San Francisco is requesting $144 million to add 175 more behavioral health treatment beds, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Dec. 16. 

Behavioral health has historically been "squishy," according to Rogers Behavioral Health CEO Cindy Meyer.

UnitedHealthcare is "strategically limiting" access to applied behavior analysis for children with autism, according to a Dec. 13 report from ProPublica. 

McKinsey and Co. will pay $650 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations into its work with opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma. 

FBI agents raided two autism treatment centers in Minnesota as part of an investigation into alleged Medicaid fraud, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported Dec. 12. 

A significant rise in adult ADHD diagnoses is being seen across the U.S., particularly among individuals aged 30 and older, as changing attitudes toward mental health and the growth of telemedicine have made diagnosis and treatment more accessible, The New York Times reported Dec. 11. 

Summit Behavioral Health will open a new facility in Fort Wayne, Ind. in early 2025. 

Hospitals and health systems invested in new inpatient and outpatient behavioral health projects in 2024, and new substance use treatment and other clinics opened across the U.S. 

California lawmakers introduced legislation to require social media companies to display warnings about potential mental health risks 

West Palm Beach-based HCA Florida JFK North Hospital is facing scrutiny from local officials after it stopped accepting Baker Act hospitalized children younger than 12, The Palm Beach Post reported Dec. 10.

CMS will bump payment rates for inpatient behavioral health services and make other adjustments to reimbursement in 2025. 

Acadia Healthcare's methadone clinics fraudulently billed Medicaid and other insurers for therapy sessions that did not take place, The New York Times alleged in an investigation published Dec. 7. 

Grand Junction, Colo.-based West Springs Psychiatric Hospital had its state licensure fully restored after nearly 30 inspections, The Daily-Sentinel reported Dec. 8.

California has appointed Will Lightbourne to lead the state's Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission. 

Two properties owned by Retreat Behavioral Health could be sold by the end of the month, the LancasterOnline reported Dec. 6. 

Insurers are failing to comply with parity laws for substance use disorders, the American Medical Association alleged. 

GLP-1 drugs could be useful in treating some behavioral health conditions, early research shows. 

A recent study reveals that decades of exposure to leaded gasoline — especially during childhood — have left lasting harm on the mental health of Americans, particularly for Generation X, according to a Dec. 4 news release published in Duke Today. 

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health could take over a state-run residential treatment facility in Hampstead, N.H., the New Hampshire Bulletin reported Dec. 3. 

Investments in mental health and wellness companies have surpassed 2023 numbers in the first three quarters of 2024, according to a report from Deloitte.