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AI and the Future of Behavioral Health, and How to Enhance Care Without Replacing Clinicians

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Closing the Behavioral Health Gap in Women's Health

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Behavioral Health Innovation and Expanding Access Across Communities with Dr. Manish Sapra

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Building a Stronger Behavioral Health Crisis System with Chris Santarsiero

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How FQHCs Can Extend the Reach of Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Services for Vulnerable Populations

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Redesigning Behavioral Health Access for Better Patient Outcomes with Melissa Brule

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Expanding Quality Access in Behavioral Health with Omar Fattal, MD, MPH

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Sarah Hollins, Director of Behavioral Health Services at West Virginia University Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center

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Scaling Mental Health Access, Reducing Burnout, and Tulsa’s Growth with Carl Hoopes

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Scaling Mental Health with Outcomes, Workforce Strategy, and AI with Kellan Tittle

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Scaling Behavioral Health While Preserving Clinical Autonomy with Ben Johnson

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Menopause & Mental Health: What Healthcare Leaders Need to Understand About Why the Two Can’t Be Treated in Silos

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Solving Behavioral Health’s Access Problem at Scale

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Ambient AI in Behavioral Health: Lessons for 2026 and Beyond

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Modernizing Employee Mental Health Support and Embedding Well-Being Into Organizational Strategy

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Connecting the Front Door: How Real-Time Technology and AI-Enabled Intake Improve ED Throughput, Operational Efficiency, and Patient Care

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Scaling Behavioral Health: Building Sustainable Models in 2026

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Expanding Access and Sustainability in Behavioral Health with Stephen Merz

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Scaling Community Behavioral Health at GRAND Mental Health with Carl Hoopes

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Redesigning Behavioral Health Systems with Allie Friesen of AF Impact

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Reimagining Behavioral Health in Post-Acute Care Through Telepsychiatry

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Building and Sustaining NYC Health + Hospitals’ Behavioral Health Workforce with Omar Fattal, MD, MPH

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Kari-Beth Law, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer and Board Member of the West Virginia University Health System, Professor of Adult, Child/Adolescent and Forensic Psychiatry, Vice Chair of Clinical Services, and Director of Telepsychiatry for the W

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J.R. Greene, Founder and Chairman of Psychiatric Medical Care

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Jill Wiedemann-West, CEO of People Incorporated Mental Health Services

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John Meier, CEO of Aurora Charter Oak Behavioral Health Hospital

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Building Integrated, Measurement Based Behavioral Health at Scale with Shannon Werb of Array Behavioral Care

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Joseph Lee, MD, President and CEO of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

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Expanding Trauma Informed Mental Healthcare for Mothers, Infants, and Families with Dr. Obianuju Berry

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Bernard R. Jones, Vice President, MGB Behavioral & Mental Health, Mass General Brigham; Vice President, MGB Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, McLean Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital

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Adam Williams, VP of Payer Operations and Strategy at Tava Health

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Scaling Operational Excellence and the 7 Levers Powering Healthcare Performance

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Mandy Fauble, PhD, LCSW, Vice President of Operations at UPMC Western Behavioral Health

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Dr. Matthew Hurford & Dr. Michael Lynch of UPMC

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Advancing Suicide Prevention and Crisis Care at Carelon Behavioral Health

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Dr. Dan Schatz, Medical Director of Addiction Services at NYC Health + Hospitals

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Using Telehealth to Diagnose and Treat Adolescent ADHD with Dr. Tracy Mullare of Iris Telehealth

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Redefining Mental Health: Building a Smarter, Stronger and Scalable Ecosystem of Care

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Dr. Karin Price, Chief of Psychology at Texas Children’s Hospital

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Dorinda Mueller, CEO of Aliso Ridge Behavioral Health

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Unlocking Scalable, Evidence-Based Mental Health Care Through Digital Innovation with Susannah Feinstein of Amwell

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From Siloed to Seamless: Reimagining Behavioral Health with evolvedMD

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Leah Blackwell, RN, Chief Nursing Officer at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, and Eric Clay, VP of Security for Memorial Hermann Health System

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The Business of Care: Elevating Behavioral Health Reimbursement with Purpose

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Chris Beamish, Service Line Executive for Mental Health and Addiction at Fairview Health Services

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Transforming Trauma Care: Aimee McCann on Rethinking Mental Health Treatment

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Driving Whole-Person Care: Dr. Caroline Carney on Behavioral Health Innovation

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Investing in People and Safety: Building a Resilient Behavioral Health Workforce with Kristen Kichefski

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Expanding Access and Empowering Clinicians in Behavioral Health with Dr. Priyanka of Mindpath Health

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Rylee Wilson speaks with Dr. James O’Dea and Dr. J. Craig Allen of Hartford HealthCare

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Transforming Behavioral Health: Innovations in Crisis Care & AI with Tammer Attallah

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Thomas Otten, Vice President of Avera Behavioral Health Services

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Dr. Manish Sapra, Executive Director of the Behavioral Health Service Line at Northwell Health

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Innovating Emergency Psychiatry: Meeting Behavioral Health Demand Head-On

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Kelsey Smith & Jenni O'Donnell of Providence Swedish

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Natalie Schneider, Founding CEO of Fort Health

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Dr. Colby Newsome, Director of Behavioral Health Pharmacy at Appalachian Regional Healthcare

