Brian Barnett, MD, a Cleveland Clinic psychiatrist, is helping to lead a national trial that is working to evaluate whether intravenous ketamine can be an effective alternative for patients with suicidal thoughts and ideation. The study aims to determine whether…
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Boston-based Guidelight, a mental healthcare provider, has appointed Emily Alexanderson as COO. Ms. Alexanderson most recently served as COO of Burlington, Mass.-based Groups Recover Together, a national provider of value-based care for substance use disorder, according to an Aug. 12…
Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new behavioral health pavilion, according to an Aug. 12 ABC affiliate WPDE report. The $100 million facility — developed in collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Francis…
Seventy-one behavioral health providers across Massachusetts will receive $17.9 million from the state to expand training and certification for clinicians entering the behavioral health field. The funding aims to address workforce shortages tied to low insurance reimbursement rates, which have…
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has opened a new $49 million behavioral health center, a move that aims to keep children and families in the community while reshaping rural mental healthcare access, Vice President of Behavioral Health Dawn Zieger told Becker’s. Geisinger…
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Astria Toppenish (Wash.) Hospital has opened a new behavioral health unit, according to an Aug. 7 CBS affiliate KIMA report. The 14-bed unit doubles the hospital’s behavioral health capacity to 29 beds and comes following a surge in patients last…
California is struggling to grow its behavioral health workforce despite major state investments, with rural regions facing some of the most severe shortages, according to an Aug. 6 KFF Health News report. Here are five things to know:
New York City-based online behavioral healthcare company Talkspace posted double-digit revenue growth in the second quarter of 2025, fueled by continued strength in its payer business. Here are five things to know from the company’s Aug. 5 earnings release:
The Behavioral Health & Wellness Center at Children’s Nebraska has received a $5.51 million grant from the James M. Cox Foundation — an investment aimed at transforming technology use in behavioral health, Renee Rafferty, senior vice president of the center,…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order July 24 that shifts national homelessness policy by promoting involuntary civil commitment and withdrawing federal support — a move that could reverse recent public health progress, Community Medical Services CEO Nick Stavros told…