Becker’s Behavioral Health

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health and New York City-based Cityblock Health, a Medicare- and Medicaid-funded healthcare services provider, began a strategic collaboration Nov. 13 to expand behavioral and wraparound care for Medicaid patients in and around Cincinnati and Toledo, Ohio. The partnership…

The state of Washington launched its Washington Thriving Strategic Plan, a multiyear road map designed to reform behavioral health services for children, adolescents and young adults. The plan aims to improve access to mental healthcare for individuals from before birth…

The Trump administration is preparing to further shift federal homelessness funding away from harm reduction and toward involuntary commitment, according to a confidential grant-making draft document obtained by The New York Times. The proposed changes are slated to affect funding…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center improved satisfaction among pediatric behavioral patients with an individualized care planning tool. The tool, My Health Passport, was introduced in 2017 and is intended to help children communicate…

Paola, Kan.-based Arista Recovery has expanded into Ohio with the launch of Arista Recovery–Hillard.  Arista assumed operation of the Hillard campus at the end of August and has since transitioned the site to reflect its clinical and operational model, according…

Behavioral health is undergoing a period of sweeping change. Economic pressures, policy shifts, technological advances, and new care models are converging to redefine how mental health and addiction care are delivered, financed, and measured. Across the country, organizations are rethinking…

La Crosse, Wis.-based Emplify Health by Gundersen opened an adolescent partial hospitalization program to expand behavioral health services for teens. The program is designed for patients ages 13-18 who are still in high school and experiencing emotional or behavioral challenges,…

Birmingham, Ala.-based River Region Psychiatry Associates has rebranded as Ally Psychiatry to reflect its multistate expansion.  Founder Shankar Yalamanchili, MD, said the new name is meant to convey the organization’s commitment to supporting and advocating for mental health patients, according…

Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health reopened its Crisis Care Center in Sparks, Nev., following a closure in April due to the termination of federal American Rescue Plan Act funding, according to a Nov. 11 report from 2 News Nevada.  The facility…

Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare has agreed to settle a securities lawsuit for $179 million, according to a Nov. 10 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The settlement, reached Nov. 7, resolves a previously disclosed case in the U.S. District…