Author: Jakob Emerson

Youth mental health in the United States has reached a critical juncture. The crisis is no longer looming – it's here, affecting millions of students nationwide. Alarming data underscores the gravity of the situation: mental health challenges have become the…

The LGBTQ+ youth community is one of the most marginalized and underserved groups in the United States when it comes to healthcare. According to The Trevor Project, 56 percent of LGBTQ+ youth cannot even access mental health services, and when…

Across the United States, millions of people are affected by mental illness each year. 

California has selected Elevance Health's Carelon Behavioral Health as the administrative services organization for the state's Child and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, Open Minds reported in March.

CMS is adding two new measures to the 2026 Medicare Advantage Star ratings display page based on the 2024 measurement year.

Maryland has selected Elevance Health's Carelon to administer mental health and substance use disorder services under its public behavioral health system, which is currently administered by UnitedHealth's Optum. Optum did not submit a bid to be considered for the new contract.

In 2019, Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health and Services launched a behavioral telehealth program aimed at addressing the growing demand for mental and behavioral healthcare from its more than 120,000 employees across eight states.

San Jose, Calif.-based Momentum For Health is laying off 86 employees, according to WARN documents filed with the state Nov. 27. 

Despite the financial headwinds facing many hospitals, York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is charging ahead with new behavioral health initiatives and partnerships.

Workplace violence against nurses, physicians and hospital staff continues to plague hospitals nationwide, and many healthcare employees say their organization is not doing enough to address the problem.