Becker’s Behavioral Health

Lewiston, Maine-based Common Ties Mental Health Services has merged with Sweetser, a Maine-based nonprofit behavioral health organization, as smaller providers face growing operational and financial pressures, ABC affiliate WMTW reported May 8.  The merger creates the largest certified community behavioral…

Athens, Ga.-based Serenity Grove Mental Health launched a new evening intensive outpatient program designed for patients seeking structured mental healthcare while maintaining work, school and family responsibilities.  The program will offer the same curriculum, clinical team and therapeutic structure as…

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a package of behavioral health bills aimed at expanding the workforce, improving workplace safety and increasing access to mental health and addiction services.  The legislation comes as the state faces significant workforce shortages in behavioral…

New York City will direct $12 million toward recovery services for residents at risk of overdose through peer-led outreach and workforce programs. The funding is expected to create 500 new peer specialists positions over four years.  The investment will support…

Health systems are increasingly moving behavioral health beyond clinical coordination and into broader financial strategy, with a growing focus on reducing total cost of care.  Across five systems, behavioral health leaders told Becker’s how they financially integrated behavioral health into…

Albany, N.Y.-based Hixny, the healthcare information exchange of New York state, the New York State Office of Mental Health have integrated behavioral health data from the state’s Psychiatric Services and Clinical Knowledge Enhancement System into Hixny’s snapshot application, providing an…

New Hampshire will receive nearly $30 million as part of a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family that has become legally effective.  The settlement resolves litigation against Purdue and the Sacklers over their role in producing…