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Matt Brown, Chief Administration Officer and President at ARC Healthcare

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Exploring the Intersection of Sports Psychiatry and Eating Disorder Care with Dr. Mark Allen

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Tammy Boyd, Chief Revenue Officer at Lakeside Neurologic

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Renee Rafferty, Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health at Children's Nebraska

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Transforming Behavioral Health in Health Systems with Iris Telehealth

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Dr. Sarah Jerstad, Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services at Children's Minnesota

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Dr. Thomas Pineo, a medical director at UPMC Community Osteopathic

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Caroline Carney, President of Behavioral Health and Chief Medical Officer at Magellan Health

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Robert Krayn, Co-founder and CEO of Talkiatry

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U of Vermont launches integrated addiction program to tackle record overdose rates; 10 most common mental health diagnoses

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Merger Will Form 2nd Largest Behavioral Health MCO in North Carolina; Biden Administration Awards $88M in Grants for Youth Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment

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OCD Virtual Treatment at Forefront of New Partnership; Washington Buys Recently Shuttered Psychiatric Hospital

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3 States Host 60% of the Best Hospitals for Psychiatry; Texas Behavioral Health Center Gets $8M for Crisis Center

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50% People will Develop a Mental Disorder in their Lifetime: Study; New Jersey Hospital Launches Campaign to Support Behavioral Health Unit

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Methodist, Acadia to Open New Behavioral Health Hospital in Iowa; 69% of Youth Seeking Mental Healthcare Do Not Receive It

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Cherokee Nation Launches Behavioral Health Scholarship; NeuroFlow Acquires Behavioral Health Lab Parent Company

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TX Behavioral Health Network Receives $750K Grant; 5 Reasons Behavioral Health Patients Aren't Getting the Care they Need

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McLaren Northern Michigan Opens Behavioral Health Center; Trinity Health Michigan, Universal Health Services Partner on Behavioral Health Hospital

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5 Hospitals with Most, Fewest Psychiatrists Per Capita; How to Drop Physician Turnover by 40%: Report

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Froedtert Health Closes Behavioral Health Unit; Missouri Lawmakers Approve $300M for Behavioral Health Hospital

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Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Launches $16M Career Accelerator Program; NJ Governor Signs Bill Allowing Mental Health Providers to Operate in Emergency Shelters

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Psychiatric Advance Directives Now Available in Georgia; Children's Health Launches Mental Health Training Program

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Steve Wigginton Named CEO of Collegiate Behavioral Health Associates; 8 Mental Health Crisis Stats to Know from the National Association of Counties

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CHE Behavioral Health Partners with NextGen Healthcare; CenCal Health to Allocate $7M for California Student Behavioral Health Program

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Embark Behavioral Health Opens New Clinic in Colorado; Children's Hospital New Orleans Expands Behavioral Health Services

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Illinois Bill Pushes for Insurance Coverage on Annual Mental Health Assessments; $580M in Psychotherapy Improperly Billed to Medicare in 2020, HHS says

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APA Foundation Welcomes its Largest, Most Diverse Class of Psychiatry Fellows; Court Reverses Order Blocking Crozer from Turning Hospital into Behavioral Health Center

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Talkspace Upped Revenue 11% in Q1; Brightline Suffers Data Breach, Potentially Impacting 783K Patients

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Better Behavioral Care Collaboration: An Integrated Ecosystem Approach to Care Starts by Empowering Providers

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Loneliness is a Threat to Public Health, Surgeon General Says; Most Physicians See Declining Mental Health in their Patients: CVS Health

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Wisconsin Seeks to Invest $500M in Behavioral Health Over Next Two Years; Philadelphia Addiction Treatment Facility Closes Doors

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New Jersey Bill Would Lower Age for Youth Mental Healthcare Without Parental Consent; Connecticut Physician, Behavioral Health Group Owner Gets 4 Years Prison for Psychotherapy Fraud

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Michigan Mental Health Facility to Embark on $3.4M Expansion; Alabama Bill Would Add Phone Surcharges to Fund Crisis Hotline

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Louisiana Behavioral Health Hospital Reopens Intensive Outpatient Program; National Fatherhood Initiative, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health Partner for New Program

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CVS Health Expands Mental Healthcare Presence: 3 Moves to Know; Average Pay for Psychiatrists, Nurses and More

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2 New CEOs; Collegiate Behavioral Health Associates Offers New Program for Student-Athletes

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Victoria Gore, a Coach at Holistic Recovery Services

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Top Behavioral Health and Mental Health News for April 13

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Eating Disorders in the US: 6 Numbers to Know; Former Physician Who Prescribed Fatal "Holy Trinity" to Teenager gets 30 Months Prison

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IU Receives $8.6M Grant to Study Alcohol Use; UHS Hits $13.4B Revenue Despite Behavioral Health Bottleneck

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Ohio School Gifted $50K to Support Student Athlete Mental Health; MTV to Help Fund 22 Nonprofits Through Mental Health Action Day

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Utah Governor Signs Four Mental Health Bills into Law; Pennsylvania Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Facility Owner to Pay $450K for Prescription Fraud

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Proposed Bill Would Protect Oregon Mental Health Workers from Insurance Audits; Honolulu Addiction Treatment Center to Pay $450K for Illegal Pay Practices