Behavioral health leaders are increasingly being asked to balance safety, access, staffing pressures and financial realities, often all at the same time. Sarah Hollins, director of behavioral health services at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, W.Va., recently…
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Pediatric behavioral health stays at Charlotte-based Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center have dropped from an average of four to six weeks to an average of 2.11 days, excluding four outliers, since working with North Carolina’s MORES crisis response program, North Carolina…
After piloting its Just In Time prescriber scheduling system, Yakima, Wash.-based Comprehensive Healthcare appointment show rates rose from 58.5% in November 2025 to 70% in January, while cancellations declined from 31% in November to 19% in early April. The model…
Mike Franz, MD, executive medical director of behavioral health at Cambia Health Solutions, told Becker’s a layered approach that combines multiple established care models can improve access, upskill providers and keep behavioral health patients within the primary care setting. “I…
Greenville, S.C.-based Crossroads Treatment Centers has partnered with Vaya Health based in Asheville, N.C., to launch a mobile addiction treatment unit in western North Carolina, expanding access to opioid use disorder care. The initiative is supported by the North Carolina…
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New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has opened a 104-bed Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. The unit is designed to treat people in custody with complex medical needs by relocating clinically vulnerable detainees from Rikers…
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Children’s Hospital is expanding access to pediatric speciality care through a mobile clinic delivering mental health and physical services to schools and community sites. The Pediatric Mobile Clinic, launched in 2024, provides free care to underserved…
Fayetteville-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Community Health Innovation has received a $1.2 million Rural Communities Pathways grant to support youth behavioral health and workforce development programs. The institute will partner with schools in Carroll and Madison…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services emphasized the role of community health workers and peer support specialists to expand behavioral health teams in care deserts in a February advisory from the agency. More than one-third of Americans live in…
From emergency departments to pediatric units, health systems are increasingly turning to virtual care to address behavioral health access. Leaders are leveraging digital tools to expand capacity, help reduce unnecessary admissions and connect patients with treatment faster. Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy…