A federal judge ruled that United Behavioral Health created faulty medical review criteria that wrongly rejected the insurance claims of more than 50,000 people pursuing mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Due to the stigma of mental illness being not as vital as a broken arm or leg, health insurers haven’t provided as much coverage as needed historically.

February 2019--A mental health emergency center recently opened up in Nashville this month and is already at capacity sparking some questions about its designation and role in triage but more broadly about its value and need to expand. The Cooperative will see any patient but unlike traditional ERs the Cooperative currently only accepts Tennessee Medicaid insurance and even though there is no waitlist and average stays are 1-3 days, they don’t know when there will be room for more patients, according to Adam Graham, who is the program's director of emergency services.

Wait times for seeing psychiatrists or psychologists average 2-4 months, according to our poll 231 school counselors, PCPs, and hospital discharge planners in Iowa, but there is hope in a new program out of Broadlawns Medical Center.

49% of schools in our December poll of middle school principals said their schedules are changing so much so that they are starting to look more like health and wellness centers than academic institutions.

A mother's first person narrative on surviving homelessness.

With suicide rates on the rise, there’s an emerging question of how people in a crisis can get the most immediate help. Mental Health ambulances have been popping up overseas, but have yet to reach the U.S.

Social media is often written off as bad for your mental health, however, there are some small places on the internet that can be helpful. Damian Smith, 33, of the United Kingdom is doing his part to fight the stigma of mental health by creating his own mental health mobile library.

Therapy dogs are a powerful aide used today to help those suffering from a range of conditions including people in emotional distress, those dealing with mental health issues, and even after mass shootings.

In an effort to improve health outcomes and lower costs, health insurer Cigna is launching a Collaborative Care Model pilot focused on integrating behavioral and medical care. The Cigna Better Connected Health program aims to discover and implement “mind and body” healthcare solutions by teaming primary care providers with behaviorists.

A group of physicians and tech leaders meet about once a month at a Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care event to brainstorm ideas on technology like new mobile apps and discuss tech start-ups that can make a positive impact on patient outcomes.

Diabetes has passed cancer as the most expensive disease for chronic illness at $15-18,000 a year.

Only 36% of autistic young adults attend any postsecondary education, just 37% received vocational services and/or job training after high school, and about 19% live independently away from parents without supervision, according to an Autism Speaks study.

A new therapy app, which costs one-third of typical in-person sessions and serves close to 1 million, is the latest telemedicine model that's trying to improve mental health by giving people a chance to chat for less than $50 a week with a licensed therapist, all on a smartphone.

There are now more women in medical school than men according to the Association of Medical Colleges. This is no doubt a positive development as we move head first into an era when attention to behaviors and mental health are going to be front and center.