A group of freestanding behavioral health systems have formed the Texas Association of Behavioral Health Systems. 

Neenah, Wisc.-based ThedaCare has opened a new behavioral health clinic in Waupaca, Wisc. 

Telehealth for behavioral healthcare has increased in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic. Several regulatory flexibilities have made it easier for providers to offer telehealth to patients, but these are set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress renews them. 

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare has opened a new outpatient treatment facility in Troy, Mich.

Douglas Newton, MD, has been named chief medical officer at Los Angeles-based mental healthcare provider Rula Health.

Los Angeles-based Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center touches almost every aspect of behavioral healthcare — and has plans to do more. 

Renton, Wash.-based Providence will close its inpatient psychiatric unit for children at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. 

Former employees of Retreat Behavioral Health have still not been paid for their final weeks of work. 

UnitedHealth Group's Optum, the largest employer of physicians in the U.S., is expanding its reach in behavioral health. 

The Maryland Department of Health plans to terminate its agreement with the Treatment Research Unit at Spring Grove Hospital Center in a move that some worry could reduce schizophrenia treatment options at the center, The Baltimore Sun reported July 1.

A second executive at a recently closed behavioral health facility chain has died. 

Retreat Behavioral Health has abruptly closed multiple treatment centers, according to local media reports. 

Nonprofit mental health organization Brook Lane is affiliating with Meritus Health beginning July 1.

Cleveland-based MetroHealth plans to open a new psychiatric emergency department as another closes its doors. 

Bozeman (Mont.) Health has grown its mental health staff from one psychiatrist in 2017 to nearly 40 clinicians. 

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare is planning a $96 million pediatric behavioral health center. 

Here are seven behavioral health treatment facilities that were announced or opened their doors within the last month, as reported by Becker's since May 30:

ADHD medication may be disrupted for thousands of patients after two executives for a large telehealth prescriber were indicted for fraud, the CDC said June 13. 

Here are two behavioral health treatment facilities that have closed, as reported by Becker's since May 2:

WellSpan Health plans to train psychiatrists and keep them working in Western Pennsylvania.