Seven Nebraska providers have been designated as the state’s first certified community behavioral health clinics, with services set to launch in January 2026. The initiative, led by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, is designed to expand access…
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Mental health will be a primary focus for the first time at an United Nations General Assembly session on Sept. 25. World leaders are expected to adopt a declaration that outlines global priorities to improve mental healthcare access, according to…
Aurora-based University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has received a $50 million grant from the Anschutz Foundation to launch a new mental health initiative. The funding will support the CU Anschutz Campus Mental Health Collaborative, a cross-campus effort to unify…
Engine Capital, an activist investor that owns approximately 3% of Acadia Healthcare, sent a letter Sept. 24 to the Franklin, Tenn.-based company’s board of directors outlining recommendations to improve shareholder value. Engine criticized Acadia’s executive turnover, capital allocation decisions and…
Suicide Prevention Month brings visibility each September, but awareness alone will not reduce deaths, Karen Johnson, senior vice president and chief clinical officer at King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services said. Ms. Johnson told Becker’s that every individual can…
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Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based Premera Blue Cross is expanding access to behavioral healthcare through digital tools, provider partnerships and community partnerships. The insurer has grown its behavioral health provider network in Washington by 48% over the past five years, adding nearly…
In a Sept. 10 opinion piece in The Washington Post , HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Education Secretary Linda McMahon discussed the overmedicalization of children through mental health screenings and therapy in schools while advocating for a return…
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Priority Health, a nonprofit health plan serving 1.3 million members, has added Boulder Care to its behavioral health provider network. Boulder Care is a telehealth addiction medicine provider offering virtual, value-based care, according to a Sept. 19…
Innovation in behavioral health is often seen as a story about new technology. But according to two healthcare leaders, transformation comes when technology and process improvement work hand in hand, helping patients access care, supporting providers and making systems more…
Frisco, Texas-based Magellan Health has partnered with Attend Behavior to offer its digital caregiver training platform through Magellan’s autism technology marketplace. Attend Behavior’s platform provides evidence-based tools and interactive lessons for caregivers of children with autism, ADHD and developmental delays,…