InformationWeek reports that a new Federal program will soon fund technology improvements for behavioral health organizations. "The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded $25 million to help behavioral health organizations implement health IT to enable clinicians to access, manage, and monitor patient data."Read more

Public and private partnerships continue to deploy new broadband access and adoption projects across all 50 states toward the goal of getting every American home and business connected to high-speed Internet. Here is a look at some of those new broadband stories from around the country:

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In West Virginia, the Ghent Volunteer Fire Department has signed up for a broadband stimulus program that is designed to increase broadband education and access in underserved areas of the state.

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The Health & Human Services Department (HHS) announced it will award five grants to states to create health insurance exchanges.

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Computer World reports that broadband and computer training centers around the country are helping workers make the transition into an Internet economy:

“The broadband stimulus program wasn't created just to deploy broadband in underserved rural areas – it was also designed to create education centers to help train more people in how to use the Web.”Read more

In Missouri, Gov. Jay Nixon urged businesses and public officials to come together in an effort to spread high-speed Internet access across the state, which Nixon said is vital for economic development.

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