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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that his office will award an additional $1.18 billion in the state's next round of the Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program to help fund behavioral health facilities in rural and tribal communities.
New Jersey has just over half the psychiatrists it needs and it faces "catastrophic" workforce shortages in psychiatric hospitals and community providers, according to a new report from a mental health advocacy group. Behavioral health care needs have surged nationwide in recent years, but nearly half of Americans with mental health challenges and some 80% of those with substance use disorders go without treatment, said the group, Inseparable.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has enhanced its online mental health bed registry. The goal is to reduce wait times for people in crisis. The system, known as the Behavioral Health Statewide Central Availability Navigator (BH SCAN), now updates hourly instead of once per day.
On a Monday night in December, around 20 Memphis and Shelby County students sat in a conference room illuminated by a big screen projecting policy recommendations. The group discussion sounded nearly identical to a local government meeting, aside from the occasional "6-7" joke.
Hospital operator Universal Health Services said recently it would acquire virtual healthcare provider Talkspace in a deal valued at $835 million, amid rising demand for behavioral health services.
Universal Health Services will pay $5.25 per share for Talkspace, a 10.29% premium to the stock's last close. Shares of Talkspace were up more than 7%, while Universal Health's shares fell 5% in early trading.
As Jason Beaman recounts his long slog searching for mental health therapy last year, he sounds defeated. The first therapist assigned to him by the Department of Veterans Affairs told him at their initial meeting that she was leaving the agency. A few months later, his second therapist told him she was also leaving.
Amanda Miller was 30 and pregnant with her second child in Hershey, Pennsylvania, when she developed depression. After giving birth, her depression worsened. It was joined by a slew of unexplained health problems.
The 2023 Maui wildfires were linked to significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety among residents, with impacts extending beyond the burn zones and closely tied to housing and income disruption. That's according to a new University of Hawai'i at Mānoa study published March 11 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe form of depression characterized by a persistent low mood, hopelessness, disruptions in sleep and/or eating habits, as well as a loss of motivation and interest in daily activities. While there are several treatments for MDD, determining what medications work well for individual patients is often a tiring and challenging trial-and-error process.
"What you've got there from the sun on your face is a massive boost of serotonin!" says Alison Greenwood, founder of Dose of Nature, the charity successfully prescribing time outside as a treatment for mental health.
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