behavioral health

Study Shows Mass. Teen Drug Use Rate Is Higher Than National Average

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently …
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Detox or Rehabs for Those Without Insurance?

Question by sprggb: Detox or Rehabs for those without insurance?
My younger brother is a heroin addict and is desperate (as is my family) to try to kick the habit. He lives in NH and has no job and no health insurance. We need to find a detox clinic or… Continue reading

‘If I Drink…’ Simulated Drinking App Released by Addiction Treatment Magazine and Elements Behavioral Health

‘If I Drink…’ Simulated Drinking App Released by Addiction Treatment Magazine and Elements Behavioral Health
Elements Behavioral Health and Addiction Treatment Magazine release an interactive simulated drinking app “If I Drink…” which provides information and videos from a first-person point of view, highlighting the many ways in which alcohol impairs… Continue reading

State Settles With MVP

State settles with MVP
Albany MVP Health Care in Schenectady has agreed to reform its handling of behavioral health claims, cover residential treatment and charge its lower primary care co-payment for outpatient mental health and addiction treatment, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Thursday. Under the settlement, MVP members in… Continue reading

NY Settles With Insurer Over Mental Health Claims

NY settles with insurer over mental health claims
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – An insurer covering more than 500,000 people in upstate New York has agreed to reform its handling of behavioral health claims, cover residential treatment and charge its lower primary care co-payment for outpatient mental health and addiction treatment,… Continue reading

Gerald and Betty Ford's Daughter Continues Their Projects

Gerald and Betty Ford's daughter continues their projects
Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Gerald Ford and Betty Ford, with Tennessean reporter Shelley DuBois about how health care reform could affect substance abuse treatment and why bringing an addiction out in the open was one of the best things… Continue reading