Today's Top 20 Stories
  1. Brigham and Women's teams with Apple on mental health study

    Apple launched a new holistic health study in collaboration with Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital, with the goal to explore the intersection of mental health and well-being. 
  2. San Francisco mayor aims to cut red tape on behavioral health

    San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has declared fentanyl use a state of emergency in the city, a move designed to speed up the availability of behavioral health services. 
  3. Skilled nursing provider ventures into substance use disorder treatment

    Generations Healthcare, a skilled nursing and behavioral health provider, has opened its first substance use disorder treatment facility. 

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  1. Bradford Health Services breaks ground on $25M substance use facility

    Birmingham, Ala.-based Bradford Health Services has broken ground on a 100-bed substance use treatment facility in Southhaven, Miss. 
  2. Mental health is overwhelming pediatricians — how 1 provider helps

    Pediatricians are increasingly being called on to handle behavioral health needs — a task they don't always relish, according to Natalie Schneider. 
  3. 2 Illinois behavioral health systems affiliate

    Rockford, Ill.-based Rosecrance Behavioral Health and LaSalle, Ill.-based North Central Behavioral Health Systems have inked an affiliation agreement. 
  4. 12 new behavioral health clinics, programs

    Several new behavioral health crisis centers, inpatient units and outpatient clinics have opened in recent weeks. 

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  1. Why this mental telehealth provider is going back in person

    Telehealth is popular when it comes to mental healthcare, but families are asking for in-person options for their children's care, according to Naomi Allen, CEO of Brightline. 
  2. Private equity firm acquires New York ABA provider

    Nautic Partners, a private equity firm, has acquired Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Proud Moments ABA. 
  3. Embark Behavioral Health to expand

    Embark Behavioral Health is expanding into integrative care and several other service lines. 
  4. 5 behavioral health closures in 2025

    A handful of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facilities plan to close their doors in 2025. 

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  1. $28M crisis center planned in Cleveland

    Construction is expected to begin on a new Behavioral Health Crisis Receiving Center in Cleveland in spring 2025. 
  2. 92-bed Colorado behavioral hospital to close

    Johnstown (Colo.) Heights Behavioral Health, a 92-bed hospital will close by the end of March.
  3. Governor urges end to Kaiser Permanente mental health workers' 4-month strike

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging striking mental health workers and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente to find a resolution to a nearly four-month strike as Southern California faces the aftermath of devastating wildfires. 
  4. 4 behavioral health providers combine

    A group of four behavioral health providers has combined under the name Well Behavioral Health. 
  5. Maryland behavioral health provider acquires 6 locations

    Rockville, Md.-based Orchard Mental Health Group has added six new locations through the acquisition of GBCC Behavioral Health and Oasis Behavioral Health Urgent Care. 
  6. Where mental health ranks among Americans' healthcare priorities: 3 findings

    Most Americans think the country has lost ground on addressing the opioid epidemic and mental health, according to a new survey by Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health and Gallup. 
  7. Mental health organization taps Ascension executive as CEO

    Milwaukee-based Wellpoint Care Network has named Reggie Newson as CEO. 
  8. Progress and challenges in the American opioid community burden

    Improving fatal overdose numbers According to data reported by the US Centers for Disease Control, drug overdose deaths decreased in the period between July 2023 and July 2024 consistently around the country, with reported deaths down by nearly 20% during that period. This has led to much exploration about the factors leading to this welcome change, and even some expressing the temptation to declare victory over the opiate epidemic. It is worth noting however that the number of drug overdose deaths in 2024 will still likely be higher than the overdose rate in 2020 and prior years. So the "reduction" we see in 2024 numbers in fact only signals the potential end of the upturn in national drug overdose rates that started in January 2020. There were still over 100,000 fatal drug overdoses reported in the US in 2024, with the highest numbers coming from California, Florida and Texas.
  9. Florida mental health provider to close 4 centers

    Facing financial challenges, a Florida mental health provider will close Feb. 14. 

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