Behavioral Health News

Behavioral health company owner Antonio Deon Fozard has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy and healthcare fraud, according to the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of North Carolina. 

Personalized mental health company SonderMind has acquired neuroscience research platform Total Brain to improve the way people engage with their mental wellbeing. 

Forty-six percent of psychologists reported being unable to meet the demand for treatment from patients in 2022, according to data from the American Psychological Association. That is up from 41 percent in 2021 and 30 percent in 2020. 

Here are 10 places looking for behavioral health providers and executives as of Nov. 15, using LinkedIn's job search tool:

The budget for a new pediatric behavioral health facility in Omaha, Neb., increased from $50 million to $89 million, the Omaha World-Herald reported Nov. 14.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction reduces anxiety as effectively as Escitalopram, a medication commonly used to treat depression and anxiety disorders, a study published Nov. 9 in JAMA Psychiatry found. 

Digital healthcare company ShareMy.Health launched its behavioral health platform designed to connect patients and providers to therapy, personalized content and other services.

The global behavioral health treatment market value is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 2.9 percent through 2032, according to a report by Fact.MR, a global research and consulting company.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released updated guidelines for treating youth mental health crises in the U.S.

The American Telemedicine Association and 114 other healthcare organizations sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Agency and the attorney general's office urging permanent Medicare telehealth flexibilities be put into effect.