Behavioral Health

Authors: Adele Viguera, MD, associate director of the Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Program; Lulu Zhao, MD, associate professor of reproductive biology and OB-GYN at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and co-director of Women's Behavioral…

As of May 2024, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline received a monthly average of 654,000 calls, text and chats, compared to 355,000 contacts when the service launched in July 2022.  For providers operating within the system, the growing demand…

Athens, Ga.-based Serenity Grove Mental Health launched a new evening intensive outpatient program designed for patients seeking structured mental healthcare while maintaining work, school and family responsibilities.  The program will offer the same curriculum, clinical team and therapeutic structure as…

The United States is facing a severe behavioral health crisis driven by provider shortages, rising demand, and increasing patient acuity. Emergency department utilization for mental health has surged, particularly among youth. Suicide rates among individuals ages 15 to 24 increased…

Behavioral healthcare mergers and acquisitions activity climbed in 2025, and transactions in 2026 suggest continuing activity across the sector.  Deal volume rose more than 42% in 2025 with 104 publicly announced transactions, compared to 73 in 2024 and 83 in…

Previous ambient AI solutions didn’t fully meet the needs of behavioral health providers. But more recent ambient AI offerings, specifically Heidi, designed with behavioral health providers in mind, effectively capture the nuances of behavioral health. Heidi is enhancing the patient-provider…

Care New England has introduced a new name for care at Butler Hospital in Providence, R.I.: Butler Behavioral Health. The rebrand reflects “the full range of behavioral and cognitive health services available at Butler Hospital,” according to a news release…

A Long-Overdue Recognition for Screening Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a serious, often irreversible drug-induced movement disorder caused by prolonged use of antipsychotic and other dopamine-blocking medications. Despite affecting an estimated 15-50% of patients on antipsychotics, TD remains underdiagnosed – approximately…

Across the behavioral health sector, long-standing assumptions — from separating mental and physical health to equating access with outcomes — are being challenged as systems face rising demand, workforce constraints and growing complexity in patient needs. In response, leaders are…

Behavioral health leaders at five health systems are driving a shift toward upstream integration through operational redesign. Their goals: embedding support directly into existing care encounters rather than relying on traditional referral models, and using integrated data to inform decision-making…