Becker’s Behavioral Health

The New York City Health Department will receive $20 million investment over three years from the city’s budget to expand perinatal and early childhood mental health resources under the Strong Foundations initiative.  The funding aims to expand capacity at the…

As federal enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act stalls, states are increasingly shaping the future of behavioral health coverage, according to a Jan. 21 article on The Commonwealth Fund’s website.  The 2008 law bars insurers and…

Michigan’s Washtenaw County co-response unit logged 1,537 activity encounters with individuals in crisis over the first 18 months after its launch, according to an evaluation from the University of Chicago Health Lab that highlighted operational challenges and opportunities to strengthen…

Phoenix-based Connections Health Solutions will operate a 25-bed site sobering center in San Francisco under a 26-month performance-based contract with the city, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Feb. 26. The RESET Center, expected to open in April, will serve as…

Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare has appointed Cady Pruitt CEO of Oceans Behavioral Hospital in Baton Rouge, La.  Ms. Pruitt joined the organization in 2021 at Louisiana Behavioral Health, where she served as director of clinical services, according to a Feb.…

Birmingham-based Children’s of Alabama has expanded its behavioral health and de-escalation training strategy as demand for mental health services has risen during and since the pandemic.  In response, the hospital adopted a layered education approach built around online courses from…

When asked how they navigate policy swings, reimbursement challenges and rapid innovation, behavioral health leaders voiced a common thread: stay anchored to mission, protect access and build systems resilient enough to withstand change.  Like what you see here? Join us…

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services is expecting to see a $35 million pre-tax earnings headwind in 2026 from the implementation of California’s emergency staffing regulations for freestanding psychiatric hospitals.  The regulation is slated to take effect June 1.…

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas has partnered with Clark County to open a crisis stabilization center.  The outpatient facility is the first and only in southern Nevada serving individuals 18 years or older who are experiencing…

More than 1 in 5 disaster survivors develop a mental health condition, and symptoms may surface as much as a decade later, according to a review published in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry.  The study, led by Michel Dückers, PhD,…