Becker’s Behavioral Health

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has begun the construction of a $63 million mental health hospital in the Kansas City, Mo., metropolitan area, which is scheduled to open in 2026. The new facility will offer walk-in and inpatient…

Centerstone and Brightli intend to merge, a move that would create the largest nonprofit behavioral health provider in the country.  The two providers have signed a nonbinding agreement, according to a July 17 news release. The merger would create an…

Sheppard Pratt will oversee Lansing, Mich.-based U-M Health-Sparrow’s behavioral health services.  Baltimore-based Sheppard Pratt will lead U-M-Health Sparrow’s existing 59-bed behavioral unit and expand offerings in child and youth adolescent care, according to a July 17 news release.  The company…

The Trump administration has delayed — and could cancel — $140 million in grants Congress approved to support a CDC overdose prevention program, NPR reported July 16.  CDC staffers told NPR on condition of anonymity the administration has paused funding…

NYC Health + Hospitals has expanded its youth mental health program, Caring Transitions, to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in the Bronx. This program aims to support the growing mental health crisis with a focus on patients who have attempted suicide…

If behavioral health leaders had $100 million, they would focus on youth, older adults and improving the treatment system.  Becker’s connected with six leaders to learn where they would invest first.  Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for length…

The results of $146 million in grant funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration are inconclusive, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.  In a report published July 10, the GAO analyzed the outcomes of…

A diversion center in Cleveland will close as a new crisis center comes online to replace it, Signal Cleveland reported July 15.  The diversion center, which opened in 2021, was initially intended to function as an alternative to jail for…

Demand for the 988 Lifeline has continued to grow since the national suicide hotline launched in 2022, according to a July 14 report from KFF.  The federally mandated, three-digit 988 crisis number, which launched in 2022, connects callers to a…

CMS is proposing adding additional billing codes for integrated behavioral services and reimbursing additional digital mental health options in 2026.  The agency published its proposed physician fee schedule for 2026 July 14. CMS is proposing an overall 3.6% bump in…