Author: Ella Ruder

The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts has outlined strategies to expand prevention, treatment and recovery services for opioid use disorder in rural communities.  The brief draws on lessons from 10 programs funded by the nonprofit organization and is intended to…

Across the behavioral health sector, long-standing assumptions — from separating mental and physical health to equating access with outcomes — are being challenged as systems face rising demand, workforce constraints and growing complexity in patient needs. In response, leaders are…

Multiple behavioral health peer support centers in California are closing as funding changes tied to Proposition 1 reshape local services.  Lake County (Calif.) Behavioral Health Services will close two peer support centers — Big Oak Peer Support Center in Clearlake…

Indiana officials have revoked Medicaid billing privileges for Lebanon, Ind.-based Piece by Piece Autism Centers, citing concerns over the provider’s payment practices, state officials said in a March 25 report from The Wall Street Journal.  The state revoked the provider…

The share of nonphysician clinicians prescribing antipsychotics for Medicare Part D beneficiaries increased between 2013 and 2023, according to a study published March 25 in JAMA Network Open.  The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Texas Health…

Lake County (California) Behavioral Health Services will close two peer support centers effective June 1, due to state funding changes. The Big Oak Peer Support Center in Clearlake Oaks and the Circle of Native Minds in Lakeport will shut down…

Lodi Wellness Center in California will close June 30 as funding changes tied to a law that reduce support for local behavioral health services take effect, the Lodi News reported March 25. The center is one of three in San…

Behavioral health leaders at five health systems are driving a shift toward upstream integration through operational redesign. Their goals: embedding support directly into existing care encounters rather than relying on traditional referral models, and using integrated data to inform decision-making…

Marc Miller, president and CEO of King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, leads one of the nation’s largest behavioral health providers, where scale and discipline go hand in hand. As demand continues to surge and digital capabilities expand —…

The American Dental Association has updated patient health history forms to include a mental health screening question and a prompt about GLP-1 receptor agonists. The ADA Council on Dental Practice approved the changes in January, according to a March 24…