Becker’s Behavioral Health

Behavioral health leaders are moving past dashboards and data overload to focus on solving clearly defined problems with actionable metrics. Four executives recently connected with Becker’s to share how their organization is using data to transform strategy. Question: Behavioral health…

Lynnwood, Wash.-based Edmonds College launched a new Bachelor of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support Specialist degree program.  The program is designed for students with professional and technical academic backgrounds seeking advancement in the behavioral health field, according to a…

Ohio State University is launching a statewide training initiative to help first responders and behavioral health providers manage adverse reactions to psychedelics. The program will train 127,000 professionals across behavioral health, public safety and social work to recognize and respond…

Independence, Ohio-based Arc Health Partners has acquired Clarity Counseling Center, an outpatient mental health practice based in Wilmington, N.C. Founded in 2015, Clarity Counseling Center provides in-person and telehealth services for adults, teens, children and couples, according to a Nov.…

Boston-based FamilyWell Health closed an $8 million Series A round to expand its integrated women’s mental health care model.  Funding will support national expansion, AI development, training programs and new services for perimenopause and menopause care, according to a Nov.…

Behavioral health leaders often talk about building a continuum of care, but what that looks like on the ground may vary. At Becker’s Behavioral Health Summit in November, leaders from across the industry gathered to discuss how systems are working…

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health was fined $928,400 for failing to comply with court-mandated deadlines to provide timely mental health treatment to defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial, according to a Nov. 18 report from The Frontier. The fines,…

Irvine, Calif.-based Discovery Behavioral Health has appointed Thomas Britton, PhD, as chief executive officer, effective Nov. 17. Dr. Britton succeeded John Peloquin, PhD, and will lead the organization as it expands the measurement-based care model, according to a Nov. 17…

Washington, D.C.’s behavioral health agency is changing course on a 2018 commitment to place a full-time licensed mental health clinician in every public and charter school, citing staffing shortages and underperformance by contracted community providers. The revised approach began this…

New York City’s B-HEARD program — an initiative that sends health professionals, instead of police officers, to respond to 911 calls for nonviolent mental health emergencies — will transition to full operation by NYC Health + Hospitals in the spring…