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Becker's Healthcare Behavioral Health — 182 episodes
Behavioral Health Innovation and Expanding Access Across Communities with Dr. Manish Sapra
Building a Stronger Behavioral Health Crisis System with Chris Santarsiero
How FQHCs Can Extend the Reach of Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Services for Vulnerable Populations
Redesigning Behavioral Health Access for Better Patient Outcomes with Melissa Brule
Expanding Quality Access in Behavioral Health with Omar Fattal, MD, MPH
Sarah Hollins, Director of Behavioral Health Services at West Virginia University Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center
Scaling Mental Health Access, Reducing Burnout, and Tulsa’s Growth with Carl Hoopes
Scaling Mental Health with Outcomes, Workforce Strategy, and AI with Kellan Tittle
Scaling Behavioral Health While Preserving Clinical Autonomy with Ben Johnson
Menopause & Mental Health: What Healthcare Leaders Need to Understand About Why the Two Can’t Be Treated in Silos
Solving Behavioral Health’s Access Problem at Scale
Ambient AI in Behavioral Health: Lessons for 2026 and Beyond
Modernizing Employee Mental Health Support and Embedding Well-Being Into Organizational Strategy
Connecting the Front Door: How Real-Time Technology and AI-Enabled Intake Improve ED Throughput, Operational Efficiency, and Patient Care
Scaling Behavioral Health: Building Sustainable Models in 2026
Expanding Access and Sustainability in Behavioral Health with Stephen Merz
Scaling Community Behavioral Health at GRAND Mental Health with Carl Hoopes
Redesigning Behavioral Health Systems with Allie Friesen of AF Impact
Reimagining Behavioral Health in Post-Acute Care Through Telepsychiatry
Building and Sustaining NYC Health + Hospitals’ Behavioral Health Workforce with Omar Fattal, MD, MPH
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
J.R. Greene, Founder and Chairman of Psychiatric Medical Care
Jill Wiedemann-West, CEO of People Incorporated Mental Health Services
John Meier, CEO of Aurora Charter Oak Behavioral Health Hospital
Building Integrated, Measurement Based Behavioral Health at Scale with Shannon Werb of Array Behavioral Care
Joseph Lee, MD, President and CEO of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
Expanding Trauma Informed Mental Healthcare for Mothers, Infants, and Families with Dr. Obianuju Berry
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
Adam Williams, VP of Payer Operations and Strategy at Tava Health
Scaling Operational Excellence and the 7 Levers Powering Healthcare Performance
Mandy Fauble, PhD, LCSW, Vice President of Operations at UPMC Western Behavioral Health
Dr. Matthew Hurford & Dr. Michael Lynch of UPMC
Advancing Suicide Prevention and Crisis Care at Carelon Behavioral Health
Dr. Dan Schatz, Medical Director of Addiction Services at NYC Health + Hospitals
Using Telehealth to Diagnose and Treat Adolescent ADHD with Dr. Tracy Mullare of Iris Telehealth
Redefining Mental Health: Building a Smarter, Stronger and Scalable Ecosystem of Care
Dr. Karin Price, Chief of Psychology at Texas Children’s Hospital
Dorinda Mueller, CEO of Aliso Ridge Behavioral Health
Unlocking Scalable, Evidence-Based Mental Health Care Through Digital Innovation with Susannah Feinstein of Amwell
From Siloed to Seamless: Reimagining Behavioral Health with evolvedMD
Leah Blackwell, RN, Chief Nursing Officer at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, and Eric Clay, VP of Security for Memorial Hermann Health System
The Business of Care: Elevating Behavioral Health Reimbursement with Purpose
Chris Beamish, Service Line Executive for Mental Health and Addiction at Fairview Health Services
Transforming Trauma Care: Aimee McCann on Rethinking Mental Health Treatment
Driving Whole-Person Care: Dr. Caroline Carney on Behavioral Health Innovation
Investing in People and Safety: Building a Resilient Behavioral Health Workforce with Kristen Kichefski
Expanding Access and Empowering Clinicians in Behavioral Health with Dr. Priyanka of Mindpath Health
Rylee Wilson speaks with Dr. James O’Dea and Dr. J. Craig Allen of Hartford HealthCare
Transforming Behavioral Health: Innovations in Crisis Care & AI with Tammer Attallah
Thomas Otten, Vice President of Avera Behavioral Health Services
Dr. Manish Sapra, Executive Director of the Behavioral Health Service Line at Northwell Health
Innovating Emergency Psychiatry: Meeting Behavioral Health Demand Head-On
Kelsey Smith & Jenni O'Donnell of Providence Swedish
Natalie Schneider, Founding CEO of Fort Health
Dr. Colby Newsome, Director of Behavioral Health Pharmacy at Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Matt Brown, Chief Administration Officer and President at ARC Healthcare
Exploring the Intersection of Sports Psychiatry and Eating Disorder Care with Dr. Mark Allen
Tammy Boyd, Chief Revenue Officer at Lakeside Neurologic
Renee Rafferty, Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health at Children's Nebraska
Transforming Behavioral Health in Health Systems with Iris Telehealth
Dr. Sarah Jerstad, Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services at Children's Minnesota
Dr. Thomas Pineo, a medical director at UPMC Community Osteopathic
