As the nation has again reached a record number of overdose deaths, many believe increased access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) could help. However, more needs to be done to increase MAT access for people of color specifically. At least, that’s the argument Barbara Andraka-Christou made in a recent article published in the June edition of […]
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Lighthouse deepens its Indiana footprint Lighthouse Autism Center, which provides applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), has opened the doors to two new locations in its home state of Indiana. Lighthouse’s Valparaiso is located in a newly remodeled facility, which includes therapy spaces for learning, along with a playroom. […]
Just a couple weeks after LifeStance Health Inc. announced its intention to go public, the TPG Capital-backed outpatient behavioral health provider has set the terms of its initial public offering (IPO). On Tuesday, the company announced that it plans to raise up to $557.6 million and be valued at up to $6.35 billion. Additionally, it […]
Spero Health expands footprint Spero Health continues to add new facilities to its fold, as the outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) provider has opened a new facility in Tennessee along with two more in Kentucky. The Tennessee clinic is located outside of Knoxville in Lenoir City. Individuals can pay for services by using TennCare and […]
Oceans Healthcare enters JV to build new facility, expand services Oceans Healthcare has announced a joint venture (JV) with CHRISTUS Spohn Health System, a Corpus Christi, Texas-based hospital operator, to expand its behavioral health care services in the southern coastal part of the state. As part of the arrangement, the pair will build a behavioral […]
For years, industry stakeholders have decried the health care system’s lack of behavioral health parity. Federal legislation — starting with the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 — has attempted to ensure behavioral health services are as accessible and affordable as those in the medical-surgical realm. But various reports show that’s still not the case. […]
Caravel deepens Wisconsin footprint with acquisition Caravel Autism Health is expanding services in its home state of Wisconsin with the purchase of the Center for Autism Treatment, which is based in the Milwaukee suburb of Mequon. Terms of the deal were not released. Overall, Caravel operates more than 40 centers across Wisconsin, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, […]
Community Psychiatry, which provides outpatient behavioral health services at over 40 locations throughout its home state of California, has started to realize its nationwide expansion ambitions with the purchase of Durham, North Carolina-based MindPath Care Centers. The acquisition more than doubles Community Psychiatry’s facility count and establishes its presence in the Southeastern U.S. Terms of […]
Vertava Health acquires Integrated Addiction Care Associates Vertava Health has announced it has purchased outpatient behavioral health provider Integrated Addiction Care Associates (IAC), in a move that brings together two Tennessee operators. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. IAC offers medication-assisted treatment (MAT), intensive outpatient programs (IOP) and primary care services to residents […]
Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) recently launched a new suicide prevention pilot targeted at outpatient opioid use disorder (OUD) patients. While the program is currently only being tested in 15 of the provider’s 135 comprehensive treatment centers (CTC), Chief Medical Officer Michael Genovese said the program is indicative of the behavioral health giant’s larger-scale priorities. “All […]
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