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.…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
Behavioral health deals, funding and workforce push lead today’s news March 23, 2026 1. UHS CEO: Talkspace deal builds 1st national 'end-to-end' behavioral model Full story 2. California to invest $1.18B in behavioral health: 10 largest projects Full story 3.…
HHS flags nursing home antipsychotic misuse; coverage losses may blunt addiction push; USF launches March 19, 2026 1. What Trump's addiction order gets right — and what could undermine it Full story 2. HHS watchdog flags antipsychotic misuse in nursing…
Virtual care eases access gaps as VA invests $112M in prevention; GLP-1 study signals lower SUD risk March 18, 2026 1. Health systems turn to virtual care to tackle behavioral health bottlenecks Full story 2. VA offers $112M suicide prevention…
Medicaid pressures mount on ABA, autism debate heats up, AI and digital BH advance March 17, 2026 1. States move to cut ABA therapy payments as Medicaid spending spikes Full story 2. Sanders urges Senate hearing on autism, vaccine misinformation…