The BridgeWay

In 2022, 988 launched as the dialing code for the nation’s suicide-prevention and mental health crisis hotline. That same year saw the creation of the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership to distribute the state’s share of opioid litigation settlement funds. Over …

This year, Arkansas Money & Politics readers selected almost 100 health-care professionals and institutions across multiple health care categories to be recognized as “Champions of Health Care” for 2025. Champions of Health Care can be anyone in the industry, from …

The Arkansas Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) held its annual Prism Awards event this past Thursday, Sept. 22, in person for the first time since 2019. Numerous awards were presented to honor the exceptional public relations …

In America today, approximately 1 out of 5 Americans is suffering with a mental health issue; and approximately 1 in 25 adults is experiencing a serious mental illness that substantially interferes with one or more major life activities. The pandemic …

The BridgeWay mental health hospital announced Tuesday that Megan Miller, L.C.S.W., has been named Chief Executive Officer of the company. Miller first joined The BridgeWay as Director of Clinical Services in 2012. The BridgeWay Hospital, located in North Little Rock, …

The Arkansas Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) announced 38 PRISM awards at its virtual 2021 ARCom Arkansas Marketing and Communications Event Thursday night, recognizing exceptional public relations programs and skills of the state’s practitioners, companies and …

It’s time for us to talk about mental health. Mental illness disproportionately affects entrepreneurs, and a recent Forbes article stated that a staggering 49 percent of entrepreneurs struggle with mental health issues, ranging from burnout and anxiety to loneliness and …

Earlier this year, Dr. Joe Thompson warned Arkansans not to get their hopes up for a quick conclusion to the COVID-19 saga.   Thompson, a former state surgeon general under Govs. Mike Huckabee and Mike Beebe, is the president and …

Arkansas is known as a state that knows how to do business. Whether the subject is Fortune 500 mainstays or hometown businesses that fuel local economies, Arkansas is pro-business. In this month’s issue, Arkansas Money & Politics introduces a new …

In 1983, health care pioneers Stuart Harris, MD, and Joe Backus, MD, recognized a need for better mental health care in Arkansas. So, they partnered with Universal Health Services to open the first private freestanding psychiatric hospital in the state. …