Author: Ella Ruder

The recently signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a provision to invest $50 billion in creating the Rural Healthcare Transformation Program aimed at offsetting the loss of healthcare coverage nationwide. But leaders are questioning whether this effort will be…

Mason County, Wash., has partnered with software company United We Care to launch a digital mental health pilot aimed at expanding access to underserved areas.  Through the program, residents have 24/7 access to Stella, an AI-powered mental health companion, according…

Rural youth are less likely than their suburban and urban peers to use mental health apps and teletherapy despite experiencing similar rates of anxiety and depression, according to an Aug. 19 report from Hopelab. To develop the report, the company…

The World Health Organization has released the “Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Minimum Service Package” aimed at improving the scale and quality of emergency mental health responses.  The roadmap provides step-by-step guidance on appropriate mental health and psychosocial support activities…

The University of Colorado Denver has launched a training program to prepare mental health providers to use “psychedelic-facilitation skills” in various clinical settings.  The 16-week, two-course series includes weekly self-paced online learning modules and scheduled virtual classroom meetings twice per…

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…