Behavioral health provider SonderMind has expanded to New York and Michigan, now reaching all 50 states, according to an April 1 news release. The company expanded to four additional states at the end of 2024. SonderMind provides therapy through telehealth…
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Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center opened its new adolescent medical psychiatry unit April 1. The six-bed inpatient unit is staffed by child psychiatrists, psychologists, pediatricians and other mental health professionals who will provide mental health care to adolescents ages…
Finding behavioral health providers is hard. Finding providers equipped to treat eating disorders is harder, according to Howard Weeks, MD, chief medical officer at Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood and Anxiety Center. Eating Recovery Center is launching its own…
Oklahoma lawmakers are debating whether to fund a $124 million shortfall for construction of a new inpatient mental health hospital, Oklahoma Voice reported April 1. The Oklahoma City-based Donahue Behavioral Health Campus was budgeted for $147 million, with $87 million…
The CEO of a Massachusetts behavioral health company has been sentenced to three and a half months in prison for a billing fraud scheme. Miguel Saravia, CEO of Needham, Mass.-based Dana Group Associates pleaded guilty to six counts of healthcare…
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Mental illness, options for treatment and the connections between behavioral and physical health are still misunderstood, according to behavioral health leaders. Becker’s asked 28 leaders what they consider to be the biggest misconception in behavioral health. All of the leaders…
Surveyors with The Joint Commission noted serious threats to patient safety at Oregon State Hospital during a recent visit, placing the psychiatric facility’s accreditation status at risk, according to local news reports. The accrediting body was on site to review…
Vancouver, Wash.-based Columbia River Mental Health Services has paused many of its behavioral health services and furloughed 112 employees. In a March 25 notice to patients, the nonprofit behavioral health provider said it had paused adult and child outpatient therapy,…
Finding a mental health provider can be difficult. Point32Health boasts that its Behavioral Health Navigator can connect most members to an appointment within one week. Point32Health launched the navigator program in 2023. The Canton, Mass.-based insurer owns Harvard Pilgrim Health…
Some information on a website maintained by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for locating treatment, an audit from HHS’ Office of Inspector General found. The audit, published March 21, sampled data for 100 facilities on FindTreatment.gov, a…