From SNAP fallout to parity reform: Behavioral health in flux November 5, 2025 1. Mental health concerns rise in Oklahoma amid SNAP disruption Full story 2. Kentucky lawmakers float stronger mental health parity enforcement Full story 3. Most workforce strategies…
Behavioral Health
Merger creates behavioral health giant as tech, nonprofits and policymakers drive new care models. November 4, 2025 1. Centerstone, Brightli merge to form largest US behavioral health nonprofit Full story 2. From lab to life: How virtual reality and wearable…
AI, workforce growth and mobile care reshape mental health access. November 3, 2025 1. VR tools, AI and reducing burnout: How Centerstone is tackling access care challenges Full story 2. FDA to weigh AI tools for mental health Full story…
Lawmakers weigh AI limits as new studies and openings shape behavioral health October 30, 2025 1. Senators introduce bill to ban AI chatbots for minors Full story 2. Text therapy as effective as video for depression, study finds Full story…
Senators press HHS on SAMHSA firings as states expand behavioral health sites and workforce pipeline October 29, 2025 1. Senators urge HHS to reverse SAMHSA firings Full story 2. Ethema Health to buy Kentucky substance use disorder facilities Full story…
Funding, partnerships and tech updates mark a pivotal quarter for behavioral health growth. October 28, 2025 1. Behavioral health boosts UHS' Q3: 6 things to know Full story 2. Signature's $200M mental health facility proposal advances: 5 things to know Full…
New trauma, research and crisis care initiatives shaping behavioral health this week October 27, 2025 1. MUSC awarded $11M to launch trauma resilience center Full story 2. Maimonides plans $12M psychiatric unit for adolescents Full story 3. EDs, primary care:…
Leaders push for lasting reform, smarter follow-ups and stronger care access October 23, 2025 1. Oceans CEO: Short-term fixes won't sustain behavioral health Full story 2. How this Virginia system raised opioid use disorder follow-ups sevenfold Full story 3. Workplace…
Mental healthcare updates: MetroHealth’s psychiatric ED closure, Elevance’s expanded interventions, October 22, 2025 1. Inside the program bringing mental health to the operating room Full story 2. 'We are not walking away': MetroHealth to close psychiatric ED, redeploy staff Full…
Provider shortages, new centers and key federal updates this week October 21, 2025 1. Florida dashboard highlights mental health provider shortage Full story 2. Discovery expands with 2 hybrid treatment centers Full story 3. Confidential case study: How one health…
