Becker’s Behavioral Health

Utah is moving forward with a plan to open a behavioral health campus in 2027 that will provide psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment services for up to 1,300 people experiencing homelessness, The New York Times reported Oct. 29.  The…

West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Ethema Health Corp. signed a letter of intent Oct. 23 to acquire multiple assets and separate entities of Louisa, Ky.-based Addiction Recovery Care, a move expected to generate more than $100 million in revenue in 2026,…

A group of 17 Democratic senators is urging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reverse recent staffing cuts at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, citing risk to the nation’s opioid and mental health response.  Since the…

The Kentucky Department of Postsecondary Education has launched CLIMB 2.0 — Career Ladders in Mental and Behavioral Health — a workforce development initiative designed to prepare high school students for careers in behavioral health.  The program is designed to enable…

OpenAI has updated ChatGPT’s default GPT-5 model to better recognize signs of mental distress, de-esculate sensitive conversations and direct users toward professional support when appropriate. The changes are part of a broader effort to reduce unsafe responses and address high-risk…

Corona, Calif.-based Signature Healthcare Services and Redding, Calif.-based Arch Collaborative plan to submit a grant application Oct. 28 for a $200 million behavioral health campus in Northern California, according to an Oct. 27 report from Shasta Scout. The move comes…

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, one of the largest behavioral health providers in the U.S., reported strong third-quarter results across its behavioral health portfolio, according to a financial report published on Oct. 27.  Here are six takeaways from…

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based LifeStance Health has partnered with Palo Alto, Calif.-based Calm Health to expand access to higher-acuity outpatient mental health care.  Under the partnership, Calm Health users who complete a mental health screening and require advanced support can be referred…

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to resume some of the $1 billion in school mental health grants that had been halted earlier this year.  Kymberly Evanson, a U.S. District Court judge in Seattle, issued the preliminary ruling…

Maimonides Medical Center is building a new psychiatric unit for adolescents at its Borough Park campus in New York City, according to an Oct. 27  report from Crain’s New York Business.  The 20-bed unit will increase the hospital’s inpatient psychiatric…