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FDA holds psychedelics hearing: 5 takeaways | Autism's 14-year life expectancy gap | How 3 systems expand outpatient BH | 60 BH exec moves

Plus: Benzo use rises among adults over 75 as overall decline stalls September 15, 2026 1. FDA holds hearing on psychedelic drugs: 5 things to know Full story 2. Medicaid beneficiaries with autism see nearly 14-year life expectancy gap Full…

Chief psych officer exits CVS Health | The new synthetic opioid: 10 notes | Harvard model predicts 75% of suicide attempts | Tylenol maker pushes back on autism ruling | 39 BH projects to know

Plus: Psychiatry among 5 highest-paid NP specialties September 14, 2026 1. CVS Health’s chief psychiatric officer departs Full story 2. Cychlorphine, explained: 10 things to know about the new synthetic opioid Full story 3. Demand for behavioral health services is…

8 federal BH bills to watch | Screen time tied to 1 in 5 pediatric psych crises | Marijuana Schedule III order remains intact | Marcus Autism Center lands $17M | 9 states grant cross-state counseling privileges

Plus: 17 recent rural health funding distributions September 10, 2026 1. How Capital Blue Cross expanded its behavioral health network by 40% in one year Full story 2. 8 federal bills for behavioral health leaders to watch Full story 3. Where…

Trump admin. sharpens parity enforcement: 7 notes | New opioid linked to 50+ deaths | Startup offers GLP-1s for addiction | 17 BH service, facility closures | HHS awards $380M for BH

Plus: UC Davis Health opens electroconvulsive therapy clinic September 9, 2026 1. Trump administration sharpens mental health parity enforcement: 7 notes Full story 2. Telehealth company launches national GLP-1 addiction program Full story 3. 4 in 10 Massachusetts psychiatric patients…

Patient fatally shot after knife threat at Houston ED | SC Medicaid failed to enforce parity rules: HHS OIG | Pediatric suicide-related ED visit up 74% | Bill would bolster 988 Medicaid funds | 4 FDA moves shaping BH treatment

Plus: States ranked by psychiatric facilities flagged worse than national readmission rate September 8, 2026 1. Security officer fatally shoots mental health patient at Houston hospital, police say Full story 2. Watchdog finds 4th state failed to ensure Medicaid insurers…

Clancy case reveals mental health gaps | Overdose deaths fell 27% in 2024 | 2 BH companies join FDA device pilot | UVA eyes interventional psychiatry for SUD | 59 BH exec moves

Plus: Behavioral health counselors among fastest-growing healthcare jobs September 3, 2026 1. What the Lindsay Clancy case reveals about maternal mental health in the US Full story 2. US overdose deaths fell 27% in 2024, but funding cuts could threaten…

Calif. moves to ban AI therapy bots | 6 tactics to divert BH patients from EDs | Medicaid losses will strain BH services: Texas hospitals | 6 data breaches to know | The roles transforming BH

Plus: Ascension names behavioral health hospital president September 2, 2026 1. 6 ways systems are diverting behavioral health patients from the ED Full story 2. California AI therapy bot ban heads to governor’s desk Full story 3. Every hour a psychiatric patient…

The nonclinical role tied to a 43% drop in inpatient care | Overdose deaths projected to fall 12% | HHS awards $77M for BH | NYU Langone taps psychiatry chair | 10 best, worst cities for sober living

Plus: How Capital Blue Cross cut behavioral health-related ED visits by 9% September 1, 2026 1. US overdose deaths projected to fall 12.3%: CDC Full story 2. The nonclinical behavioral health role tied to a 43% reduction in inpatient services…

UnitedHealth faces $380M Medicaid BH lawsuit | DEA's kratom crackdown: What to know | Walmart to pay $50M opioid settlement | Most in-demand specialties: Psychiatry ranks No. 3

Plus: The skills new psychiatrists lack on day 1, per 3 physician leaders August 31, 2026 1. Maryland sues UnitedHealth for $380M over Medicaid behavioral system issues Full story 2. Walmart to pay $50M to settle invalid prescription allegations Full…

Meta's $17B settlement: What each state gets | DEA advances telehealth prescribing rule | 56 BH exec moves | Cigna to manage NFL's BH network | Grand Mental Health moves to reduce Medicaid reliance

Cannabis use disorder on the rise August 27, 2026 1. How much each state gets from Meta’s $17B settlement Full story 2. DEA sends final telehealth prescribing rule to White House for review Full story 3. Where behavioral health hospital…