Becker’s Behavioral Health

California is struggling to grow its behavioral health workforce despite major state investments, with rural regions facing some of the most severe shortages, according to an Aug. 6 KFF Health News report. Here are five things to know:

New York City-based online behavioral healthcare company Talkspace posted double-digit revenue growth in the second quarter of 2025, fueled by continued strength in its payer business.   Here are five things to know from the company’s Aug. 5 earnings release:

Can you refer a baby to a therapist? At Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the answer is yes. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has had an infant mental health program in outpatient care since the 1990s. This program worked on referrals; often…

The Behavioral Health & Wellness Center at Children’s Nebraska has received a $5.51 million grant from the James M. Cox Foundation — an investment aimed at transforming technology use in behavioral health, Renee Rafferty, senior vice president of the center,…

Premera Blue Cross was fined $550,000 on Aug. 6 by Washington State Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer over alleged violations of the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and the state’s provider directory regulation. The insurer is also required…

Leaders at Norristown, Pa.-based Suburban Behavioral Health Campus of Roxborough Memorial Hospital are trying to fill a growing gap in behavioral health: inpatient care for older adults. Older adult behavioral health patients often are 55 years or older and can…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order July 24 that shifts national homelessness policy by promoting involuntary civil commitment and withdrawing federal support — a move that could reverse recent public health progress, Community Medical Services CEO Nick Stavros told…

Claymont, Del.-based Cerebral has acquired New York City-based Resilience Lab. The combined organization — which will operate under the Cerebral brand — aims to establish a comprehensive mental health delivery system, serving as a single point of contact for medication…

Minneapolis-based Nystrom & Associates has acquired Mendota Heights, Minn.-based Ellie Mental Health’s Minnesota operations.  The merger creates one of the largest behavioral health networks in the region, with nearly 1,600 clinicians and 1.4 million patient appointments annually, according to an…

Louisville, Ky.-based Seven Counties Services has created two mobile health units to address mounting mental health, substance use and gun violence concerns, according to a July 31 report from CBS affiliate WLKY.  The mobile units — staffed by licensed behavioral…