Executive Moves

Julia Bernstein has been appointed chief operating officer of Brightside Health, a telehealth company offering mental healthcare to people with clinical depression, anxiety and other mood disorders.

Richard Hallworth has been appointed president and CEO of Coral Gables, Fla.-based behavioral health provider Acorn Health.

James Butler, MD, PhD, was appointed as the new chief medical officer of Oceans Healthcare, based in Plano, Texas.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has named Juliana Wallace behavioral health initiative director in the governor's office, effective Sept. 5.

Stacey Trooskin, MD, PhD, has been named executive medical officer of the Mazzoni Center, a health and wellness center serving Philadelphia's LGBTQ community.

Rajendra Badgaiyan, MD, has been appointed chair of the department of psychiatry for Cleveland-based MetroHealth System.

Mark Russ, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Silver Hill Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in New Canaan, Conn.

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 has been appointed executive director of Erie, Pa.-based Stairways Behavioral Health, according to a July 5 report from Erie News Now.