Becker’s Behavioral Health

Wickenburg, Ariz.-based The Meadows has unveiled a specialized treatment program for active-duty military members, veterans, first responders, public safety professionals and their loved ones with PTSD and substance use disorders. Dubbed “Unbroken,” the program is fully integrated with the organization’s…

Oconomowoc, Wis.-based Rogers Behavioral Health is collaborating with the Jason Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on youth suicide prevention and awareness, to establish affiliate locations across its behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment hospitals and clinics.  The behavioral health…

Investigators said falling ice may have caused a gas leak that led to an explosion and fire Feb. 2 at the Greater Nashua Mental Health Center in Nashua, N.H., ABC affiliate WMUR reported Feb. 3.   Fire crews were inside the…

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Recovery Centers of America has named Jason Kirby, DO, as chief medical officer.  In the role, Dr. Kirby will provide medical leadership across the organization, starting with a review of clinical quality and patient-safety practices, while…

A bill before the Maine Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee would establish an emergency rate increase and a stabilization fund for children’s residential care facilities.  The legislation would issue $1 million to a sustainability fund aimed at stabilizing children’s…

The Emily Program, an eating disorder treatment and behavioral health services provider, has added “homelike” lodging in Atlanta for adults participating in its partial hospitalization program.  The lodging is intended for patients traveling to the area for eating disorder treatment…

Las Vegas Recovery Hospital has begun operations as Southern Nevada’s first hospital to combine acute medical care and addiction recovery services, KSNV reported Jan. 29.  The 68-bed hospital spans 32,000 square feet and is operated by Lakewood, N.J.-based Lion Health…

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a $100 million federal initiative to address homelessness, opioid addiction and public safety following President Donald Trump’s executive order creating the Great American Recovery Initiative. The Safety Through Recovery, Engagement and Evidence-based Treatment…

Michigan has canceled its request for proposal to restructure the state’s Medicaid-funded behavioral health system, halting a planned overhaul that would have shifted management of $4.9 billion in services, Bridge Michigan reported Jan. 30.  The cancellation, posted Jan. 29 on…

St. Louis-based SSM Health has the highest capacity of psychiatric beds in Missouri. As a result, EMS providers often bypass other hospitals to bring patients directly to SSM for behavioral health services, Becky Dvorak, MSN, RN, regional vice president of…