Behavioral Health News

Substance use affected more than 38 million adults, or 15.4 percent of the U.S. population, in 2022, according to a report by Mental Health America.

The Arkansas Department of Human Services is finishing its updates to the state's current Medicaid program, including an expansion of care for recipients seeking mental and behavioral healthcare, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported Nov. 20. 

Kindred Behavioral Health and Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health have partnered to form Lifepoint Behavioral Health.

Behavioral health finance and strategy company Thrive Healthcare acquired Harmony Recovery Group's network of mental health treatment facilities.

Children's Minnesota will open the health system's first pediatric mental health unit at its St. Paul hospital Nov. 29. 

Benton County, Wash., and Kennewick (Wash.) General Hospital have reached an agreement and will construct a new behavioral health center, Tri City Herald reported Nov. 17. 

The Justice Department launched an investigation Nov. 17 to assess claims that adults with behavioral health problems in Oklahoma are discriminated against by the state and the Oklahoma City Police Department. 

Psychiatrists are adopting a hybrid treatment model, with 58 percent treating patients both in-person and via telehealth, according to data from the American Psychological Association.

Ochsner Lafayette (La.) General and Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare are committing $30 million to build a behavioral health hospital in Southwest Louisiana. 

New York City-based Quartet, a behavioral healthcare treatment coordination company, formed its own mental health clinic.