Author: Staff

Digital startups are making waves in behavioral health, despite a 53 percent decrease in mental health tech companies from 2021 to 2022.

Sen. John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, checked himself in at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, The New York Times reported Feb. 16.

The Rare Impact Fund, created by singer and actress Selena Gomez, awarded $1.5 million in grants to organizations working to develop and expand global mental health services.

Jason Kirby, MD, chief medical officer of Landmark Recovery, a national addiction treatment provider, has been elected president of the Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine.

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants has established a behavioral health program for new resettled Afghans in the United States.

Here are 12 investments into mental healthcare totaling $1.2 billion that have been reported by Becker's since Feb. 2:

Investments in digital health companies dropped from $59.7 billion in 2021 to $25.9 billion in 2022 — a decrease of 57 percent — according to a report published by business intelligence company CB Insights.

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health is planning to build a 54-bed children's behavioral hospital in Granville County, the Triangle Business Journal reported Feb. 14.

School resource organization Communities in Schools received a $165 million  donation to expand support programs at 1,000 schools in the U.S.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, owned by private equity firm Apollo Global, added 18 hospitals and 35 outpatient facilities with its $250 million majority ownership acquisition of Louisville, Ky.-based behavioral health network Springstone.