Becker’s Behavioral Health

University of Kentucky HealthCare based in Lexington opened an Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing (EmPATH) unit in July 2024 to treat behavioral health patients outside its emergency departments — a design choice that differs from many models nationally. The…

As the push to integrate behavioral health into primary and specialty care gains momentum, a number of health systems are appointing new leaders to oversee this transformation. These executives are tasked with aligning behavioral health strategies across clinical settings, building…

Smithfield, N.C.-based Johnston Health has the lowest median emergency department visit time for psychiatric and mental health patients. Becker’s has compiled lists of hospitals and health systems with the shortest and longest emergency department visit times for psychiatric and mental…

The University of Virginia School of Medicine named Nassima Ait-Daoud Tiouririne, MD, chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences. Dr. Ait-Daoud Tiouririne previously served as interim chair of the department, according to an Aug. 10 news release from…

Columbia, Md.-based Grassroots Crisis Intervention will lay off 62 employees after the federal 988 National Back-Up Text and Chat contract was discontinued, a spokesperson told Becker’s. The reduction in force will take effect Sept. 29, 2026. Grassroots will continue answering…

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health’s Same-Day Solutions Ambulatory Pilot Program increased the number of patients who completed a behavioral health appointment after being referred for care by 50% at pilot sites. The program, launched in July 2025, connects patients who express…