Here are 13 behavioral health executive moves Becker's has covered since May:
- Crawford County Mental Health Center in Pittsburg, Kan., appointed Jeffrey Burch, PsyD, its next director of behavioral justice services.
- Melanie Hake was appointed executive director of Erie, Pa.-based Stairways Behavioral Health.
- Guy Maytal, MD, was appointed chief of integrated care and head of psycho-oncology for value-based mental health and substance use care provider Forge Health.
- James Wolak, MD, was named South Portland-based Maine Behavioral Healthcare's vice president of medical affairs.
- Jason Staats was appointed CEO of Erlanger-based SUN Behavioral Health Kentucky.
- Barry Herman, MD, was named chief medical officer of ADHD Online — an organization offering HIPAA-secured ADHD assessments online from licensed psychologists — and its parent company, Mentavi Health.
- Brent Forester, MD, joined Tufts Medicine as psychiatrist-in-chief and chair for the department of psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
- Christian Losch was named CEO of Casa Palmera, a residential and outpatient behavioral health treatment center in Del Mar, Calif.
- Kevin Andrews was named the next COO of Palm Springs, Fla.-based Retreat Behavioral Health.
- Collegiate Behavioral Health Associates named Steve Wigginton CEO.
- Ellie Mental Health tapped Melissa Amponsah as its first chief marketing officer.
- Ryan Wade, MD, was appointed medical director of the Freedom Institute, an addiction treatment center in New York City.
- Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare named William Walders as its next chief information officer.