Currently about one in six adults in California experience mental health problems, while at the same time rates of depression in adolescents have also increased. Healthcare leaders gathered at the 2023 Northern California State Health Reform Policy Conference to discuss the growing need for behavioral health care and the work their organizations are currently doing … Read more
A new report highlights some of the challenges to accessing behavioral health care for one in seven Americans living in rural areas. Kendall Strong, senior policy analyst at the Bipartisan Policy Center, said integrating behavioral health into primary care can help improve health outcomes and get patients mental health and substance use treatment covered. they … Read more
Artistic representations for Baystate Behavioral Health Hospital. (Courtesy: Baystate Medical Center) HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) Construction of Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, a joint venture between Baystate Health and Lifepoint Behavioral Health, is nearing completion in Holyoke. Baystate Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke opens a 150-bed facility The state-of-the-art psychiatric facility, designed to meet the unique … Read more