Ashley Addiction Treatment’s New CEOs Plot Course for Growth in Outpatient Services, Research

Ashley Addiction Treatment is getting back to its co-leadership roots while also branching out into new directions, especially when it comes to its portfolio of offerings.  Earlier this month, the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider announced that executives Alex Denstman and Greg Hobelmann are being jointly promoted to the company’s top position. They’ll take […]

Rehab Rebound: How One SUD Nonprofit Overcame a COVID-19 Outbreak, Stayed Afloat Financially

In late April, on his birthday, Michael Pickering — executive director of RAP, Inc. — got an unexpected surprise. It wasn’t a good one. One of RAP’s substance use disorder (SUD) patients had become symptomatic with COVID-19. From there, things snowballed, with two dozen patients and staff testing positive for the coronavirus in the days […]

Involuntary Psychiatric Detentions on Rise

Involuntary psychiatric detentions are on the rise, according to new research out of the University of California, Los Angeles.  The study was published online Tuesday in the journal Psychiatric Services. It examines the rate at which people are held against their will for behavioral health examinations. While rules for these involuntary psychiatric detentions vary by […]