Behavioral Health News

Virtual behavioral health coaching is now available to UnitedHealth Group members.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare is planning to build a new inpatient behavioral health center in Madison, Wis., Behavioral Health Business reported Jan. 17. 

Mercy Health-Youngstown (Ohio) and Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Behavioral Health agreed to a joint venture partnership to build a new inpatient behavioral health center in the Mahoning Valley region of Ohio. 

Avesi Partners, a private equity investment firm, has made a growth investment in Petaluma, Calif.-based Muir Wood, an adolescent-focused behavioral health provider. 

Omar Fattal, MD, has been selected to lead behavioral health services for NYC Health + Hospitals as system chief for behavioral health and co-deputy chief medical officer.

ServiceNet, a nonprofit human service agency based in Northampton, Mass., has received a $4 million grant from the federal government to expand mental health services, the Daily Hampshire Gazette reported Jan. 15.

Ohio Hills Health Centers — which has locations in Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison, Monroe and Noble counties — has been given $650,000 in congressional funding through the 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending, according to a Jan. 15 report from the Daily Jeff.

The role of psychiatrist was named the 12th best job in healthcare, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2023 best job rankings released Jan. 10. 

The state of Illinois hit Quartz Health, an insurance company based in Sauk City, Wis., with a $500,000 fine for violating a federal law that requires plans to have mental health coverage comparable to medical or surgical care, ABC affiliate…

SimiTree, a behavioral healthcare consulting and revenue cycle management firm, has acquired Afia, a behavioral health data analytics and consulting company, and GreenpointMed, a medical billing and healthcare credential provider.