As demand for behavioral health services continues to climb, so too does the adoption of interventional psychiatry like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and psychedelic therapies like ketamine treatments. Sherry Rais, the CEO and co-founder of Enthea, which provides insurance plans for interventional psychiatry methods like psychedelic-assisted therapy and TMS, said she has seen a 6,000% […]
Behavioral health and addiction treatment providers are expecting renewed guidance from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) around telehealth prescribing flexibilities for controlled substances, now that the longest government shutdown in the country’s history has been resolved. A pending executive order sent to the Office of Management and Budget titled “Fourth Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Harm reduction services could face new funding challenges as the practice loses favor with the federal government. Questions surrounding federal support for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment compounded after the Trump administration consolidated the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) into a new entity. Shortly after, the […]
The Centerstone and Brightli merger marked one of the largest behavioral health transactions of 2025. With an anticipated $1 billion in combined annual revenue and a joint workforce of nearly 10,300 across 360 locations, it also makes the new entity possibly the largest nonprofit in the sector. Dr. C.J. Davis, CEO-elect of the unified organization, […]
San Francisco-based Amae Health has raised $25 million as part of a Series B funding round. The fresh capital will be invested in opening Amae clinics across the U.S., expanding its AI-driven care platform, strengthening partnerships with academic medical centers and supporting research on serious mental illnesses (SMIs). To date, the SMI treatment provider has […]
Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) will hit pause on several de novo development projects and focus on investing in markets with strong reimbursement dynamics. This comes on the heels of Acadia CEO Chris Hunter’s disclosure in September that the company plans to reduce its 2026 expected spending by $300 million. Shortly after, the behavioral health and […]
UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) payvider arm, Optum Health, will lay off 572 employees in early 2026, according to WARN notices the company filed in New Jersey. All of its behavioral health services in the state will stop effective Nov. 30. Other areas affected include pediatrics and specialty care. The layoffs are slated to begin on […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story As fragmented as the behavioral health space may be, achieving a return on investment is something providers, payers and patients generally agree on. Yet, proving ROI looks different just about everywhere, and what it means to different stakeholders can vary. What matters most, though, according to Dr. Mill Brown, […]
At-home ketamine therapy provider Mindbloom has been hit with a wrongful death lawsuit for allegedly failing to properly screen a patient who had a documented history that would have rendered him an unsuitable candidate for treatment. Behavioral Health Business reached out to Mindbloom for comment, but did not receive a response in time for publication. […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Just a few months after the therapist directory 7Cups was hit with a lawsuit over scraping data to list profiles of therapists and psychiatrists without permission, a similar directory has popped up: PsychFAQ. The domain was registered in May to an unknown entity and the site has no listed […]
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