Caroline Carney, President of Behavioral Health and Chief Medical Officer at Magellan Health
Robert Krayn, Co-founder and CEO of Talkiatry
U of Vermont launches integrated addiction program to tackle record overdose rates; 10 most common mental health diagnoses
Merger Will Form 2nd Largest Behavioral Health MCO in North Carolina; Biden Administration Awards $88M in Grants for Youth Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment
OCD Virtual Treatment at Forefront of New Partnership; Washington Buys Recently Shuttered Psychiatric Hospital
3 States Host 60% of the Best Hospitals for Psychiatry; Texas Behavioral Health Center Gets $8M for Crisis Center
50% People will Develop a Mental Disorder in their Lifetime: Study; New Jersey Hospital Launches Campaign to Support Behavioral Health Unit
Methodist, Acadia to Open New Behavioral Health Hospital in Iowa; 69% of Youth Seeking Mental Healthcare Do Not Receive It
Cherokee Nation Launches Behavioral Health Scholarship; NeuroFlow Acquires Behavioral Health Lab Parent Company
TX Behavioral Health Network Receives $750K Grant; 5 Reasons Behavioral Health Patients Aren't Getting the Care they Need
McLaren Northern Michigan Opens Behavioral Health Center; Trinity Health Michigan, Universal Health Services Partner on Behavioral Health Hospital
5 Hospitals with Most, Fewest Psychiatrists Per Capita; How to Drop Physician Turnover by 40%: Report
Froedtert Health Closes Behavioral Health Unit; Missouri Lawmakers Approve $300M for Behavioral Health Hospital
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Launches $16M Career Accelerator Program; NJ Governor Signs Bill Allowing Mental Health Providers to Operate in Emergency Shelters
Psychiatric Advance Directives Now Available in Georgia; Children's Health Launches Mental Health Training Program
Steve Wigginton Named CEO of Collegiate Behavioral Health Associates; 8 Mental Health Crisis Stats to Know from the National Association of Counties
CHE Behavioral Health Partners with NextGen Healthcare; CenCal Health to Allocate $7M for California Student Behavioral Health Program
Embark Behavioral Health Opens New Clinic in Colorado; Children's Hospital New Orleans Expands Behavioral Health Services
Illinois Bill Pushes for Insurance Coverage on Annual Mental Health Assessments; $580M in Psychotherapy Improperly Billed to Medicare in 2020, HHS says
APA Foundation Welcomes its Largest, Most Diverse Class of Psychiatry Fellows; Court Reverses Order Blocking Crozer from Turning Hospital into Behavioral Health Center
Talkspace Upped Revenue 11% in Q1; Brightline Suffers Data Breach, Potentially Impacting 783K Patients
Better Behavioral Care Collaboration: An Integrated Ecosystem Approach to Care Starts by Empowering Providers
Loneliness is a Threat to Public Health, Surgeon General Says; Most Physicians See Declining Mental Health in their Patients: CVS Health
Wisconsin Seeks to Invest $500M in Behavioral Health Over Next Two Years; Philadelphia Addiction Treatment Facility Closes Doors
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
Michigan Mental Health Facility to Embark on $3.4M Expansion; Alabama Bill Would Add Phone Surcharges to Fund Crisis Hotline
Louisiana Behavioral Health Hospital Reopens Intensive Outpatient Program; National Fatherhood Initiative, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health Partner for New Program
CVS Health Expands Mental Healthcare Presence: 3 Moves to Know; Average Pay for Psychiatrists, Nurses and More
2 New CEOs; Collegiate Behavioral Health Associates Offers New Program for Student-Athletes
Victoria Gore, a Coach at Holistic Recovery Services
Top Behavioral Health and Mental Health News for April 13
Eating Disorders in the US: 6 Numbers to Know; Former Physician Who Prescribed Fatal "Holy Trinity" to Teenager gets 30 Months Prison
IU Receives $8.6M Grant to Study Alcohol Use; UHS Hits $13.4B Revenue Despite Behavioral Health Bottleneck
Ohio School Gifted $50K to Support Student Athlete Mental Health; MTV to Help Fund 22 Nonprofits Through Mental Health Action Day
Utah Governor Signs Four Mental Health Bills into Law; Pennsylvania Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Facility Owner to Pay $450K for Prescription Fraud
Proposed Bill Would Protect Oregon Mental Health Workers from Insurance Audits; Honolulu Addiction Treatment Center to Pay $450K for Illegal Pay Practices
HHS Commits $25M to Grow Primary Care, Mental Health Services in Schools; Tulalip Tribes Behavioral Health Facility in Washington Gets Green Light
Mental Health Leads the Way on Healthcare's Self-Employment Trend; Nebraska Bill Would Increase Mental Health Professionals' Authority in Emergency
Sen. John Fetterman Still Running His Office While in Inpatient Depression Treatment; Gauge Capital Invests in Behavioral Health Electronic Records Company
5 Hehavioral Health Trends Shaping the Economy; Biden's 2024 Budget Would Lower Medicare Behavioral Health Costs
U of Michigan to Offer Students Free Counseling Sessions; UCHealth Adds New Inpatient Unit
Former NFL Player, Alliance Health Open Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center; 15 Addiction Treatment Centers Close Following CEO Fraud Charges
