Mental Health

HHS has announced funding of approximately $15 million for a 3-year federal grant to establish a program to strengthen behavioral health care for residents in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.

HHS, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, has announced that it will provide $2 million in funding to establish a national center of excellence on social media and mental wellness.

SAN DIEGO — Medical providers can reduce work-related burnout by focusing more on self-care and work-life balance, according to a speaker at the AACE Annual Scientific and Clinical Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Social support and mindfulness practices can improve mental health in Hispanic pregnant women, according to a small study presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific meeting.

SAN DIEGO — In this exclusive video with Healio, Iffath Abbasi Hoskins, MD, the president-elect of ACOG, discusses the key initiative of her presidency year.

HHS has announced the launch of the Maternal Mental Health Hotline, a national, confidential, toll-free service for new and expecting mothers who are experiencing mental health challenges.

Digital therapeutics company Big Health has announced a partnership with the University of Oxford for a new study evaluating Sleepio, an online program designed to improve sleep and mental health for stroke patients.

Fewer than half of emergency care visits for psychiatric reasons in postpartum women were accompanied by follow-up within 30 days, according to a study published in Lancet Psychiatry.

Italian-based biotech firm Stevanato Group and Bexson Biomedical Inc. announced a collaboration to treat a wide range of mental health issues with a subcutaneous drug-delivery device, including treatment-resistant depression and PTSD.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Reflecting on changes in his practice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a speaker said his perspective of mental health is different now and he has developed an increased appreciation of leadership.