‘We Need This on the Front Line of Care’: TMS Rises as Vital Tool in Outpatient Mental Health

This is an exclusive BHB+ story Outpatient mental health providers increasingly see transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a potential answer to helping patients with treatment-resistant depression find relief. But the path to including this type of intervention in the context of existing therapy and psychiatry offerings is a winding and not-terribly-well-trodden path. A growing body […]

Pediatric Mental Health Crisis Drives Urgent Care Growth Despite Medicaid Funding Challenges

This is an exclusive BHB+ story Urgent care is no longer strictly a setting where black eyes or sinus infections are treated. These models, when applied to mental health – particularly for youth – can reduce emergency room admissions and avert unnecessary burdens on hospitals. Still, the geographic footprint of these centers is not extensive. […]

Franchising Could Be the Next New Path In Behavioral Health Investing

This is an exclusive BHB+ story The behavioral health sector presents a unique opportunity for individuals seeking to make a positive impact in the world. But the industry needs to foster additional ownership and investment models that allow those who know their communities best to succeed in the small-business and entrepreneurial landscape. Across the spectrum […]

Govt. Assessment of Court-Ordered SMI Treatment Programs Shows Inconclusive Results

Results from a performance review of 63 grant programs funding court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment for adults with serious mental illnesses (SMI) have been deemed inconclusive by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO identified several issues with the reporting process, including differences in grantee programs, the use of patient self-reported data, nonresponse and bias risks, […]

Orchard Mental Health Group Acquires Maryland Counseling Associates

Orchard Mental Health Group announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Maryland Counseling Associates, adding four new locations to its footprint and 31 clinicians to its clinical workforce. This marks the third acquisition by Orchard Mental Health Group in 2025. In February, it acquired GBCC Behavioral Health and Oasis Behavioral Health Urgent Care. Cumulatively, Orchard […]

Growth of Collaborative Care Model Driven by ‘Pockets of Champions’

The use of collaborative care models has taken off in terms of utilization by providers and patients alike.  A new study by Milliman details explosive early growth of the collaborative care model, an integration of behavioral health services into the primary care setting.  Depending on how you slice it, the report shows massive growth increases […]

‘We’re Incredibly Inefficient’: LifeStance Health Talks Infrastructure, Technology Investments

LifeStance Health (Nasdaq: LFST) has and will continue to see its administrative expenses remain relatively high as it invests in initiatives and systems, previously deprioritized during its rapid expansion through a flurry of mergers and acquisitions, which enabled it to become one of the largest providers of outpatient mental health services in the U.S. Top […]

Exclusive: Forge Health Names New CEO

Forge Health has named Rondi Rabuse as its new CEO. She succeeds co-founder and founding CEO Eric Frieman, who announced he will transition to the chief revenue officer role in late April. She comes to the White Plains, New York-based behavioral health provider with 30 years of experience in health care. Her most recent role […]

Nest Health, MiraSol Push Behavioral Health Beyond Telehealth with In-Home Delivery

Integrating physical and behavioral health care for vulnerable populations is an ongoing challenge across industry. Two providers are bridging traditional care gaps to do just that. And they are doing that in home-based models, a care delivery method not typically seen in mental health and addiction treatment — in the home Nest Health and MiraSol […]