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2026-06-03: Medical Board Seeks to Suspend/Revoke License of Los Angeles Psychiatrist Christine D. Forest following Death of Patient

2026-06-03: NSW Tribunal Cancels License of Psychologist Anna Stevens over Inappropriate Personal Relationship with Vulnerable Patient

2026-06-03: NSW Psychiatrist Gopi Ilawala Reprimanded following Criminal Finding for Sexual Misconduct

2026-06-02: Banner Behavioral Health: Employee Charged with Felony Sexual Assault of Patient

2026-06-02: Universal Health Services: State Halts Admissions to Provo Canyon School for Failure to Call 911

2026-06-02: Tulane Psychiatry Professor Bruce Lovelace Arrested following Shooting

2026-06-02: Cyprus Psychologist Convicted of Sexually Abusing Teenage Patient

2026-05-28: Oglethorpe Pays $32 Million to Settle Whistleblower Suit; Excluded from Medicaid for 10 Years

2026-05-28: Acadia Healthcare: Michigan court sent minor to Lakeland Behavioral Health Despite Numerous Warnings of Sexual and Physical Abuse of Children

2026-05-27: Sydney Psychiatrist Ong Ming Tan, Previously Jailed for Sexual Assaults, Convicted Again

2026-05-27: New South Wales Psychologist Lisa Maree Phillips Suspended for Sexual Relationship with Former Patient

2026-05-26: Federico Mora Hospital (Guatemala): Patient Neglect, Sexual Violence, Trafficking

2026-05-26: Minnesota Health Facility Regulator Suspends Operation of Child Psych Facility

2026-05-26: Kerala Psychologist Santosh Sukumaran Arrested for Sexual Assault of Minor

2026-05-21: Massachusetts Behavioral Health Provider and Psychiatrist Alexandra Accardi Pays $1.4 Million to Settle Health Care Fraud Charges

2026-05-21: Acadia Healthcare: Cross Creek Hospital Staff Arrested after Choking 10-year-old

2026-05-20: Florida Psychiatrist Mark DeLuca Reprimanded, Fined for Medical Malpractice

2026-05-19: Arizona Medicaid Fraud Crackdown Results in 92% Decline in Mental Health Billings

2026-05-19: Acadia Healthcare: $105 million verdict against Fashion Valley Comprehensive Treatment Center for Sexual Harassment

2026-05-18: Change Academy, Lake of the Ozarks: Families of 15 Former Patients File Suits Alleging Abuse, Neglect, and Emotional Harm

2026-05-18: Universal Health Services: Former Laurel Ridge Treatment Center Employee Sues for Sexual Harassment

2026-05-15: Los Angeles Clinic and Psychiatrist John Faber Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit

2026-05-15: Bonnie Brae Youth Residential Psych Facility Must Repay Medicaid $1.5 Million

2026-05-14: Former Florida Hospital Worker Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Abuse of Behavioral Health Patients

2026-05-12: California Child Psychologist William Zahn Charged for Child Sex Abuse Material; State Restricts License

2026-05-11: Disgraced Former Celebrity Psychiatrist Keith Ablow No Longer Allowed to Practice in Massachusetts

2026-05-11: Family Help & Wellness: Asheville Academy Failures Emphasize Need for Oversight in "troubled teen" Industry

2026-05-11: Universal Health Services: Lawsuit against Spring Mountain Treatment Center Alleges Repeated Sexual Assaults by Staff Member

2026-05-08: Acadia Healthcare: Southwood Psychiatric Hospital Facing Five New Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

2026-05-05: Cincinnati Hospital Hit with $10 Million Verdict for Patient Death in Psych Unit

2026-05-05: Universal Health Services: Laurel Ridge Treatment Center CEO Steps Down as Facility Loses Medicaid Funding Due to Patient Deaths, Safety Concerns

2026-05-05: Universal Health Services: No More Medicaid Reimbursements for Laurel Ridge Treatment Center

2026-05-05: Hallmark Youthcare: Cited by State for 27 Violations in Two Years

2026-05-04: US Attorney Files Complaint against New Mexico Psychologist Rick Q. Wilson for Controlled Substance Prescribing

2026-05-04: Czech Psychiatrist Jan Cimicky Jailed Five Years for Sexual Assault and Blackmail

2026-05-04: Idaho Psychiatrist Alexander Wills Sentenced to Jail in Domestic Violence Case; Still Facing Sexual Assault Charge

2026-04-30: Two Former Oregon School Psychologists Convicted of Federal Controlled Substance Charges

2026-04-30: Universal Health Services: Laurel Ridge Treatment Center Prepares to Lay Off 650 Employees After Being Cut Off by Medicaid

2026-04-27: Florida Psychiatrist Quamrul Chowdhury Suspended after Criminal Charges Involving Minor

2026-04-27: Universal Health Services: Sexual Harassment Suit Resolved against Wyoming Behavioral Institute and Psychiatrist David Martonano

2026-04-23: Queensland Psychologist Kirsten McArthur Suspended for Bullying Former Patient Online

2026-04-23: Human Rights Think-Tank Reports on Systemic Negligence at Korean Psychiatric Hospital

2026-04-23: Korean Psychiatrist Yang Jae-woong Closes Psychiatric Hospital after Death of Patient

2026-04-23: Acadia Healthcare: Bayside Marin Treatment Center Still on Hook for $9 Million Verdict in Patient Death

2026-04-22: Universal Health Services: Laurel Ridge Treatment Center to be Excluded from Participation in Medicaid, Medicare

2026-04-22: Iowa Psychologist Erin Rae Honke Charged with Incompetence for Second Time in Three Years

2026-04-22: Acadia Healthcare: Lawsuit Alleges Detroit Behavioral Institute Ignored Abuse of 14-Year-Old

2026-04-22: Crestwood Behavioral Health: San Francisco Psych Facility is Site of Serious Violence, Sexual Assaults, etc.

2026-04-22: $5 Million Lawsuit against Ontario Hospital Alleges Late-Eighties Sexual Assault by Psychiatrist Allan Umar Khitab

2026-04-15: Columbia University Psychiatrist Maria Karayiorgou Accused of Exploiting, Swindling Vulnerable Adult

2026-04-15: Irish Medical Council Cancels Registration of Psychiatrist Amirul Mohd Yunos for Sex Offenses against Teen Patient

2026-04-13: Australian psychologist Jason Ewing Suspended 8 Years For Sexualized Conduct with Children

2026-04-10: Acadia Healthcare: Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Abuse of 17-Year-Old Girl at Detroit Behavioral Institute

2026-04-09: Universal Health Services: Psychiatric Institute of Washington Employees Charged with Criminal Negligence in Patient's Death