RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Governor Glenn Youngkin revealed a three-year plan to close treatment gaps in Virginia’s behavioral health system on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Governor Youngkin outlined his approach at Parham Doctors’ Hospital, Henrico County’s only crisis center. Youngkin said the state’s current system is failing to meet growing mental health needs. “We have a …
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HENRICO — Describing Virginia’s current behavioral health system as being in “crisis,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday outlined a sweeping $230 million plan to close gaps in how the state cares for adults and children. children facing mental health, substance abuse and other behavioral issues. “The Commonwealth behavioral health safety net is not equipped to …
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Austin Lee Edwards, the now-deceased cop who ‘catfished’ a 15-year-old Riverside girl and killed her grandparents and mother last month, has revealed during his bid to become a Private Virginia state that he had voluntarily checked himself into mental health. installation several years earlier, according to records reviewed by the Los Angeles Times. The Virginia …
By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News The severe shortage of pediatric hospital beds plaguing the country this fall is a byproduct of financial decisions made by hospitals over the past decade as they shut down children’s wards, which often operate in the red, and increased the number of beds available for more profitable endeavors. such …
