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 you lead behavioral health for a hospital, system or outpatient group, the partnerships, payer dynamics and reimbursement models available to you have all changed in the last 18 months. The peers working through it are gathering Nov. 4-5 in Chicago. Apply to attend Becker’s Fall Behavioral Health Summit as a reviewer here.

 

4. The ‘biggest risk’ facing outpatient behavioral healthcare, per UHS’ CEO Full story

5. Arizona provider opens its 1st primary care clinic for patients with autism Full story

6. De-escalation in behavioral health: UF Health, Memorial Hermann on protecting staff and patients here.

 

7. UPMC Children’s Hospital invests $10M to expand behavioral health services Full story

8. Northwell hospital names psychiatry chair Full story

9. North Dakota health system expands mental healthcare for older adults Full story

10. ED visit times, by state Full story

 

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

11. A referral is not access. What getting members to real OCD care takes, here.

12. The stakes are high with AI in behavioral health. A guide to privacy, consent and oversight here.

13. Inside Tufts Medicine’s behavioral health navigation rollout: what worked, what they learned, here.

14. Becker’s August webinar lineup: CDI, remote monitoring, revenue cycle AI and staff safety. 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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