Author: Ella Ruder

The Emily Program, an eating disorder treatment and behavioral health services provider, has added “homelike” lodging in Atlanta for adults participating in its partial hospitalization program.  The lodging is intended for patients traveling to the area for eating disorder treatment…

Las Vegas Recovery Hospital has begun operations as Southern Nevada’s first hospital to combine acute medical care and addiction recovery services, KSNV reported Jan. 29.  The 68-bed hospital spans 32,000 square feet and is operated by Lakewood, N.J.-based Lion Health…

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a $100 million federal initiative to address homelessness, opioid addiction and public safety following President Donald Trump’s executive order creating the Great American Recovery Initiative. The Safety Through Recovery, Engagement and Evidence-based Treatment…

Michigan has canceled its request for proposal to restructure the state’s Medicaid-funded behavioral health system, halting a planned overhaul that would have shifted management of $4.9 billion in services, Bridge Michigan reported Jan. 30.  The cancellation, posted Jan. 29 on…

St. Louis-based SSM Health has the highest capacity of psychiatric beds in Missouri. As a result, EMS providers often bypass other hospitals to bring patients directly to SSM for behavioral health services, Becky Dvorak, MSN, RN, regional vice president of…

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing has received a $32 million unrestricted gift.  The contribution marked the second gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to the organization in four years, following a $7 million donation in 2022, according to a Jan.…

Mullicia Hill, N.J.-based Inspira Health has initiated a substance use disorder program at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill to provide patients with initial treatment and connections to services during hospital care.  The program is a partnership with the Gloucester County…

Rootstown, Ohio-based Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) has earned accreditation for a new Master of Science in Mental Health Practice degree. The program is designed to train certified mental health assistants — a profession developed by NEOMED — to help…

As national emergency department demand has surged, Cincinnati Children’s — operator of the nation’s largest inpatient mental health hospital for children and adolescents — has taken a bundled approach to the pediatric behavioral health crisis.  The strategy spans integrated behavioral…

Behavioral health integration is a goal often cited by leaders with respect to healthcare transformation. Yet in practice, the term can lack consistent meaning. Eleven leaders shared with Becker’s what real behavioral health integration should look like — clinically, operationally…