Behavioral Health News

WellSpan Health, a behavioral health system based in York, Pa., is planning a $30 million effort to expand its medical campuses in the state.

Here are the most-read behavioral health updates reported by Becker's in September:

These are the top-paying cities for self-employed psychiatrists with over 36 years of experience in the U.S., according to data from Medscape. 

Healthcare service company Magellan Health created a confidential crisis line for individuals affected by Hurricane Ian.

Lakewood, N.J.-based Preferred Behavioral Health Group named Dr. Tara Chalakani, RN, its new CEO.

Grand Rapids-based BHSH Spectrum Health West Michigan opened a behavioral health treatment center for adolescents and young adults in that city. 

No person is an island, and in many cases mental wellbeing depends in large part on one's support system of family and friends. Expanding mental healthcare to include a patient's family and caregivers could be a key to growth in…

Behavioral health provider Hurdle Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota will launch a teletherapy program geared toward providing mental healthcare to communities of color by the end of 2022.

Behavioral health company Acadia Healthcare and Detroit-based Henry Ford Health started development of their joint behavioral health hospital in West Bloomfield, Mich.  

Though the demand for mental health services in all 50 states increased in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, funding for mental health treatment in each state varies, according to a report by NiceRx Health.