Behavioral Health News

Pediatricians are increasingly being called on to handle behavioral health needs — a task they don't always relish, according to Natalie Schneider. 

Several new behavioral health crisis centers, inpatient units and outpatient clinics have opened in recent weeks. 

Embark Behavioral Health is expanding into integrative care and several other service lines. 

Johnstown (Colo.) Heights Behavioral Health, a 92-bed hospital will close by the end of March.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging striking mental health workers and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente to find a resolution to a nearly four-month strike as Southern California faces the aftermath of devastating wildfires. 

Facing financial challenges, a Florida mental health provider will close Feb. 14. 

A Connecticut substance use counselor has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for skirting her suspension from the Medicaid program, according to the Justice Department. 

Community health workers are the "secret sauce" to driving engagement in behavioral healthcare at Cityblock Health, according to Ruby Mehta, head of behavioral health at Brooklyn-based Cityblock. 

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Lubbock (Texas) opened a partial hospitalization program for patients 18 and older, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported Feb. 3.

Centerstone wants to be the leader in setting standards for measuring behavioral health.