Becker’s Behavioral Health

Nashville, Tenn.-based Centerstone and Springfield, Mo.-based Brightli completed their merger Nov. 3 to form the largest nonprofit behavioral health provider in the U.S. The unified organization now employs more than 10,000 people and serves approximately 250,000 individuals annually across nine…

Huntsville, Ala.-based WellStone is launching what it says is Alabama’s first mobile health clinic, according to a Nov. 3 report from CBS affiliate WHNT. The “clinic on wheels” is designed to reach children and adults in Madison County who face…

As care demands and workforce pressures continue to rise, providers are working to develop new ways to leverage technology, workforce strategies and evidence-based models in order to be sustainable.  Becker’s spoke with Becky Stoll, senior vice president of crisis services…

The FDA’s Digital Health Advisory Committee will meet Nov. 7 to evaluate whether generative AI tools can be used safely and effectively in mental healthcare. The session marks the committee’s first in nearly a year and comes amid growing use…

Nebraska’s behavioral health workforce has expanded significantly over the past 14 years, according to the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska. Here are five things to know:

Text-based psychotherapy can be as effective as video sessions for treating depression, according to research published Oct. 30 in JAMA Network Open.  For the study, researchers from Seattle-based University of Washington School of Medicine evaluated 850 adults receiving care through…

Arlington-based Texas Health Resources’ Addiction Recovery Center began using virtual reality in treatment in July to help patients cope with substance use disorder in a controlled setting, according to an Oct. 29 report from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  The 80-bed…

Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill that would ban AI companions for children and impose criminal penalties on companies that violate new safety standards. The Guaranteeing Unalienable and Anatomical Rights for Dependents, or GUARD, Act was introduced by Sens. Josh Hawley,…

Sacramento, Calif.-based Crestwood Behavioral Health has opened a new mental health rehabilitation center in Selma, Calif., according to an Oct. 29 report from the Mid Valley Times.  The Crestwood Selma Wellness Center will treat up to 40 individuals at a…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Centerstone has expanded its Assertive Community Treatment program to multiple counties in Illinois to support adults with serious mental illness, according to an Oct. 29 report from River Bender.  The program now serves Madison, St. Clair, Jersey, Jackson,…