The outpatient behavioral health space has been a hotspot for investment activity and dealmaking. But now legacy providers are beginning to eye the space as a potential for expansion. Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) is best known for its acute inpatient behavioral health services. While the provider has a history of outpatient facilities, the bulk […]
Ten behavioral health founders have been featured on the 2025 Inc. Female Founder 500 list. The list seeks to be the “definitive list of women entrepreneurs making significant waves in business,” Diana Ransom, executive editor of Inc. Magazine, said in an article explaining the methodology for establishing the list. Those featured on the list lead […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Often hailed as a miracle drug, GLP-1 medications have been used to treat everything from diabetes to substance use disorders. But now an unlikely group of providers might be incorporating these medications into care. Eating disorder providers are exploring their potential to help patients with binge eating and bulimia […]
Eating disorders commonly overlap with mental health issues. New research shows that patients are acutely aware of the need to treat both concerns. One of the top motivating factors for people with eating disorders to seek treatment is concern over mental health, according to new data from digital eating disorder treatment provider Equip. Sixty-nine percent […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Digital behavioral health startups experienced a tsunami of investor interest from 2020 to 2022. Founders now face a tough funding environment when growing their companies. As competition for funding dollars has increased, some say the pressure to become profitable as a new digital behavioral health startup is higher than […]
Virtual primary care provider LifeMD (Nasdaq: LFMD) has branched into the behavioral health industry and tapped a behavioral health executive with decades of experience to lead the expansion. New York City-based LifeMD announced Monday that it launched teletherapy, psychiatry and medication management services. It named Julian Cohen its senior vice president of behavioral health and […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story The outpatient mental health world was thrown for a loop when COVID-19 hit. Overnight, the nature of care shifted heavily to telehealth. And demand for care shot through the roof. Now, the industry has settled into a new normal. Before, the mental health industry had only a slightly greater […]
Nonprofit behavioral health provider Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health has acquired Strawberry Fields, a nonprofit provider of mental health, autism and intellectual disability care. Strawberry Fields will continue to operate as an independent legal entity but will have access to the larger organization’s systems and clinical model as an affiliate of Devereux. The acquisition will enable […]
Police documents show that a patient allegedly killed another patient at a Landmark Recovery facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The death adds another troubling entry to the company’s litany of bad news. The Nashville, Tennessee-based addiction treatment facility operator has self-reported the incident to Kentucky regulators and the Joint Commission, Matt Boyle, CEO and founder of […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Interest in establishing new intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to fill the gap between the therapist’s office and facility-based care has never been higher. But for all of the clinical and strategic benefits that come with increasing intermediate levels of care, it also comes with a key, if not somewhat […]
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