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Although healthcare leaders agree behavioral health conditions are chronic illnesses that need to be treated as such, outdated reimbursement models put financial strain on systems that lag behind other sectors of care. Compounding the issue, grant funding is facing reductions…

Seven Nebraska providers have been designated as the state’s first certified community behavioral health clinics, with services set to launch in January 2026. The initiative, led by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, is designed to expand access…

Mental health will be a primary focus for the first time at an United Nations General Assembly session on Sept. 25. World leaders are expected to adopt a declaration that outlines global priorities to improve mental healthcare access, according to…

Aurora-based University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has received a $50 million grant from the Anschutz Foundation to launch a new mental health initiative. The funding will support the CU Anschutz Campus Mental Health Collaborative, a cross-campus effort to unify…

Engine Capital, an activist investor that owns approximately 3% of Acadia Healthcare, sent a letter Sept. 24 to the Franklin, Tenn.-based company’s board of directors outlining recommendations to improve shareholder value. Engine criticized Acadia’s executive turnover, capital allocation decisions and…

Suicide Prevention Month brings visibility each September, but awareness alone will not reduce deaths, Karen Johnson, senior vice president and chief clinical officer at King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services said. Ms. Johnson told Becker’s that every individual can…