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Lawmakers Approve $10M For Western Wisconsin Mental Health And Treatment Facility

Wisconsin lawmakers have released $10 million to help build a new mental health and substance abuse treatment center in western Wisconsin. The unanimous vote to provide a one-time grant for the project comes nearly two years after a major healthcare provider closed a treatment center, two-major hospitals and several clinics in the region.

$180,500 Grant Expands Psychiatric Mental Health Training For Seton Hall Nursing Students

The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (HFNJ) has awarded Seton Hall's College of Nursing a $180,563 grant to support a new partnership with the North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI), a Newark-based community health organization. The funding will establish a full-time nurse practitioner as a dedicated preceptor for up to six psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) students each year.

New Pediatric Mental Health Hospital Aims To Close Critical Care Gap in St. Louis

A major milestone was reached this winter in the fight to address St. Louis' youth mental health crisis, as St. Louis Children's Hospital and KVC Health Systems celebrated the topping out of a new, state-of-the-art pediatric mental health hospital in Webster Groves. Slated to open in late 2026, the 77-bed facility is the result of a joint venture between the two organizations and will offer four levels of care for children and teens ages 6–18.

They Help Police With Mental Health Calls. So Why Are 'Mobile Crisis' Teams in Crisis?

It was a snowy afternoon in Bozeman, a city of nearly 60,000 nestled between mountain ranges in southern Montana. Temperatures were hovering in the mid-30s. The city's mobile crisis team had just gotten a call about a man walking around outside without shoes.

WHO Calls For Mental Health To Be Central To Neglected Tropical Disease Care

A major new World Health Organization publication sets out, for the first time, a practical, evidence-based package of care to address the mental health impacts of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and the stigma that can prevent people from seeking care and participating fully in society.

1 in 4 Young People Using Psychotropic Drugs Are Taking Dangerous Combinations

Use of medications for mental health and behavioral conditions among children and young adults increased steadily for two decades, and about one in four young people taking these medicines were prescribed a combination that carries a risk of serious drug interactions, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Healthy Dietary Change Could Support Adolescent Mental Health

A study led by researchers at Swansea University suggests that dietary patterns may play a role in adolescent mental health, and sets out a detailed research roadmap to better understand this relationship. The review examined evidence from 19 studies exploring links between diet and mental health outcomes in adolescents. The work is published in the journal Nutrients.

Therapy Dogs Reduce Loneliness in Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients, VCU Research Finds

A lengthy hospitalization can be a lonely experience, particularly for patients being treated for mental illness. However, receiving regular visitors can help fight feelings of isolation, especially if that visitor has fur, paws and a wagging tail, according to new clinical research.

Mental Health Crisis: Global Surveys Expose Who Falls Through the Cracks And How To Catch Them

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview published today in Genomic Psychiatry, Dr. Ronald C. Kessler, the McNeil Family Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, reflects on a career that fundamentally altered how researchers and policymakers across the globe understand the prevalence, distribution, and treatment of mental disorders.

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