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An intensive court-appointed comprehensive treatment program has been implemented in Kansas City for individuals charged in the city's municipal court and who exhibit signs of a co-occurring disorder. The Kansas City Municipal Wellness Court merges the services of the city's mental health and drug court under one umbrella using a person-centered approach.

Although the demand for behavioral health services is high, leaving many people without access to psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers, the challenges are further exacerbated by an uneven workforce distribution across the U.S. and a paucity of mental health service professionals who accept insurance or offer services in community-based organizations, according to a new article in JAMA Psychiatry.

To bolster the health care workforce and improve access to mental health treatment, the Florida legislature last year agreed to establish behavioral health teaching hospitals and appropriated $100 million in the state fiscal year 2024–25 budget for grants to fortify their efforts, Florida Phoenix reported Feb. 12. An Agency for HealthCare Administration (AHCA) official told Senate Health Policy Committee members last week that Tampa General Hospital, University of Floria (UF) Health Shands Hospital, UF Health Jacksonville, and Jackson Memorial Hospital, which submitted grant applications for $100 million in behavioral health teaching funds, should soon about learn how much money to expect. The grant funds can be used for operations and expenses and for “fixed capital outlay,” such as facility renovation and upgrades. AHCA Deputy Secretary Health Quality Assurance Kim Smoak said that AHCA will make its recommendations to legislative leaders on how the money should be awarded by March 1.

Ariana Grande is speaking out about the importance of mental health for young stars in the entertainment industry and urging studios to integrate therapy into contracts, the Hindusten Times reported Feb 11. During a recent interview on Marc Maron's WTF podcast, the Oscar-nominated actress urged studios and record labels to provide therapy services for aspiring actors and musicians. Grande, who has been in the spotlight since the age of 19, opened up about her own struggles and emphasised the need for young talent to prioritize their mental well-being. During her podcast appearance, the former Victorious star opened up about her struggles with online criticism, particularly concerning her relationships and body. Ariana explained how these pressures have affected her, urging companies to provide weekly therapy for new artists. She emphasized that fame often “impacts people in a negative way” and expressed the need for young stars to have mental health support.

Virginia legislation has been introduced that seeks reduced penalty for an individual suffering from a mental health crisis, or has a developmental disability, for assault and battery against police officers. The legislation, SB 1013 “Neurocognitive disorder, etc.; affirmative defense to prosecution,” was introduced by Sen. Jennifer B. Boysko (D-District 38).

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) members have chosen Mark Rapaport, M.D., as the medical society's next president-elect, according to an APA news release. Rapaport is the founding CEO, emeritus, of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah, the William H. and Edna D. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair, and professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah. Rapaport has published more than 200 peer-reviewed research papers and has had peer-reviewed research funding since 1992. His work has focused on the interactions between the brain and the immune system as well as clinical psychopharmacology and complementary medicine. He has been a mentor to hundreds of trainees through the New Investigator Program that he started for the meeting which is now the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology annual meeting. Rapaport's term as president-elect of the APA will begin this May at the conclusion of the APA Annual Meeting, when current President-Elect Theresa Miskimen-Rivera, M.D. begins her one-year term as president.

A newly announced strategic alliance will allow one of the most recognizable names in facility-based mental health care to offer patients an enhanced continuum of care. Rogers Behavioral Health and leading workforce solutions company Lyra Health released details of their strategic collaboration earlier this month.

The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry is holding its 2025 Annual Meeting, “Human Rights and Mental Health Advocacy for Aging Adults,” March 14–17, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit https://aagponline.org/education-events/annual-meeting.

Despite the rates of maternal deaths declining, such deaths persist in the Black population, according to the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, following the release of its key policy recommendations to address the systemic disparities affecting maternal health outcomes. The center pointed to maternal mortality data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from the National Vital Statistics System, (NVSS) which revealed a decline in maternal mortality rates in the United States in 2023.

People's mental health and wellbeing could fluctuate over the time of day, said lead study author Dr. Feifei Bu, principal research fellow in statistics and epidemiology at University College London, CNN Health reported. “On average, people seem to feel best early in the day and worst late at night,” she said. To find out how mental health and well-being ebbed and flowed, researchers analyzed University College London data of 49,218 people who were surveyed more than a dozen times between March 2020 and March 2022, according to the study published in BMJ Mental Health. The data showed a trend of people generally reporting better mental health and well-being earlier in the day, with less severe depressive symptoms and increased happiness, life satisfaction and sense of self-worth, Bu said. “Time of day could affect people's mental health and well-being, but people's mental state could also affect when they choose to respond to the survey,” she said. “While our findings are intriguing, they need to be replicated in other studies that fully address this possibility.”