behavioral health
Americannoun
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the field of medicine concerned with a person’s activities or habits and how these affect physical, mental, and social well-being.
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well-being as it relates to one’s activities and habits.
Etymology
Origin of behavioral health
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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But people often confuse the homelessness crisis and the behavioral health system crisis because these two crises converge—a dearth of affordable housing, and a lack of residential and inpatient treatment options.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
When he was admitted to the jail, he "denied any behavioral health issues or concerns and answered 'no' to all suicide screening questions," ICE says.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
That study found that telehealth accounts for 44% of all behavioral health visits and 9% of primary-care visits among beneficiaries in traditional Medicare.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026
A plan to house county behavioral health patients at the site this past summer was also scrapped.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
It drives up chronic illness, emergency care, and behavioral health needs, forcing hospitals and clinics to staff up precisely when other employers are cutting back.
From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025
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