Becker’s Behavioral Health

The Pride Institute, owned by King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, will close its inpatient addiction treatment program in Eden Prairie, Minn., on Jan. 1. Founded in 1986, the center’s residential program offered affirming care to LGBTQ+ clients in…

San Diego, Calif.-based Rady Children’s Hospital plans to break ground in July on a three-story behavioral health building that will double its mental healthcare capacity from 24 to 48 beds, all in single rooms, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on…

Vail (Colo.) Health has released a behavioral health survey to assess the state of behavioral health in the region and inform its future program investments, according to a Dec. 26 report from Vail Daily.  The anonymous survey, developed in partnership…

Behavioral health leaders are entering the new year with a shared sense of urgency and a renewed commitment to transforming how care is delivered, funded and supported. From strengthening the continuum of care to building virtual reality programs for youth…

Fragmented payment systems, siloed care models, workforce shortages and more systemic barriers are testing behavioral health providers nationwide. Leaders shared with Becker’s what they see as the most pressing structural issues in behavioral healthcare today — and how they are…

Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital has completed a $1.9 million expansion of its emergency department to add services for patients experiencing psychiatric crises.  The new evaluation and assessment unit uses the EmPATH model — Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing —…

With an overwhelmed workforce and a surge in mental health service demand, integration is becoming essential to address a consistent issue in behavioral health: access.  Ashley Shattuck, program manager for integrated care and primary care, Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare Medical Group,…

The Supreme Court of the State of Idaho dismissed an Elevance Health subsidiary’s lawsuit on its eligibility to bid for a mental health contract, according to a Dec. 18 filing. In 2021, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare solicited…

Texas officials have selected UT Southwestern Medical Center to operate a new state psychiatric hospital set to open in Dallas this spring.  Texas Behavioral Health Center will be the first state-owned behavioral health hospital in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according…

The Board of County Commissioners in Multnomah County, Ore., greenlit $2.4 million Dec. 11 to partially address a $4.6 million budget gap left when the state’s largest Medicaid provider, CareOregon, rolled back spending for behavioral healthcare, according to a Dec.…