Mental health experts encourage open mental health conversations during holidays

That’s why the South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) is encouraging people to ...

UW Medicine program helps primary care providers treat mental health

A new UW Medicine program helps train primary care providers like doctors and nurse practitioners to help with patients' ...

Delusions, a missing fingertip, a stolen shotgun: 2 days with the Portland police behavioral health unit

It’s a step forward for a police bureau with a troubled history of using excessive force against people with mental illness.

The Benefits of Running for Your Mental Health

You can feel this particular benefit of running for mental health while still on the move or as soon as you finish your miles ...

Why WA state is building ‘stepdown’ mental health facilities

Many patients who’ve been released from involuntary mental health treatment are not yet ready to live on their own.
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‘A clear path to stability': SF will add 90 beds to address behavioral, mental health issues

San Francisco will add 90 residential beds for patients with mental or behavioral health issues to its health care network, ...

Addressing an acute problem: We need more mental health workers | PennLive letters

A state legislator and social worker argues that multi-state licensure compacts and budget investments are essential to ...

For the First Time, Mutations in a Single Gene Have Been Linked to Mental Illness

Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.
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Oklahoma mental health agency explores privatizing some behavioral care centers

The state agency issued a request for proposals on Friday, seeking providers to serve as certified behavioral health clinics in certain areas of the state, taking over from state-run facilities.