Raymond Kotwicki, MD, has been appointed president and chief medical officer of intensive outpatient services for Atlanta-based behavioral health provider Hightop Health.

Minneapolis-based Meridian Behavioral Health, which provides substance use disorder treatment services, has named Lewis Zeidner, PhD, its new CEO.

Beau Lynch has been appointed CEO of Conway (Ark.) Behavioral Health Hospital, which is under Acadia Healthcare.

Michelle Shafer has been appointed CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based Mental Health Cooperative, the Nashville Post reported Jan. 18.

Justin Looser has been appointed CEO of Hampstead (N.H.) Hospital & Residential Treatment Facility, the Portsmouth Herald reported Jan. 18.

Ave Marie Costa has been appointed director of development of the Gateway Foundation, a substance use disorder and behavioral health treatment organization.

Cathy Lovejoy has been appointed CEO of behavioral health and housing services provider Lakeview Health Services.

Here are 68 behavioral health leadership appointments Becker's has reported on in 2023:

Jackson, Miss.-based Defining Wellness Centers has appointed Heather Kent as its next executive director.

Mental health and substance use treatment provider Forge Health has named Paul Martino as its next chair of the board of directors. 

Cincinnati-based Central Clinic Behavioral Health has announced Kimberly Mages, PhD, will be its next president and CEO.

Steven Schultz, former senior vice president of sales and account management at Optum Behavioral Health, has joined One Call as Chief Growth Officer. 

Juno Beach, Fla.-based Beach House Behavioral Health has appointed Candance Henderson as executive chairman.

Maine Behavioral Healthcare has appointed Lee Wolfrum, DO, as medical director of Spring Harbor Hospital in Westbrook.

Los Angeles-based Path Mental Health has made three key appointments to its executive team.

Trip Hofer, former CEO of Optum Behavioral Health Solutions, has left Optum to join a venture capital firm. 

Chris Veal, MSN, RN, has been appointed CEO for the Northwest Texas Healthcare System Behavioral Health Hospital in Amarillo, myhighplains.com reported Nov. 13.

Brett Hart, PhD, has joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota as vice president of behavioral health and mental health parity.

Here are seven behavioral health leadership moves that Becker's has reported on in October:

Patrice Harris, MD, has been appointed to Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare's board of directors.