BetterHelp Fined $7.8M by FTC; Lifepoint Behavioral Health, Centra Enter Joint Venture for New Inpatient Hospital
Hawaii Senate Passes 4 Behavioral Health Bills; Massachusetts Health Center Launches Mobile Behavioral Health Screenings
Brightline, Cigna form Strategic Partnership; February's 5 Biggest Behavioral Health Investments Total $2.5B: An Overview
Cerebral Lays Off 15% of Staff; 75% of Youth with Major Depression Aren't Being Treated in These 4 States
Black Physicians Utah Receives Grant from the NBA Foundation to Expand Mental Health Services; Illinois Governor Launches Children's Behavioral Health Initiative
Colorado Lawmakers Propose Bill for Mental Health Screenings in Schools; How Hospitalists are Maintaining Happiness, Mental Health
UHS' $61M Joint Venture Behavioral Hospital to Triple Region's Inpatient Capacity; Texas Children's, Menninger Clinic Team Up Amid 800% Spike in Youth Mental Health Needs
Nevada's Mental Health Crisis Hotline Encounters Language, Cultural Accessibility Issues; Trinity Health to Open New Mental Health Facility by 2025
New York Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Opioid Distribution; Maryland Lawmakers Introduce 7 Bills to Improve Mental Healthcare
Proposed Bill Seeks to Open Overdose Prevention Sites in Colorado; Cherokee Nation Unveils First In-House Drug Treatment Center
Digital Health Funding Down 57%: What to Know; Ballmer Group Invests $165M into School Support Services Nationwide
Aetna, Community Care Put $1.2 into Mental Health Counseling Degree Program in West Virginia; UnitedHealth Group Partners with East Carolina University on Pediatric Mental Health
$9M Awarded to Crisis Stabilization Services in Pennsylvania; UHS, LVHN Team Up for Behavioral Health Joint Venture in Pennsylvania
BCBS Arizona Foundation to Invest $1M Toward Mental Health Initiatives; $9M Awarded to Crisis Stabilization Services in Pennsylvania
North Carolina Launches Online Registry for Behavioral Health Beds; Chicago Department of Public Health Expands Mental Health Network
Staffing Projected as Top Financial Strain for Behavioral Health Services in 2023; Mental Health America in Support of Biden's Mental Health Plan
Ballad Health Opens 24-hour Behavioral Health Center in Tennessee; Sun River Health Receives $3.8M to Expand Community Health Center Services in New York
Pennsylvania Rep Reintroduces Bill to Aid Homelessness and Behavioral Health; South Dakota Bill to Allocate $20M in Scholarships for Behavioral Health Careers Advances
Arizona Hospital to Open 24-Bed Inpatient Behavioral Health Center; Community Mental Health Affiliates Pays $384K to Settle Overbilling Allegations
Dr. Katie McLaughlin to Lead Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health; NAMI Los Angeles Adds Michele Broadnax to Board
Former Humana Leader Named Executive Chair of Mental Health AI company; Children's Hospital Los Angeles Receives $2.5M Grant for Behavioral Health Research
Dr. Shayla Sullivant, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Children’s Mercy Kansas City
CMS wants new annual state reports to gauge healthcare disparities; 62% of Medicare Advantage members unsatisfied with mental health coverage, study finds
CVS, Walgreens, Walmart must pay $650M to 2 Ohio counties for roles in opioid epidemic; UnitedHealth donates $11M to support behavioral healthcare, community services
How AMA is tackling physician mental health issues; South Florida mental health center earns Joint Commission gold seal
Behavioral health tops UPMC community assessment priorities; APA's stance on 6 mental health issues
Indiana tries out mental health program at 5 county jails; Selena Gomez's mental health startup scores $5M funding
Wisconsin allocates $14M for new behavioral health providers, youth mental health; Behavioral health company serving Medicaid patients announces value-based care contract
BrightView acquires Column Health, aims to add 200 locations by 2027; Amazon Care adds on-demand behavioral healthcare option
HearMe, Ingenovis Health partner to provide nurses with 24/7 mental health support; Online therapy directory accused of using physicians' profiles without their OK to lure clients
Mass. correctional psych hospital uses excessive force, injections, report alleges; Mental health software market to reach $5.6B market value in 2028: 3 key factors driving growth
Colorado psychiatrist indicted on prescription drug charges; Overview of Briden's expanded mental health crisis strategy
TidalHealth opens joint venture behavioral crisis center; Allegheny Health partners with nonprofit for new outpatient behavioral clinic
New Jersey psychiatrist found guilty of sexually assaulting former patient; Government health authorities consider task force for psychedelic, entactogenic therapy testing in 2 years
Shuttered California hospital opens with behavioral health focus; Ingenovis Health launches staff wellbeing, retention program
Massachusetts General Hospital granted $50M for suicidality, bipolar research; Washington, DC, psychiatric patients abused by staff, rights organization alleges
Stuart Archer, Chief Executive Officer at Oceans Healthcare
Abbott's breakthrough deep brain stimulation treatment; NYC Health+Hospitals has $1M to ease mental health clinicians' student debt: do you qualify?
