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  1. 26 mental health company expansions, acquisitions, mergers in January

    Here are 26 acquisitions, expansions and mergers among mental health companies reported on by Becker's since Jan. 3:
  2. Centene, LA Care Health partner to provide mental telehealth services to 1.3 million Los Angeles public school students

    A partnership between Los Angeles County, L.A. Care Health Plan and Centene's Health Net will soon offer free mental telehealth services to 1.3 million public school students.
  3. BriteLife, BCBS strike partnership

    BriteLife Recovery's substance use treatment center in Hanover, Pa., is now in network with Capital Blue Cross.

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  1. NAMI Los Angeles adds Michele Broadnax to board

    Michele Broadnax has been appointed to the board of directors of the National Alliance on Mental Illness' Greater Los Angeles County chapter. 
  2. Concert Health names Kimiko Boyd COO

    Kimiko Boyd has been named chief operations officer of Concert Health, a national mental health medical group.
  3. Dr. Katie McLaughlin to lead Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health

    Katie McLaughlin, PhD, has been appointed as the first executive director of the new Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon in Portland, according to a Jan. 31 report from Oregon Public Broadcasting.
  4. Former Humana leader named executive chair of mental health AI company

    Ieso Digital Health, a U.K.-based healthcare technology company developing artificial intelligence-guided mental health treatments, named David Icke the executive chair of its board of directors. 

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  1. Behavioral health recap: January's top 10 updates

    Here are the 10 most-read behavioral health updates reported by Becker's in January:
  2. Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives $2.5M grant for behavioral health research

    Children's Hospital Los Angeles has received a five-year $2.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration as part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
  3. WellSpan facility adds 22 inpatient beds

    York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has added 22 beds to its WellSpan Philhaven facility in Mt. Gretna, Pa., through a $7 million expansion, Lebanon Daily News reported Jan. 30. 
  4. Alto Neuroscience secures $95M

    Alto Neuroscience, a psychiatric medication development company, secured $60 million in series B funding and entered a $35 million credit facility with K2 HealthVentures.

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  1. Dr. Tia Dole to serve as chief officer of national suicide hotline

    Tia Dole, PhD, a clinical psychologist, has been appointed chief officer of the National 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
  2. Dr. Navdeep Kang joins Acadia Healthcare's executive team

    Acadia Healthcare has named Navdeep Kang, PsyD, Chief Quality Officer of its inpatient services division, according to a Jan. 27 post on LinkedIn by the Franklin, Tenn.-based health system.
  3. Gibson Gives to provide opioid emergency kits at more than 72 music venues

    Gibson Gives, a charitable branch of musical instrument company Gibson, will supply opioid emergency kits to more than 72 music venues in Nashville, Tenn. 
  4. CVS launches virtual mental healthcare services

    CVS Health launched new virtual care options offering primary care and mental health services to Aetna members. 
  5. Tulane football coach honored for mental health advocacy

    The Jason Foundation presented the Grant Teaff "Breaking the Silence" award Jan. 9 to Willie Fritz, head football coach at Tulane University in New Orleans.
  6. UPMC opens pediatric behavioral health facility

    Pittsburgh-based University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Western Behavioral Health opened a new facility Jan. 26 to increase community access to child and adolescent behavioral health services.
  7. Montefiore secures $4.5M for school behavioral health services

    New York City-based Montefiore Health System will use $4.5 million from the state to create behavioral health clinics at public schools in Bronx and Westchester counties.
  8. California public health department to launch youth behavioral health campaign initiative

    California's Department of Public Health is seeking proposals for public awareness campaigns for its Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, State of Reform reported Jan. 26. 
  9. Nebraska Behavioral Health Education Center to disperse $20M toward 83 projects

    The Nebraska Behavioral Health Education Center will allocate $20 million for behavioral health-related workforce projects throughout the state, Norfolk Daily News reported Jan. 26. 

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