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Rutgers University announced it has opened a facility to treat adults with autism spectrum disorder through vocational and recreational programs. The Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services Community Center is a 10,000-square-foot facility located on the Douglass Campus of Rutgers University-New…

The arrival of spring foretells regeneration, new beginnings and new hopes. This year, in fact, each of these life sources has taken on new meaning for every one of us. We seek to move beyond the COVID fog of the past year. Our success will depend upon whether we continue to adhere to good public…

Landmark Recovery, an Arizona-based addiction recovery organization with facilities in six states, announced it has hired a 20-year industry veteran to head up its government relations practice. Annie Mooney has been named vice president of public affairs and payor relations, a role in which she…

Newport Academy, which operates a network of programs for teens with mental health disorders, this week announced that it has expanded in the Los Angeles area with the opening of residential treatment centers in the northwest part of the city, along with an outpatient program in Santa Monica.

Acknowledging that addiction is a crisis that “touches families in every community in red states and blue states, across all races and creeds,” President Joe Biden told Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit attendees in an address presented Monday that his administration is committed to…

CVS Health, working with its subsidiary Aetna, has launched a mental healthcare pilot at its CVS HealthHUB locations that the company hopes will expand access to treatment by addressing a shortage of mental and behavioral healthcare providers within the field.

We make hard choices every day to create a better future. We eat healthy foods, build our savings accounts, and invest earnings to grow a business. Do not be fooled. Focusing on the present is more common. We seek gratification now. We obsess about quarterly earnings. We care more about today’s…

Vertava Health, a Nashville, Tennessee-based national operator of mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities, this week announced the opening of outpatient behavioral health and wellness centers in Westerville, Ohio, and Rocky River, Ohio. The clinics will offer outpatient and…

The Upswing Fund for Adolescent Mental Health on Wednesday announced that it is distributing grants to 88 not-for-profit organizations to address the mental health needs of young people of color and LGBTQ+ youth.

Decisions about how to invest in the future of our field cannot be relegated only to those with resources. We must ensure our field works for all stakeholders. Of course, those with money will freely shape our field as they like. At the very least, we can try to influence those making capital…