New moves by National Alliance on Mental Illness; 30% of healthcare workers clinically depressed, French study shows
CVS Health names Dr. Taft Parsons, III, its new chief psychiatric officer; Bicycle health, Included Health partner to boost opioid treatment access
Big Stories in Behavioral Health for 8/1
Steven Airhart, Group CEO, Hartgrove Behavioral Health System & Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital with Universal Health Services (UHS)
Children more likely to inherit anxiety from same-sex parent, study finds; Neuronetics, Alleviant Health form exclusive partnership
At-home ketamine therapy 'incredibly effective,' study finds; FDA approves Neuronetics' transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment for depression-related anxiety
Duke psychiatrists push more mental health resources for adolescents; AI chatbot app Wysa lands $20M
Psychiatric ward staffers quit NYC hospital; U of Wash. plans 184K-sq-ft behavioral health teaching facility
'No convincing evidence' that depression is caused by chemical imbalance, study finds; $237M Texas psychiatric hospital won't 'provide any relief,' county official says
How Colorado strengths its pipeline of mental health workers; Texas psychiatrist's license indefinitely suspended after assault, gun charges
Pittsburgh's program treats prenatal, postpartum depression in Black families; Nevada program links counselors, police responding to mental health crises
CMS seeks 2023 fee boost for behavioral health physicians; 8 issues with major depressive disorder treatment, per Psychiatric Times
Chicago's Compass Health Center now in-network with Optum; N.C. psychiatric hospital expands, now faces crippling staff shortages
Company Arise to treat eating disorders virtually; N.Y. county combatting opioid crisis with $63M
Liabilities of digital mental health companies; Ohio provider opening multiple behavioral health clinics with SAMHSA grant
California county invests $50M in behavioral health; Study finds transcorneal electrical stimulation reduces stress in lab rats
Psychiatrist sentenced for $112M addiction treatment fraud, Aetna expands youth mental health programs
New York 'at a crisis point' with children's mental healthcare, Key notes on Medicare's latest behavioral health proposal
California hospitals must begin sharing patient data; Acadia, Tufts building behavioral health hospital near Boston
Study finds U.S. adult suicide rates dropped after medicaid expansion; Key takeaways from bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Social media safeguards for children, California health system gets $76M to build behavioral health campus
Sheridan Memorial Health's plan to combat lack of psychiatric care; Northwell Health changes credentialing to accommodate mental health
Sheridan Memorial Health's plan to combat lack of psychiatric care; Northwell Health changes credentialing to accommodate mental health
Sheridan Memorial Health's plan to combat lack of psychiatric care; Northwell Health changes credentialing to accommodate mental health
Children's Minnesota opening its first inpatient mental health unit, FDA breakthrough designation for VR device that treats serious mental illness
In-home mental health treatment program alternative to ER
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New Hackensack brand campaign, Broward Health offers innovative program for stroke risk
Pioneer of forgiveness therapy awarded APA medal, Elite group of mental health professionals deployed to Ukraine
Behavioral Health Brief June 10: How to support your physicians with 5 mental health tips
Mt Sinai nurses publish report, Joint Commission facing pressure to require safe staffing for accreditation
Behavioral Health Brief June: $1M PTSD treatment center, Florida budgets almost $300M for mental health services
Dr. Brian Palmer, Psychiatrist at Allina Health
Dr. Patrick Runnels, Chief Medical Officer of Population Health at University Hospitals & Vice Chair of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
The Future of Online Mental Health Care
Dr. Christopher Reist, Chief Medical Officer at Prairie Health
Emily Snow, Director of Behavioral Health Initiatives at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
Paul Sheesley, Psychotherapist & Consultant in the Washington DC-Baltimore Area