Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System is advancing a precision well-being framework that shifts clinician burnout efforts upstream, focusing on operational drivers of stress and individualized interventions rather than traditional wellness programs, Ryan Breshears, PhD, chief behavioral health officer and chief…
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Leominster, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health-Community Healthlink will lay off 78 employees, effective June 30, according to a WARN report. The organization serves more than 22,000 patients across the Worcester County North and Central regions, according to its website. It is…
Aurora, Colo.-based Aurora Mental Health and Recovery plans to eliminate 111 positions, representing 14% of its workforce, amid Medicaid changes, effective June 30. Of the affected roles, 66 are administrative and support positions and four provide direct client care, according…
San Antonio-based Laurel Ridge Treatment Center, a 330-bed behavioral health facility owned by King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, will lay off approximately 648 employees weeks after CMS terminated its Medicare provider agreement. CMS said it will terminate the…
Phoenix-based Grand Canyon University will graduate 6,344 students in behavioral health fields in the 2025-26 academic year, part of a class of 33,251 students. The graduates are entering fields such as counseling, social work and related disciplines amid growing demand…
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New Albany-based Indiana University Southeast has earned accreditation for its Master of Arts in clinical mental health counseling program from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. The accreditation places the university among institutions that meet national…
Across healthcare systems, leaders are increasingly treating clinician well-being as an operational priority rather than a bridge to be crossed reactively, particularly in high-stress areas such as psychiatry, residency training and hospital violence prevention. A May cross-sectional study published in…
The University of Pittsburgh School of Education has established an online graduate certificate in infant mental health. The program, offered through its Pitt Online portfolio, targets the nationwide shortage of trained infant and early childhood mental health professionals, and is…
Three California universities will receive $110 million over five years from the Ballmer Group Los Angeles to expand the behavioral health workforce serving low-income children and youths. California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California State University, Los Angeles and…
Newport, Va.-based Riverside Regional Medical Center implemented a behavioral response team after identifying gaps in workplace violence prevention, increasing reporting by 245% from 2024 to 2025 and enabling real-time intervention for escalating behavioral health situations. The team is designed to…