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The Georgia Senate passed a $409 million budget line item to build a 300-bed forensic psychiatric hospital — the largest mental health investment the state would make since the 1960s. Sheriffs from across Georgia gathered at the state Capitol ahead of the vote, saying the mental health crisis in their facilities cannot wait.
Late one night last November, a 15-year-old from Meridian said he was in serious need of someone to talk to. He called the 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline. Meridian High School freshman Jace Woods said while he wasn't yet in an active crisis, he sought out the hotline for help, but, as a minor under 18 who didn't have parental consent to get treatment, the hotline operator told him they had to end the call.
Mental health advocates are worried that a transition in crisis care in Oakland County, Michigan, is causing major service disruptions for adults in psychological emergencies. Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN), which manages a behavioral health provider network that serves about 30,000 county residents, notified local law enforcement last month to request "individuals in crisis be diverted to the local Emergency Departments" rather than be admitted to the county's Resource and Crisis Center in Pontiac.
Santa Clara County, California, officials were in the throes of a mental health crisis four years ago and took action to expand treatment. That progress is about to be scaled back as the county confronts an extreme budget shortfall. The Behavioral Health Services Department faces a $100 million deficit in the coming fiscal year due to an array of issues that include federal cuts to Medi-Cal triggered by H.R. 1 , changes in state funding for mental health services, the end of one-time COVID-19 dollars and rising cost of living.
One of New York's largest health insurers is set to pay a multimillion-dollar fine for failing to fix a series of errors that made it harder for its customers to get mental health care. EmblemHealth this week agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with the New York attorney general's office because of the large number of inaccuracies in its listings of in-network mental health providers, a problem that has persisted for years.
The U.S. Postal Service is establishing a peer support program for officers and employees in its law enforcement arm, according to a Feb. 19 notice in the Federal Register. Under the program, U.S. Postal Inspection Service officers will receive training on how to provide confidential, non-clinical support to other employees who are seeking assistance.
Many aspiring mental health practitioners in Hawai'i begin their career journey thinking they are embarking on a straightforward path toward helping their community, only to find themselves walking into many regulations and bureaucratic red tape.
We all know the feeling: the mental clarity that comes after a good run or a heavy workout. Science backs this up, even showing that for non-severe depression, exercise can be just as effective as antidepressants or therapy. But there is a cruel irony at play: the symptoms of depression, such as low energy and lack of motivation, are often the very things that can stop people from moving.
A recent analysis of the German National Cohort (NAKO) of about 80,000 adults shows that while the majority of NAKO participants kept their mental health stable during the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and stress increased until 2022 — especially among younger adults under the age of 40 and among women.
A new study has found that while police officers play a vital role in responding to mental health emergencies, a lack of coordination between agencies is hampering efforts to provide effective care. Police forces across England and Wales continue to respond to a significant number of mental health-related incidents, despite policy efforts to scale back their involvement through initiatives such as the Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) policy.
As more people turn to artificial intelligence for emotional and mental health support, a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found chatbots can provide guidance on self-harm, suicide, disordered eating and substance use despite built-in safeguards from companies including OpenAI.
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