behavioral
Round Rock behavioral health unit gets $1M in federal funds
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Round Rock’s Crisis Response Unit will receive $1 million in federal funds, U.S. Congressman John Carter announced Friday. The money will support the unit’s mental health first responders, comprising behavioral health specialists and paramedics. Carter said the city receives about 2,000 mental health-related calls a year. “This project promotes the treatment …
King County Executive to announce behavioral health response plan on Monday
article King County Executive Dow Constantine (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images) SEATTLE – King County Executive Dow Constantine will announce a new behavioral health crisis response plan on Monday. The goal, according to the Executive’s Office, is to improve the availability and sustainability of behavioral health care in King County. Constantine will hold a press …
Colorado Agricultural Behavioral Health/Well-being Summit Set for Chaffee County – by Ark Valley Voice Staff
On September 28 and 29 in Salida, Colorado, AgWell – a project of the Rocky Mountain Farmer’s Union will be hosting a Summit for programs and organizations supporting behavioral health and wellbeing for farmers, ranchers, agricultural workers, and their families in Colorado. Suicide rates, substance abuse, and mental health issues continue to skyrocket in America’s …
2015 behavioral health tax benefits so far unrealized
Bernalillo County Manager Julie Morgas Baca Copyright © 2022 Albuquerque Journal Part two of a two-day series Seven years ago, Bernalillo County raised taxes on the sale of nearly every good and service. The goal of the one-eighth of 1 percent gross receipts tax hike, according to the county website, was to “develop a comprehensive, …
CMS Proposed Rule Aims to Increase Access to Behavioral Health Providers | Baker Donelson
On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule) seeking public comment regarding payment policy changes and other Medicare Part B issues. The Proposed Rule announced several goals, one being to expand access to covered behavioral health services, which include mental health …
Open house scheduled Friday at new Behavioral Health Clinic in Dunkirk | Local News
The Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene will host an open house from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at its new Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic at 60 Franklin Ave., Dunkirk. Staff members will lead tours of the facility and members of the peer support team will give demonstrations of art therapy. The clinic will …
Georgetown revokes child behavioral health center’s business license due to ‘public nuisance’
GEORGETOWN S.C. (WCSC) – The Georgetown City Council voted Thursday to revoke a behavioral health center’s business license on the basis of it being a public nuisance. The council voted 6-1 in favor of revoking Broadstep Behavioral Health Center’s business license at the municipal courthouse. The 32-bed behavioral health facility off Highmarket Street currently houses around …
Horizon Model Makes Behavioral Health the “Quarterback” in Chronic Care Management
Behavioral health and substance abuse management have been challenged for decades by lack of investment and fragmented care systems. Despite the cost- and health-related burden caused by behavioral health issues, physical and mental health services continue to be siloed. By contrast, evidence shows that integrating behavioral health into primary care creates marked improvement of clinical …
Hillsborough County – Behavioral Health Task Force (Virtual)
Date August 10, 2022 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM This is a virtual informational only* meeting for the Behavioral Health Task Force Subcommittee of the Health Care Advisory Board (HCAB). *Please note: Due to the uncertainty of COVID-19 conditions, the meeting type may change. Please check back closer to the meeting date to verify whether the …
Telstone IOP’s Behavioral Health Facility in West Palm Beach, Florida Is Now Open
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Telstone IOP, a behavioral health treatment center in West Palm Beach, Florida, has officially opened its doors and is now accepting admissions for patients in need of treatment for addiction and mental illness. At our facility, we provide comprehensive treatment plans and trauma-informed care for any individual …
