Behavioral health has historically been "squishy," according to Rogers Behavioral Health CEO Cindy Meyer.

FBI agents raided two autism treatment centers in Minnesota as part of an investigation into alleged Medicaid fraud, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported Dec. 12. 

A significant rise in adult ADHD diagnoses is being seen across the U.S., particularly among individuals aged 30 and older, as changing attitudes toward mental health and the growth of telemedicine have made diagnosis and treatment more accessible, The New York Times reported Dec. 11. 

Hospitals and health systems invested in new inpatient and outpatient behavioral health projects in 2024, and new substance use treatment and other clinics opened across the U.S. 

West Palm Beach-based HCA Florida JFK North Hospital is facing scrutiny from local officials after it stopped accepting Baker Act hospitalized children younger than 12, The Palm Beach Post reported Dec. 10.

Acadia Healthcare's methadone clinics fraudulently billed Medicaid and other insurers for therapy sessions that did not take place, The New York Times alleged in an investigation published Dec. 7. 

Grand Junction, Colo.-based West Springs Psychiatric Hospital had its state licensure fully restored after nearly 30 inspections, The Daily-Sentinel reported Dec. 8.

A recent study reveals that decades of exposure to leaded gasoline — especially during childhood — have left lasting harm on the mental health of Americans, particularly for Generation X, according to a Dec. 4 news release published in Duke Today. 

Southeastern Behavioral Healthcare Services, based in Lumberton and Maxton, N.C., and its owners, Bertha and Virgil Hutchinson, have agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle civil allegations that they fraudulently billed North Carolina Medicaid for services that were never provided. 

ABA Centers of America plans to double its patient base next year. 

A total of 23 hospitals will receive Medicare-supported psychiatric residency slots. 

Headspace has laid off around 13% of its employees, a spokesperson told Becker's. 

The strike by Kaiser Permanente mental health workers has entered its fifth week, with the union filing a complaint with the California Department of Public Health regarding alleged patient care violations caused by understaffing, KPBS reported Nov. 19. 

Behavioral health urgent care clinics are growing in popularity in the last five years as a way to provide mental health care outside of EDs. 

Health systems are closing small behavioral health units, and a major telehealth provider is shifting back to brick-and-mortar clinics. 

Health systems and behavioral health organizations are opening new outpatient mental health clinics, crisis centers and inpatient units. 

Neuropsychiatric symptoms are a pervasive and challenging aspect of Alzheimer's disease (AD), affecting up to 90% of individuals over the course of the illness.

UnitedHealth Group uses an algorithm that has been subject to legal scrutiny to manage behavioral health costs, ProPublica reported Nov. 19. 

A new study has found that loneliness significantly increases the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment. 

Publicly-traded behavioral health companies improved their earnings in the third quarter of 2024, but are bracing for challenges ahead.