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Meta to pay up to $17B in addiction settlement | FBI raids 3 addiction centers | Calif. debuts 1st same-day OUD helpline | The model reshaping emergency BH care | 30 BH capital projects

Plus: Arizona failed to ensure Medicaid insurers followed mental health parity rules August 26, 2026 1. FBI raids 3 Michigan addiction treatment centers Full story 2. Meta settlement reaches up to $17.1B over youth social media addiction claims Full story…

Va. revokes psych facility's license | UHS bets on Talkspace's 6,000 therapists | Illicit drug prices plunge as potency rises: 5 notes | FDA advances SUD drug | 5 BH data breaches to know

Plus: Initiative boosts adolescent substance use screening from 35% to 75% August 25, 2026 1. Virginia revokes psychiatric facility’s license, citing at least 27 violations Full story 2. Why UHS bet $835M on Talkspace’s 6,000 therapists Full story 3. Demand…

Psych hospital faces scrutiny over staff safety | Cigna faces $12.8M addiction care lawsuit | FDA clears PTSD treatment | UHS to integrate Talkspace's AI chatbot: 5 notes | Nev. system evacuates BH patients amid wildfire

Plus: Alcohol-induced death rate up 29% over past decade August 24, 2026 1. Connecticut psychiatric hospital sees about 21% of staff out with on-the-job injuries Full story 2. Cigna named in addiction treatment providers’ lawsuit claiming $12.8M underpayment Full story…

Trump's next step for ibogaine | NY plans $300M psych hospital | UHS' CEO flags 'biggest risk' to outpatient BH | Ariz. provider opens primary care clinic for autism | ED visits by state

Plus: Northwell hospital names psychiatry chair August 20, 2026 1. Trump touts 1994 ibogaine application as next step in psychedelic push Full story 2. New York plans $300M replacement for psychiatric hospital once slated to close Full story 3. If…

NY Medicaid failed to enforce parity rules: HHS OIG | MGB pilots psychiatric care at home | Trump nominates FDA chief | Geisinger grows outpatient BH workforce | 24 BH projects to know

Plus: Gateway Foundation rebrands after nearly 60 years August 19, 2026 1. New York failed to ensure Medicaid insurers followed mental health parity rules: HHS OIG Full story 2. Mass General Brigham launches nation’s 1st psychiatric Home Hospital trial Full…

Ballmer Institute lands $125M to grow BH workforce model | What's keeping 11 leaders up at night | OpenAI adds mental health safeguards | UnitedHealthcare expands behavioral coaching | 52 exec moves

Plus: HHS awards $96.7M in BH grants August 18, 2026 1. What’s keeping 11 behavioral health leaders up at night Full story 2. Ballmer Institute lands $125M to expand child behavioral health training nationwide Full story 3. Workforce. Access. Reimbursement. Integration.…

NC warns clinicians over tranquilizer | UHS closes $835M Talkspace deal | BH's top challenge is quality, not access: Intermountain exec | 3 states restrict kratom access | Acadia completes 144-bed Fla. hospital

Plus: How AI is reshaping behavioral healthcare August 17, 2026 1. Veterinary tranquilizer overtakes xylazine in North Carolina drug supply: 5 notes Full story 2. Nevada cuts psychiatric residential placements for children from 35% to 16% Full story 3. Classroom…

Mental healthcare provider gaps by state | Ore. psych hospital leader exits after 1 month | HHS unveils 'Treatment First' toolkit | 12 BH layoffs | 6 parity violations to know

Plus: California moves 15 behavioral health projects forward August 13, 2026 1. Federal agencies release ‘Treatment First’ toolkit Full story 2. Oregon State Hospital superintendent out after less than a month Full story 3. Two days, 300+ peers, 30+ speakers focused on…

EmPATH unit cuts UK HealthCare's ED boarding 92% | Sharp adjusts BH staffing amid realignment | Nitazenes: The opioid up to 4,300x stronger than morphine | 22% of inpatient psych nurses eye exit: Study

Plus: California’s psych nurse ratio fallout prompts a new state inspection unit August 12, 2026 1. How 1 unit cut UK HealthCare’s ED boarding time 92% Full story 2. Sharp HealthCare adjusts behavioral staffing amid workforce reduction Full story 3. Behavioral…

20 hospitals with lowest mental health ED visit times | Md. crisis center to lay off 62 | Henry Ford pilot cuts BH work queues 85% | Calif. staffing rules reshape nurse workforce | 51 exec moves

Plus: New York directs $21M to psychiatric emergency care August 11, 2026 1. 20 hospitals with the highest, lowest ED visit times for mental health patients Full story 2. Maryland crisis center to lay off 62 after losing federal funding…