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President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting involuntary civil commitment as a solution to crime linked to homelessness across the country, framing it as a public safety crisis, according to a July 24 White House news release. Here are…
Several former facilities of Palm Springs, Fla.-based Retreat Behavioral Health have been sold, and a deal for another site could be close, LancasterOnline reported July 24. Retreat Behavioral Health abruptly closed in June 2024, after the company’s CEO and chief…
Robert G.G. Piccinini, DO, was inaugurated as the 129th president of the American Osteopathic Association on July 19. Dr. Piccinini is the first psychiatrist and the first graduate of East Lansing-based Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine to lead…
Corvallis, Ore.-based Benton County Crisis Center opened July 7, The Oregonian reported. The $9 million behavioral health center is one of about four similar centers across the U.S. The center offers immediate and long-term mental health support with a range…
Flurry of behavioral health M&A: 28 deals to know The first seven months of 2025 have seen more than two dozen mergers and acquisitions in the behavioral health space. Behavioral health deals are up in 2025, according to a June…
The first postpartum depression drug zuranolone, sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, has shown mixed results since its release a year and a half ago, according to a July 22 report in The New York Times. Physicians are navigating the…
With mass layoffs, inflation and a rising cost of living, the mental health gap in America is growing, according to survey results from Scottsdale, Ariz.-based LifeStance Health published July 22. For the report, researchers conducted an online survey of 1,026…
Oconomowoc, Wis.-based Rogers Behavioral Health is adding two new residential facilities to its 50-acre Oconomowoc campus, BizTimes reported July 22. The nonprofit behavioral health provider recently broke ground on a 24-bed facility for eating disorder treatment and a 20-bed facility…
Greenville, S.C.-based Crossroads Treatment Centers has acquired New Kensington, Pa.-based Family Health Services. Family Health Services provides outpatient addiction treatment across two municipalities in Pennsylvania, according to a July 22 news release from Crossroads. The acquisition is designed to support…
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to remove lifetime limits on inpatient psychiatric care for Medicare beneficiaries. U.S. Reps. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., reintroduced the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act July 22, according to…