Author: Rylee Wilson

Officials in San Joaquin County, Calif., have approved a $261.8 million substance use and mental health treatment center.  The Be Well Campus will be built on 23 acres in French Camp, Calif., and offer crisis stabilization, detox and sobriety centers,…

Jacksonville, Fla.-based US Pediatric Partners has acquired Raleigh, N.C.-based Hope Services.  The community-mental health provider operates three locations in the Raleigh area, according to an April 22 news release.  US Pediatric Partners was formed by Webster Equity Partners, a private…

Psychiatrists working in ambulatory settings earned the highest average annual salary in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The BLS published updated compensation data for 2024 on April 2.  Psychiatrists working in residential mental health and…

Memphis, Tenn.-based Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has named Donald Bearden, PhD, as its first chief of pediatric psychology and behavioral health.  Dr. Bearden was previously a senior neuropsychologist and section director of psychology at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, according to…

Acadia Healthcare pressured staff to find ways to fill beds at a troubled Illinois facility, former employees alleged in a report published by The New York Times.  The newspaper published an investigation April 22 into a series of incidents at…

Psychologists employed by the federal executive branch earn the highest average salary of industries with more than 1,000 psychologists employed, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The BLS published updated wage data for 2024 on April 2.…

Amae Health, an outpatient care provider for patients with serious mental illness, has expanded to New York City with the support of NewYork-Presbyterian, also based in the city.  According to an April 14 news release, Amae Health will collaborate to…

Valhalla, N.Y.-based WMCHealth has reached a settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James over allegations it improperly closed inpatient psychiatric beds and put patients at risk.  The health system has agreed to restore psychiatric beds closed during the COVID-19…

Center City, Minn.-based Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is launching a new model for integrated mental health and substance use conditions.  The model will be implemented at the substance use disorder treatment provider’s 15 locations across all levels of care, according…

Dave Eldredge has been named executive director of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute.  According to an April 18 news release from University of Utah Health, Mr. Eldredge, a licensed clinical social worker, has more than 25 years of leadership experience…