Behavioral Health News

Orland, Fla.-based New Season Treatment Center, the largest operator of methadone clinics in New Hampshire, is facing federal scrutiny over alleged barriers to opioid addiction treatment after U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., sent a letter seeking answers from the provider. …

Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health is partnering with New York City-based U.S. HealthVest to provide management services for behavioral health programs across the system’s Lake County hospitals, starting May 1. U.S. HealthVest, a behavioral health service provider, will manage adult and…

Wickenburg, Ariz.-based Willow Healing Center at The Meadows has rebranded and expanded the scope of its women’s residential treatment program.  The program, formerly known as Willow House, broadened its clinical focus beyond relational and intimacy issues and trauma to include…

Tewksbury (Mass.) Hospital is facing increased scrutiny after a fourth reported assault on campus since an April 3 security policy change, NBC Boston reported April 20.  The policy from the Executive Office of HHS barred Tewksbury Hospital security personnel from…

A new wellness center backed by Chicago-based Rush University System for Health and several community partners will open April 23 on Chicago’s West Side. The Sankofa Village Wellness Center — a joint effort between Rush, Chicago-based Erie Family Health Centers,…

San Diego County has opened a new crisis stabilization unit in El Cajon, Calif., marking the first such facility in East County.  The 14,000-square-foot behavioral health treatment facility will provide 24/7 support for individuals experiencing psychiatric or substance use emergencies,…

American Medical Group Association has partnered with New York City-based Talkiatry to expand access to in-network psychiatric care.  The collaboration allows AMGA members to connect patients with Talkiatry’s nationwide practice of more than 800 employed, full-time psychiatrists. The providers deliver…

From requiring companies to disclose that chatbots are not human to restricting the technology’s use in treating students, these five states have passed laws or created agencies to address AI’s role in mental health.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Centerstone has opened a 27,858-square-foot youth resiliency campus in Springfield, Mo., April 9 to treat youths with mental health and substance use conditions. The facility includes a behavioral health crisis center, an intensive outpatient treatment center and a…

Untreated mental illness cost the U.S. economy an estimated $477.5 billion in 2024 and is expected to exceed $1.3 trillion annually by 2040, according to a Trilliant Health report published April 14.  The report analyzes data from its national all-payer…