People with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more likely to have co-occurring disorders, including mental health conditions and physical illnesses. With that in mind, residential SUD treatment providers are stepping up to offer more comprehensive treatment. Operators are weaving services like psychiatry and eating disorder treatment into residential offerings to provide the necessary breadth of […]
OU Health breaks ground on $141M pediatric behavioral health center University of Oklahoma-affiliated system, OU Health, broke ground on a new 82-bed behavioral health project on Nov. 1. The facility will cost about $141 million and serve the pediatric population. It will be named the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health Behavioral Health Center and be […]
Digital peer support startup Forum gets $5.3M in seed round The New York City-based startup Forum has created a digital peer support marketplace to help people through major life issues. These include addiction recovery, grief, relationship issues, career changes, chronic health conditions, loneliness and grief. NextView Ventures led the company’s $5.3 million seed round, with […]
While LifeStance Health (NASDAQ: LFST) has increased its revenue year over year, it is still taking a measured approach to growth. The provider continued its M&A pause in Q3. Instead, it is looking at de novo growth and organizing its assets–at least for now. “We’ve been very clear that we’re really going to hold off […]
Sabra Healthcare REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) plans to take an incremental approach to growing its behavioral health portfolio. The Irvine, California-based real estate investment trust (REIT) has invested just over $800 million in the behavioral health space but finds opportunities to grow that business less frequently than its other segments, according to its Q3 earnings call. […]
Outpatient mental health finds itself in a tricky position. On the one hand, society holds these providers up as essential to facing the mental health crisis, and investors have poured billions into the space. On the other, it is increasingly encroached upon by newcomers, which have potent business advantages. To make matters worse, outpatient mental […]
The behavioral health market has exploded since the COVID-19 pandemic. Investors and provider organizations have paid premiums to grow their behavioral health footprint. But, industry insiders warn that the outpatient behavioral health industry is a tough business. The success stories in the space will likely be the companies keeping their operations tight and demonstrating improved […]
Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. (Nasdaq: ACHC) has plans to grow its partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs). Acadia’s preparations to weather the Medicaid redetermination storm have paid off and is now seeking to expand its continuum of care to meet increased needs and drive growth, according to its Q3 earnings call. The […]
Havencrest Capital Management is doubling down on its Texas-based behavioral health efforts, announcing a new acquisition. Austin, Texas-based Deep Eddy Psychotherapy Management LLC acquired Dallas-based Dallas Counseling Treatment Center Management in August. The move is something of an exception to Havencrest’s de-novo-focused plan for Deep Eddy. But it fits well with the Dallas-based PE firm’s […]
Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. (Nasdaq: ACHC) has agreed to pay $400 million to settle three cases filed against the company and former subsidiary Youth and Family Centered Services of New Mexico, which also operated under the name Desert Hills, according to a public SEC filing. In July, a jury awarded $485 million in compensatory and […]
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