A Connecticut psychiatrist will pay more than $400,000 to settle allegations he violated the Controlled Substances Act. 

Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare, a provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, is acquiring Haven Behavioral Healthcare.

A Maryland psychiatric hospital is under investigation following a patient who suffered a brain bleed after being allegedly attacked by two other patients, The Washington Post reported Dec. 31.

The Maryland Department of Health has extended its pause on new Medicaid provider enrollments for certain mental health and addiction treatment facilities until July, The Baltimore Sun reported Dec. 31. 

Several new reimbursement policies, insurance parity requirements and other regulatory changes will take effect in 2025. 

Loudoun County, Va. has broken ground on a 20,500-square-foot behavioral health crisis center in Leesburg, Va. 

New Mexico will open seven certified community behavioral health clinics in January 2025. 

Psychologists and neurologists work side by side to treat movement disorders at Cleveland Clinic. 

In 2024, behavioral health providers faced scrutiny from lawmakers, states planned big investments in behavioral care and agencies announced new payment policies and regulations in the industry. 

Two Arizona behavioral health clinic owners pleaded guilty to $3.3 million in billing fraud. 

The number of drug-related emergency department visits increased by about 6% from 2022 to 2023, according to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 

A growing number of emergency room visits are related to mental health emergencies, and hospitals are adapting to keep up. 

An audit by HHS' Office of Inspector General found Indiana made at least $56 million in improper payments for autism treatment. 

An 80-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital has opened in Indio, Calif., the Desert Sun reported Dec. 18. 

Here are 20 behavioral health facilities, outpatient programs and inpatient units that closed in 2024: 

Fifty-one percent of psychologists said they are seeing an increase in the severity of symptoms among their patients, according to an American Psychological Association report.

CMS has selected Michigan, New York, Oklahoma and South Carolina to participate in a new model aimed at improving behavioral and physical health outcomes. 

San Francisco is requesting $144 million to add 175 more behavioral health treatment beds, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Dec. 16. 

Behavioral health has historically been "squishy," according to Rogers Behavioral Health CEO Cindy Meyer.

UnitedHealthcare is "strategically limiting" access to applied behavior analysis for children with autism, according to a Dec. 13 report from ProPublica.