device. The system is approved as...
View ArticleCityblock’s Community Health Worker Model Nets 11% Lower Total Cost Of Care...
Cityblock’s model of care led by specialized community health workers, the Advanced Behavioral Health (ABH) program, resulted in a 19.7% decrease in inpatient utilization and an 11.5% decrease in...
View ArticleNew ADHD Diagnoses In Finland Doubled During COVID-19
Between 2020 and 2022, the rate of new attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses in Finland doubled from 238 per 100,000 in 2020 to 477 per 100,000 in 2022. The population lifetime......
View ArticleSAMHSA Launches National Behavioral Health Workforce Career Navigator
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has launched the Behavioral Health Workforce Career...
View ArticleSyracuse, New York-Based Helio Health Adds Capital Region Non-Profit Fulton...
Two of New York’s non-profit behavioral health systems—Helio Health and Fulton Friendship House—formally merged as Helio Health. This completes an affiliation process that began in June 2022. Financial...
View ArticleDekalb County, Georgia Launches Coalition To Improve Mental Health Care
The DeKalb County Planning, Economic Development and Community Services Committee kicked-off the DeKalb County Behavioral Health Coalition (DCBHC) on July 23, 2024. The purpose of the DCBHC is to...
View ArticleKelly Education Acquires Children’s Therapy Center To Strengthen School...
Kelly Services, Inc., a staffing outsourcing and consulting service, acquired Children’s Therapy Center (CTC) in Minnesota. Financial terms were not disclosed. Kelly subsidiary Kelly Education plans to...
View ArticleWhole Person Care By Community Health Network (MyCHN): An OPEN MINDS Program...
Founded in 2008, Community Health Network (MyCHN) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit human services organization, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic...
View ArticleLESC: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile
Founded in 1959, LESC (formerly known as Lower Eastside Service Center) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides prevention, treatment, and recovery services for consumers with addiction...
View ArticleData Innovation Masterclass: Build A Foundation For Action
On Demand Webinar Courtesy of Qualifacts Behavioral healthcare leaders, are you equipped with the foundational knowledge and practical strategies to leverage data innovation at your organization? No,...
View ArticleNational Per Capita Alcohol Consumption Decreased 1.2% Between 2021 & 2022
Per capita consumption of ethanol from any type of alcoholic beverages combined in 2022 was 2.50 gallons, representing a 1.2% decrease from 2.53 gallons in 2021. For the first time... The post National...
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