Behavioral Health News

Labor is a tougher challenge for behavioral hospitals than acute hospitals, executives for Universal Health Systems executives told investors. 

Joshua Gordon, MD, PhD, will step down from his role as director of the National Institute of Mental Health on June 14.

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing has released new guidance for organizations offering mental health and substance use treatment and care centered around measurement-informed care.

Outpatient mental health provider LifeStance Health closed 82 clinic locations in 2023, the company's executives said. 

Nonprofit organization Interim has opened a mental health resource center in Soledad, Calif., KSBW reported Feb. 28.

Mental health provider Cartwheel has partnered with East Providence, R.I.-based Bradley Hospital to offer mental health services to students in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

About one-fifth of people who attempt suicide don't meet the criteria for a psychiatric disorder, a recent study found.

Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the United States, offering physical and behavioral health services to 1.5 million residents across Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. 

Here are four behavioral health closures that Becker's has covered since Jan. 31:

San Francisco, CA – Feb. 21, 2024 :- Brightside Health today announced new and expanded payer partnerships to support Medicaid and Medicare.