President Donald Trump signed an executive order April 18 directing federal agencies to accelerate research, regulatory review and access to psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine compounds, for serious mental illnesses. The order comes as more than 14 million American adults live with serious…
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Austin, Texas-based Iris Telehealth has launched an intelligence platform designed to help healthcare organizations manage behavioral health services. The platform, Iris Insights, integrates clinical, operational and financial data into a single view and connects with EHR, scheduling, referral and billing…
American Medical Group Association has partnered with New York City-based Talkiatry to expand access to in-network psychiatric care. The collaboration allows AMGA members to connect patients with Talkiatry’s nationwide practice of more than 800 employed, full-time psychiatrists. The providers deliver…
From requiring companies to disclose that chatbots are not human to restricting the technology’s use in treating students, these five states have passed laws or created agencies to address AI’s role in mental health.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Centerstone has opened a 27,858-square-foot youth resiliency campus in Springfield, Mo., April 9 to treat youths with mental health and substance use conditions. The facility includes a behavioral health crisis center, an intensive outpatient treatment center and a…
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The White House is preparing an executive order to expand federal research into ibogaine, a psychedelic drug used in some countries to treat PTSD, CBS News reported April 16. The Trump administration plans to keep ibogaine classified as a Schedule…
Healthcare leaders across the U.S. are raising concerns after federal agencies shared intentions earlier this month to significantly revise the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. Industry stakeholders say the decision could weaken enforcement, exacerbate access challenges and widen disparities in…
Mike Franz, MD, executive medical director of behavioral health at Cambia Health Solutions, told Becker’s a layered approach that combines multiple established care models can improve access, upskill providers and keep behavioral health patients within the primary care setting. “I…
Across healthcare systems, leaders are increasingly treating clinician well-being as an operational priority rather than a bridge to be crossed reactively, particularly in high-stress areas such as psychiatry, residency training and hospital violence prevention. A May cross-sectional study published in…
Universities are investing in the behavioral health workforce by expanding certificates and degree programs amid nationwide shortages. The investment comes as workforce shortages worsened in 2025 from 2024, according to federal data. As of Dec. 13, 2025, the number of…