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Calif. bill targets conversion therapy liability | 18 exec moves | Ark. hospital to close, shift to psych facility | Google adds safeguards to AI chatbot | UAMS lands $1.2M for youth BH programs

Calif. bill targets conversion therapy liability as exec moves, AI safeguards, closures and workforc April 8, 2026 1. California introduces conversion therapy bill as legal challenges loom Full story 2. 18 behavioral health executive moves to know Full story 3.…

5 plays to shore up BH | AI adoption grows amid clinical concerns | NYC system unveils 104-bed housing unit | Calif. universities get $110M for BH workforce | 5 M&As in 2026

5 ways to stabilize BH, AI clinical concerns rise, NYC opens 104-bed housing unit, Calif. schools ge April 7, 2026 1. AI adoption grows in mental healthcare amid clinical concerns Full story 2. 5 ways systems increase behavioral health sustainability…

Mental health parity rule overhaul planned | 8 new BH findings | UConn Health to buy psych facility | Calif. hospital gets $14.9M for BH center | Trump budget eyes $15.8B HHS cuts

Mental health parity rule revision looms as Trump budget targets HHS, WHO updates opioid guidance April 6, 2026 1. Federal agencies to revise mental health parity rule Full story 2. UConn Health to acquire children's psychiatric facility Full story 3.…

Magellan bets on clinician-led autism management | Harris Center CEO embraces braided funding | Autism provider closes after Medicaid ban | Workplace safety events fall 25% at OSU Wexner | CHS sells hospital for $459M

Clinician-led care gains traction as funding hurdles and closures mount April 2, 2026 1. Why Magellan bets on clinical expertise, provider partnerships in autism care Full story 2. Indiana autism therapy provider to shut down after Medicaid ban Full story…

APA flags uncertainty after SCOTUS conversion therapy ruling | Intermountain hospital joins trauma, grief network | ASAM updates youth treatment standards | Bill targets youth mental health crisis | Texas takes lead on ibogaine research

What to know: SCOTUS ruling fallout, youth care updates, mental health push April 1, 2026 1. Supreme Court backs challenge to Colorado conversion therapy ban Full story 2. American Society of Addiction Medicine updates youth treatment standards Full story 3.…

2 key roles driving BH access | Older Medicare patients face SUD care gaps: HHS | Mo. officials sound alarm on nitazenes | 14 BH exec moves | NJ expands behavioral access via APN authority

Medicare gaps, workforce shifts and rising drug threats shape behavioral health access March 31, 2026 1. Why these 2 roles are key to expanding behavioral access, per SAMHSA Full story 2. Only 44% of SUD treatment facilities accept older patients…

Execs challenge BH's biggest assumptions | Calif. autism center to lay off 62 in site closures | Va. hospital boosts workplace safety reporting 245% | Yale studies GLP-1s for SUD | Synthetic opioid raises alarms in Okla.

BH leaders rethink assumptions as closures, safety gains, opioid threats emerge March 30, 2026 1. Behavioral health leaders challenge industry assumptions Full story 2. Virginia hospital boosts workplace safety reporting 245% with 3 strategic shifts Full story 3. Patients disengage…

Autism provider loses Ind. Medicaid contract: WSJ | 3 BH centers to close amid Calif. funding shifts | Systems redesign BH staffing, data to scale integration | UHS CEO's growth strategy | APRNs, PAs write most Medicare antipsychotic Rxs: Study

Indiana Medicaid cuts autism provider as California BH centers close and systems scale integration March 26, 2026 1. Indiana bars autism therapy provider from Medicaid billing: Wall Street Journal Full story 2. 3 California behavioral health centers to close amid…

CMS unveils model for kids with BH needs | Pediatric mental health triaging often inaccurate: Study | Idaho lawmakers seek to restore mental health funding | NY launches mental health training program

Inside: CMS pediatric model, triage gaps, Idaho program push, NY training March 25, 2026 1. CMS unveils new pediatric care model Full story 2. Texas allocates $5M for forensic psychiatry training Full story 3. High-acuity overuse is escalating total cost…

How 5 systems financially integrate BH | 6 gifts fueling BH expansion | Medicaid cuts threaten psych units: Report | 5 new psych residency programs | UCI Health to lay off 150

Medicaid cuts, integration and philanthropy reshape behavioral health March 24, 2026 1. 'We don't think of it as just a service line': How 5 health systems integrate behavioral health into core finances Full story 2. 6 donations shaping behavioral healthcare growth…

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