Becker’s Behavioral Health

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. detailed an action plan May 4 to curb “overprescribing” of psychiatric medications when clinically indicated, with a focus on evaluating prescription patterns, assessing benefits and harms, and increasing use of nonmedication treatments.  Six behavioral health executives…

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ Interagency Council on Mental Health is recommending expanded telehealth access, continued support for the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, and policies to improve mental health services and access across the state through an action plan.  The…

Huntsville, Ala.-based WellStone has opened a new outpatient therapy clinic in Madison, Ala. The clinic serves adults ages 19 and older, offering individual therapy, group therapy and intensive outpatient programs to support substance use and mental health recovery, according to…

With only four states in the U.S. exceeding 50% of their population’s demand for mental health services, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is expanding its mental health career accelerator program with the goal of helping 1,000 master’s-level graduates complete licensure by…

Researchers from the University of California San Diego found cannabis is the most commonly microdosed substance in the U.S., according to a study published May 4 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.  The study analyzed data from a survey…

The White House has released its 2026 National Drug Control Strategy, outlining a federal plan focused on overdose prevention, addiction treatment, recovery support and drug surveillance. The strategy also expands enforcement efforts targeting fentanyl trafficking and transnational criminal organizations. The…

Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra and Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health affiliates Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation are preparing to open the Centra Behavioral Health Hospital at the Centra Simons Run Medical Campus in Lynchburg.  The 60,000-square-foot, 72-bed facility is designed to…

Ayesha Delany-Brumsey, PhD, senior adviser and director of community-based services in the Office of Behavioral Health at New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals, has been appointed commissioner of the Office of Community Safety by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.  Dr. Delany-Brumsey…