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The opioid epidemic remains a major public health crisis affecting communities nationwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control, overdose deaths in the United…
The Coweta County Sheriff's Office confronts a persistent crisis: the county jail has become the primary entry point for mental health care by necessity rather than…
Allegheny County will implement assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) for involuntary mental health care starting Jan. 1, making it the first Pennsylvania county to…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's Medicaid cuts will substantially worsen the nation's behavioral health crisis, according to policy experts. Medicaid is the single…
The Federal Aviation Administration has been taking steps to improve mental health care in aviation, which seemed "30 years behind" when psychologist Sky Overbo began…
More than a year after Hurricane Helene devastated communities in western North Carolina, the emotional and mental health toll continues to deepen. Staff at Crossroads…
Oregon is replacing a decades-old system for distributing behavioral health funding to counties by updating the County Financial Assistance Agreements (CFFAs). The new…
Psychiatry organizations have joined other public health groups in calling for the removal of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary. The Southern California…
Puerto Rico's healthcare system is facing a critical juncture, marked by hospital closures and efforts to strengthen mental health services. The closure of Hospital del…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. renewed the public health emergency declaration addressing the nation's…
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Depression and anxiety independently increase the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular…
Geography plays a significant role in the opioid crisis, according to research co-authored by MIT economists. The study, published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics,…
The behavioral health industry in 2025 was shaped predominantly by federal government actions, with positive developments for the industry struggling to break through…
Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY-20) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4) reintroduced the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act, bipartisan legislation that would…
The Trump administration's second term, beginning in 2025, has marked a shift in federal mental health and substance use policy. The administration has moved toward a…
Individuals who received medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) while incarcerated were significantly more likely to continue treatment six months after release than…
The epicenter of the opioid epidemic that killed 665,341 people in the United States between 2005 and 2020 shifted geographically from the Northwest to the East,…
University of Florida neuroscientists have made a mechanistic discovery that could lead to new treatment approaches for methamphetamine addiction. In a preclinical study…
UT Southwestern Medical Center has been selected to operate the Texas Behavioral Health Center, the first state acute care behavioral health hospital in the Dallas-Fort…
Art therapy encourages creative expression through painting, drawing, or modelling. It may work by providing a person with a safe space to express their feelings and…
Anxiety brain fog happens when a person feels anxious and has difficulty concentrating or thinking clearly. Many conditions may cause anxiety and brain fog, including…
Anxiety is a general feeling of worry, fear, or nervousness. It can cause physical symptoms, such as shaking and sweating. For some people, anxiety can become…
The federal government's role in health policy has expanded significantly over the past 75 years, with Congress setting laws and the executive branch, primarily through…
Aggressive immigration practices such as detention, deportation, and workplace raids are contributing to widespread emotional trauma among both immigrant and U.S.-born…
Chinese scientists have successfully transformed human stem cells into specialized brain cells capable of producing dopamine and transplanted them into mice,…