Behavioral Health News

The losing bidders in the $1.2 billion contract to administer the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan are suing Idaho state agencies, according to a July 5 report from the Idaho Capital Sun.

Johnstown Heights Behavioral Health in Johnstown, Colo., has received its second "immediate jeopardy" designation from state regulators, according to a July 5 report from ABC affiliate KMGH.

Good Samaritan Hospital is set to close the inpatient psychiatric facility at its Mission Oaks location in Los Gatos, Cal., in August, according to a July 2 report from The Mercury News.

Benton County, Wash., has opted to spend $4.8 million to buy a building to use for a future regional mental health facility over leasing the property, according to a July 5 report from the Tri-City Herald.

UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Twin Lakes in Somerset, Pa., has expanded its inpatient treatment facility, according to a June 30 report from the Daily American.

Acadia Healthcare has partnered with SolutionHealth — the parent organization of Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health — to build a new behavioral health hospital in Southeast New Hampshire.

Santa Monica, Calif.-based Headspace Health has laid off 15 percent of its workforce, according to a June 29 report from the Los Angeles Times.

Here are 12 behavioral health centers that have opened or expanded that Becker's has reported on in June:

The Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Education, has awarded an additional five-year contract to increase access to behavioral health support to students and staff at Bureau-funded schools and programs. 

Behavioral health providers Woods Systems of Care and Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services have announced their intent to affiliate.