Author: Ella Ruder

Amid an escalating national crisis in youth mental health, emergency department boarding times for children and adolescents have increased as they wait for behavioral health and psychiatric services. Clinicians strive to avert these boarding outcomes by expanding access to mental…

Illinois has enacted new legislation that restricts the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care, barring it from providing therapeutic or psychotherapy decision-making services.  On Aug. 1, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act…

Colton, Calif.-based Arrowhead Regional Medical Center has opened a new adolescent behavioral health unit, according to an Aug. 7 LinkedIn post. Andrew Goldfrach, CEO of the medical center, led a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the facility Aug. 7. The unit includes…

In the latter half of 2025, behavioral health leaders are concentrating on three pivotal themes — expanding access, embracing innovation and shoring up financial and operational resilience — as they strive to deliver more equitable, efficient and patient-centered care.  Editor’s…

Chicago-based Array Behavioral Care, a virtual behavioral health provider, has launched a proprietary model aimed at standardizing treatment and improving outcomes across its services. Care Pathways, a structured, scalable framework, is fully integrated across Array’s home-based services and designed to…

President Donald Trump has declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., mobilized federal forces and is working to remove homeless encampments — moves that build on a recent executive order linking homelessness to mental illness, substance use and public safety. …

New York City has awarded contracts to 13 mental health clubhouses for adults with severe mental health conditions through a $30 million investment by the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.  Seven of the clubhouses will be newly established,…

Remote monitoring tools are giving clinicians more time and data to track behavioral health patients’ progress between visits, according to an article on the American Hospital Association’s website. Here are four things to know:

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…

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…