Plus: HHS directs $42M to implement ‘Treatment First’ model

September 21, 2026

1. The suicide prevention move that ‘will save the most lives,’ per this Johns Hopkins exec Full story

2. The result of Children’s Mercy’s $150M bet on mental health Full story

3. Demand for behavioral health services is surging, the workforce is stretched thinner, and parity is being enforced for the first time in a meaningful way. The leaders running into all three at once are gathering Nov. 4-5 in Chicago. Apply to attend Becker’s Fall Behavioral Health Summit as a reviewer here.

 

4. 3 substances on behavioral health leaders’ radar Full story

5. 7 donations shaping behavioral healthcare growth Full story

6. How Mental Health Cooperative protects clinical fit when placement decisions get rushed here.

 

7. HHS directs $42.3M to implement ‘Treatment First’ model Full story

8. UHS opens 120-bed Missouri behavioral health hospital Full story

9. Trump claims vaccine schedule change would cause ‘massive reduction in autism’ Full story

10. 10 best, worst cities for women in 2026 Full story

 

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

11. What a small behavioral health practice can teach the field about automation here.

12. The lesson ECU Health learned 24 hours into a wearable safety rollout. Find it in this webinar.

13. 2027 marketing budgets need an AI visibility line item. See what to include here.

14. Becker’s upcoming webinars: between-visit oncology care, revenue cycle scaling and consumer AI. See the sessions here.

 

 

Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by a provider organization.

 
 

 

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