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The key to curbing AI 'surrogate therapy' | ADHD supplement use rises: 6 notes | Trump's SAMHSA pick: What to know | Cigna's $200M chronic care savings play | Wis. mental health center to close amid $1.4M loss

AI and teen mental health concerns, new SAMHSA nominee and Cigna’s chronic care bet July 23, 2026 1. The unlicensed therapist 8 million kids are seeing, per 1 behavioral health chief Full story 2. Why more teens with ADHD are…

BH org faces $51M wrongful death lawsuit | EDs see 73% of non-acute suicide incidents | Where $58B in opioid settlement funds go | Patient navigation coverage, explained | 40 exec moves

Plus: Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital unveils a pediatric crisis center July 22, 2026 1. Cascadia Health faces $51M wrongful death lawsuit: 6 things to know Full story 2. EDs account for 73% of non-acute suicide incidents, ECRI data shows…

Mass. system to shutter BH provider, lay off 231 | UHS hospital faces child abuse lawsuit | HHS freezes $1B+ in Medicaid funds to Minn., Calif. | Parkland gives Texas BH provider $18M lifeline | 13 M&A deals

Plus: New behavioral health expansions, executive moves and state investments July 21, 2026 1. UMass Memorial behavioral health provider plans phased closure, layoffs grow to 231 Full story 2. UHS-owned behavioral health facility faces child sexual abuse lawsuit Full story…

Lilly to buy psychedelics drugmaker for $2.8B | Parity faces uncertain future: 8 notes | The harm reduction divide: 5 notes | Psychiatrist burnout falls | 20 state policy updates

Plus: California seeks feedback on psych hospital staffing rules and HHS agency makes research cuts July 20, 2026 1. Eli Lilly to acquire treatment-resistant depression drug developer Full story 2. 8 things to know about mental health parity’s uncertain future…

6-week update: Calif.'s psych staffing mandate | Texas BH provider faces $15M shortfall | Maryhaven CEO steps down | What's driving Ariz. drug death surge | Psychiatrists are unhappier

Plus: Dual-eligible trends, workforce challenges and access strategies July 16, 2026 1. Texas safety net behavioral health provider projects $15M shortfall Full story 2. Maryhaven CEO steps down amid financial concerns Full story 3. If you lead behavioral health for a…

MUSC boosts EmPATH use | Ohio clinic owners charged in $9.3M Medicaid fraud case | CHOP raises naloxone co-prescribing from 3% to 84% | Mich. hospital suspends BH inpatient services | 988 crisis line tops 23M contacts

Plus: Behavioral health funding, workforce and policy updates July 15, 2026 1. Michigan hospital suspends inpatient behavioral health services Full story 2. Ohio behavioral health clinic owners indicted in $9.3M Medicaid fraud case Full story 3. Documentation burden isn’t sparing…

States with most, fewer psychologists | Ore. psych hospital faces wrongful death lawsuit | FDA unveils psychedelic trial guidance | Calif. completes BH framework shift | Where policy gaps threaten BH coverage

Patient safety scrutiny, psychedelic therapy momentum and psychologist supply by state shape this we July 14, 2026 1. Oregon State Hospital named in wrongful death lawsuit Full story 2. FDA issues psychedelic drug clinical trial guidance: 8 things to know…

15 states sue feds over mental health cuts | 19 BH state policy updates | Ill. grows certified recovery workforce 335% | The 988 awareness gap: 5 notes | 13 BH service, facility closures

Policy shifts, workforce trends and access challenges shaping behavioral health July 13, 2026 1. 15 states sue US Education Department over mental health cuts Full story 2. 19 state behavioral health policy updates Full story 3. See how health systems…

Is CMS' ACCESS model financially viable? | SC facility cited over missing correction plan | Wash. restricts spit hood use | Senators push to expand Tricare autism care coverage | States ranked by PCPs per capita

This week in behavioral health: payment models, facility citations and state contract news July 9, 2026 1. ‘The economics just don’t work’: CMS’ ACCESS model draws scrutiny Full story 2. South Carolina cites behavioral health facility over missing correction plan Full story 3.…

Utah revokes UHS facility's license | OSF cuts autism eval waits from 18 mos. to 15 days | Neb. BH provider reports data breach | Del. sets opioid ED guidance | 36 BH exec moves

UHS-owned facility loses license, OSF slashes autism eval wait to 15 days, Nebraska breach hits BH p July 8, 2026 1. How OSF HealthCare cut autism evaluation waits from 18 months to 15 days Full story 2. Utah revokes UHS-owned…