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Merger Will Form 2nd Largest Behavioral Health MCO in North Carolina; Biden Administration Awards $88M in Grants for Youth Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment · Becker's Healthcare Behavioral Health

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  This Becker's Behavioral Health Podcast.
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  Here's your industry news break for Monday, August 14th,
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  first East Point and Sandhill Center are merging to form the second biggest
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  behavioral health managed care organization in North Carolina.
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  The two will have a budget of $1.4 billion to offer public behavioral health
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  benefits. Headquarters will be in Moore County.
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  Both organizations will retain all their current employees and office locations.
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  It'll temporarily be called Sandhill Center until a new name is determined.
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  The proposed merge must be approved by North Carolina H H Ss secretary
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  before it can be established. Second, Dr.
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  Brian Hyatt is now facing 31 lawsuits for false imprisonment and more.
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  Dr. Hyatt is a psychiatrist at Northwest Medical Center in Arkansas.
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  He formerly served as the director of the hospital's behavioral health.
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  In March, Arkansas alleged fraud against Dr. Hyatt for Medicaid patients.
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  In May, he was accused of false imprisonment and sued by 11 patients.
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  The D E A is also investigating Dr. Hyatt.
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  He resigned from the State Medical Board In May one,
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  attorney says there are more lawsuits against him in the third,
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  the Biden administration is awarding more than 88 million in grants to support
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  youth mental health and substance use disorder treatment programs.
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  The grants include 42.2 million for project advancing wellness and resiliency
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  and education.
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  This focuses on school-based mental health programs and services.
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  Other grants include 17.5 million for the National Child Traumatic Stress
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  Initiative, 15.3 million for grants for the benefit of homeless individuals,
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  4.7 million for assertive community treatment,
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  as well as 4.6 million for transforming lives through supported employment.
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