Behavioral Health News

There are 26,500 employed psychiatrists nationwide, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey. (Note: BLS data does not include self-employed providers.) 

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is set to open a new behavioral health clinic in July, Cascadia Daily reported May 3. 

It's hard to predict how to best respond to a crisis, but with enough time, it becomes easier to see which decisions were good ones, and what could have been done better.

James Dodson, PsyD, has pleaded guilty to charges on two counts of making false statements to Medicare and Tricare, the Justice Department reported May 3. 

Pediatric virtual mental healthcare provider Brightline is laying off 20 percent of its staff for the second time in six months, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's. 

Virtual therapy company Talkspace earned $33.3 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2023, an 11 percent increase year over year.

Terri Coyle, vice president of behavioral health at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in New York City, spoke with Becker's about her focus in 2023. 

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More than 70 nurses at Concord, Calif.-based John Muir Behavioral Health Center have gone on strike to protest contracts, KRON reported May 3.

Michael Genovese, MD, chief medical officer of Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare, one of the largest behavioral healthcare providers in the U.S., joined Becker's to share the company's philosophy, treatment model and more.