Eating disorder provider Alsana has tapped Jordan Watson as its new CEO, marking a rapid leadership transition less than a year after Allan Benham’s appointment to the role. Watson worked for Alsana from 2017 to 2022, most recently as the company’s chief growth officer. He has also worked for eating disorder provider Monte Nido and […]
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Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider BrightView Health is shutting down its centers in two of the seven states it operates in. BrightView cited challenging operating environments in Massachusetts and Arizona as the reason for closing nine total facilities across the two states. “We have chosen to focus on states with operating environments that allow […]
Mental health and well-being provider Kyan Health announced $16.7 million in funding on Tuesday, including a previously unannounced $4 million seed round and a $12.7 million Series A round. Kyan Health will use the funds to expand globally, including in the U.S., beginning in 2026. The company also plans to enhance its AI-powered platform and […]
Virtual substance use management company Pelago has named Frank Jennings its new president, the company announced last week. Jennings comes over from a three-year tenure at Castlight Health where he was the chief sales officer. He also served as the chief commercial officer at Covera Health and senior vice president of sales at Doctor on […]
Stride Autism Centers named Emily Patrizi its chief operating officer. The Trumpet Behavioral Health vet plans to focus on precision and operational rigor to continue to evolve Stride’s mission, Patrizi told Autism Therapy Business. She is tasked with overseeing center operations, human resources, technology and data and supporting clinical initiatives. Chicago-based Stride Autism Centers provides […]
Limbic, raised $14 million in March to expand into the U.S. market. Now it has done so. The London-based mental health artificial intelligence (AI) company has clinched a partnership with the nonprofit behavioral health system Rogers Behavioral Health. Through the deal, Rogers Behavioral Health is changing its “front door” screening system from primarily phone-based to […]
Outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) provider Crossroads Treatment Centers has appointed a new president and chief operating officer. Nick Sulaiman, who has served in executive roles at multiple health care companies, took over the role as of Monday. “I came to Crossroads because of its powerful mission of saving the lives of those impacted by […]
Embark Behavioral Health has laid off managers and administrative staff in its senior and middle management ranks. The company is also closing several locations. The Phoenix-based youth behavioral health provider laid off about 60 people, providing notice last Wednesday. Impacted roles include human resource and recruiting positions, information technology and facility executive directors, people familiar […]
For years, partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP) occupied a cloudy middle ground in behavioral health. The treatments, where patients mostly live at home but spend several hours a week in acute care, existed somewhere in between once-a-week therapy appointments and residential treatment. That has changed, say PHP and IOP providers, who report […]
Access to behavioral health care continues to elude people across the country. To solve this problem, Highmark Health is taking a whole-person approach to behavioral health, Senior Vice President and Executive Medical Director of Population and Curated Health Dr. Anil Singh told Behavioral Health Business. The challenge to Highmark Health’s behavioral health strategy is the […]
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