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New behavioral health center offers walk-in mental health services at Lancaster General Hospital

People in need of immediate help with mental health issues have a new option for treatment with the opening of the Behavioral Health Center at Lancaster General Hospital.
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Researchers uncover possible new biomarker for psychosis diagnosis

Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester in New York are investigating a potential biomarker in the brain that could diagnose psychosis before symptoms appear.

Mental Health Urgent Care opens in Vermont, addressing critical community health need

To provide a safe alternative to the ED and help people before they experience a mental health crisis, University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vt., and several other organizations worked together to open the Mental Health Urgent Care in October 2024. the Mental Health Urgent Care offers mental health services, peer support and help accessing follow-up services to guests
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We Are AHA: Behavioral Health

Behavioral health providers that are members of the American Hospital Association add their voice and influence to the nation’s leading advocate for hospitals and health systems. The AHA provides its behavioral health members with valuable benefits, including advocacy, resources and initiatives designed to improve access to and strengthen the delivery of affordable, high-quality behavioral health care.

Trained dogs working inside hospitals help ease burnout among health care staff

At HCA HealthONE Rose Medical Center in Denver, two wagging tails, belonging to therapy dogs, bring smiles and a sense of peace to the hardworking staff.

Oklahoma hospital introduces new training to better serve patients with autism

A trip to the hospital emergency department can be overwhelming for anyone, but for individuals with autism, the stress can be significantly heightened.

NFL Pros Tackle the Importance of Mental Health

Intermountain Health invited “The Defensive Line,” a group of professional athletes who have struggled with their own mental health issues, to talk with high school students in Las Vegas’s Clark County School District about the importance of addressing mental health.

New Behavioral Health Program Gives Law Enforcement Better Tools to Respond to Potentially Violent Situations

Newton Medical Center’s Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) program is a pioneering initiative aimed at reshaping responses to mental health crises, reducing instances of violence and providing more compassionate and effective responses to mental health emergencies.

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