Becker’s Behavioral Health

Mission Viejo, Calif.-based Christopher Care Center, a detox and residential addiction provider, has added a new range of alcohol and drug specialty programs.  The offerings include treatment tracks tailored to first responders, professionals, executives and pet owners, according to a…

A Premera Blue Cross policy that became effective Jan. 1 outlines when transcranial magnetic stimulation is considered medically necessary for select psychiatric conditions, according to an update issued Dec. 9. The document includes updated parameters for treatment types, session limits…

Omaha-based Children’s Nebraska opened its new Behavioral Health and Wellness Center on Jan. 7 with a continuum of care designed to meet families at every level of need, Renee Rafferty, senior vice president of the center, told Becker’s.  “We’re in…

Young people’s mental health has been a pressing issue in recent years. With Medicaid as the country’s largest payer for mental health services, the program’s role is all the more essential. The National Academy for State Health Policy evaluated state…

Nelsonville, Ohio-based Integrated Services for Behavioral Health and Lancaster, Ohio-based Fairfield Community Health Center have consolidated under a single leadership structure, effective Jan. 1. Samantha Shafer, president and CEO of Integrated Services, will lead the combined organization, according to a…

Researchers at Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine found that virtual, text-based crisis response planning may help reduce suicidal thoughts among adolescents, Spectrum News 1 reported Jan. 5. The research was led by Stephanie Gorka,…

A representative behavioral health workforce is critical to reversing worsening mental health and substance use trends in the U.S., according to a comment piece published Jan. 5 in Nature Mental Health.  The paper — written by researchers from Baltimore-based Johns…

The Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine has updated its guidance on drug testing in emergency departments to reflect evolving drug misuse trends and testing technologies.  The update replaces guidance first issued in 2003, according to a Jan. 5 news…

Delray Beach, Fla.-based Ethema Health Corp. and Lousia, Ky.-based Addiction Recovery Care have terminated a letter of intent to partner.  The mutual decision ends plans first announced Oct. 22 for Ethema to acquire multiple assets and separate entities of ARC,…

Bradford, Vt.-based Valley Vista has opened 27 additional residential treatment beds at its facility in Vergennes, Vt., in partnership with the Vermont Department of Health.  The expansion raises the total number of low-level residential treatment beds in the state from…