Behavioral Health News

Robert G.G. Piccinini, DO, was inaugurated as the 129th president of the American Osteopathic Association on July 19.  Dr. Piccinini is the first psychiatrist and the first graduate of East Lansing-based Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine to lead…

Corvallis, Ore.-based Benton County Crisis Center opened July 7, The Oregonian reported.  The $9 million behavioral health center is one of about four similar centers across the U.S.  The center offers immediate and long-term mental health support with a range…

Greenville, S.C.-based Crossroads Treatment Centers has acquired New Kensington, Pa.-based Family Health Services.  Family Health Services provides outpatient addiction treatment across two municipalities in Pennsylvania, according to a July 22 news release from Crossroads. The acquisition is designed to support…

From requiring companies to disclose that AI chatbots are not human to restricting the technology’s use in treating students, the following states have passed laws and created agencies to address AI’s role in mental health. Here are three states and…

An FDA panel debated whether the use of some antidepressant medications during pregnancy should come with stronger warnings, The New York Times reported July 21.  A spokesperson for HHS would not comment to the Times on whether the agency was…

Guidelight has opened a new mental health clinic, Guidelight SouthPark, in Charlotte, N.C.  The company’s first North Carolina-based clinic provides partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient services for adults, and aims to provide fast access to care, with most patients seen…

Employers are looking to increase mental health resources available to employees in 2026, according to Mercer’s “Survey on Health & Benefit Strategies for 2026.”  The consulting firm surveyed 504 organizations with more than 500 employees about their 2026 benefit strategies. …

Health systems are opening new outpatient, urgent care and inpatient behavioral health sites.  Here are nine recent openings to know: 

If behavioral health leaders had $100 million, they would focus on youth, older adults and improving the treatment system.  Becker’s connected with six leaders to learn where they would invest first.  Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for length…

Current suicide prevention practices at hospitals are missing opportunities to provide essential care, according to a report from Pew Charitable Trusts.  The report, published July 14, suggests actions health system leaders, insurers and policymakers can take to ensure hospitals provide…