Substitute Senate Bill 5393 mandates closure of Rainier School, impacting over 70 residents.

HB87, to continue funding and operational support for Soteria Las Cruces — a residential care model for early psychosis and serious mental illness — received a due pass after supporters said the house is nearly ready, Medicaid approval is pending and the program can be more cost-effective than hospitalization.

The commission voted to approve its annual report to the Connecticut legislature after members agreed to strengthen language on community‑based 'bedside' services and to avoid naming local partners unless they have been vetted or presented to the commission. The Department of Public Health will post report materials and aims to finalize related contracts by March 1.

Whatcom County staff and partners plan a two-day Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) update during the week of Feb. 23 to convene roughly 5060 stakeholders; the event aims to refine diversion opportunities that inform jail-sizing and the Justice Project implementation plan.

[Medicaid] Alabama Medicaid Seeks Public Comment on Home and Community-Based Settings Final Rule

Experts discuss Michigan's psychiatric bed shortages and the need for improved mental health services.

GPs will work more closely with specialists to support patients closer to home, the government says.

Project Web Renew highlights its role in Rhode Island's overdose prevention center success.

Providers and an attorney told the Judiciary Committee that staffing shortages, stagnant foster-care reimbursements and lost treatment beds are driving placements out of state and into hotels; witnesses proposed stabilizing rates and piloting community-based care with outcome-based contracts.

Residents and advocates told the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee about alleged harms in the child-protection system and urged faster staffing increases, better kinship support, and stronger transparency measures including audio/video recording; the committee previewed bills on community-based care and other reforms.

Senators Matherne and Herbley push to halt the state hospital project's funding.

Committee discusses medical homes for disabled residents with architect Jeff Hubel's budget proposal.

Legislators discuss the need for regional mental health facilities over centralized state hospitals.

Senate Bill 10 12 risks repeating historical mistakes in mental health care.

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Kyle Kessler highlights Shawnee County's mental health treatment history and workforce decline.