Author: Ella Ruder

Aurora (Colo.) Mental Health and Recovery will open a walk-in access facility this month that aims to alleviate the burden of mental health emergencies on local hospitals.  The Potomac Pavilion will offer same-day access to mental healthcare and substance use…

Private equity firms have rapidly expanded their footprint in autism care, acquiring more than 500 therapy centers across the U.S. in the past decade. Nearly 80% of those transactions occurred between 2018 and 2022, according to a study published in…

Note: This is written by Trishul Kapoor, MD1, Amy Falzone, DNP and Sara Davin, PsyD, MPH1 at Cleveland Clinic. According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 51.6 million adults in the U.S. live with chronic pain, defined as pain…

Washington state’s network of mental health crisis centers may be in jeopardy if the state cannot secure a sustainable funding model, The Seattle Times reported Jan 5.  The centers were created to divert patients from emergency departments and jails, but…

Pittsburgh-based Blackbird Health opened a new clinic Jan. 5 in Mount Laurel, N.J., to expand access to pediatric mental health services across Burlington County.  The clinic offers in-person and virtual care for children, adolescents and young adults, including therapy, medication…

The Drug Enforcement Administration and HHS have extended pandemic-era telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances through Dec. 31. The extension allows DEA-registered practitioners to continue prescribing Schedule II through V controlled substances via audio-video telemedicine and Schedule III through V…

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine has launched four new clinical services to expand access to mental healthcare in the region.  The new offerings include the TEAM Clinics — short for Treatment, Evaluation and multidisciplinary Approaches for Mental health…

As social workers increasingly take on clinical and leadership roles, enrollment in Master of Social Work programs has grown by more than 60% over the past decade, according to the Council on Social Work Education.  Online accessibility, specialized programs and…

Riverview, Fla.-based River Oaks Treatment Center has expanded its behavioral health services with the opening of an inpatient mental health unit.  The unit offers evidence-based treatment for conditions such as major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder, according…

Health systems across the country are partnering with school districts to connect children with behavioral health services — and seeing major results. From embedding behavioral health specialists directly into schools to building infrastructure in school districts, these three systems are…