Author: Ella Ruder

Behavioral health leaders across the country are identifying innovative ways to expand care, address complex patient needs, and invest in clinicians and technology. From growing interventional psychiatry programs to deploying AI-powered training and building sustainable community partnerships, seven executives shared…

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has expanded its co-response program, which pairs behavioral health clinicians with law enforcement to help officers respond to behavioral health crises.  The health system launched its first-ever co-responder program in northern Colorado in 2018 and has expanded…

St. Cloud, Minn.-based Central Minnesota Mental Health Center will end its withdrawal management program on Jan. 1, eliminating about 25 positions, according to a Yahoo News report from Oct. 6.  The program serves an average of eight people per day…

New York City-based Talkspace has acquired Wisdo Health, an AI-powered social health and peer support platform.  The acquisition expands Talkspace’s capabilities to address loneliness and social isolation, which affect nearly half of U.S. adults, according to an Oct. 6 news…

What would you do with $100 million dollars and the freedom to create your own youth mental health program from scratch? For Susan Swick, MD, executive director at Monterey, Calif.-based Ohana Center for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health — part…

Cleveland-based Recovery Resources has begun transitioning its clinical and community programs to Cleveland-based MetroHealth and other providers, with all direct services ending by Dec. 31. The behavioral health nonprofit organization transferred its clinical services to MetroHealth effective Oct. 1, expanding…

Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Colorado, and leaders at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora are working to change that.  Becker’s caught up with Lisa Horowitz, PhD, a pediatric psychologist and director of suicide prevention…

The Department of Education has opened applications for a grant program, which will award up to $90 million to support school-based mental health services.  The 2025 mental health services professional demonstration grant program offers discretionary funds to state and local…

Behavioral health providers face unique challenges in maintaining long-term patient engagement. Leaders from six organizations shared with Becker’s lessons that other health systems can apply — from investing in clinicians to leveraging peer support and technology. Editor’s note: These responses…

Indianapolis’ clinician-led community response team has expanded its 24/7 operations to the city’s southeast district, ABC affiliate WRTV reported Oct. 1.  The expansion follows a surge in mental health-related emergency calls from the area, according to Andrea Brown, the executive…