Acadia Healthcare Faces New Scrutiny Over Alleged Abuse at Shuttered Facility

More allegations of abuse and misconduct at an Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) facility have surfaced in an investigation by The New York Times, which reports alleged instances of patient suicide and rape. The latest report comes just two months after Acadia Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest behavioral health providers, shuttered its troubled Timberline Knolls […]

Nonprofit Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Acquires IDD Provider Strawberry Fields 

Nonprofit behavioral health provider Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health has acquired Strawberry Fields, a nonprofit provider of mental health, autism and intellectual disability care. Strawberry Fields will continue to operate as an independent legal entity but will have access to the larger organization’s systems and clinical model as an affiliate of Devereux. The acquisition will enable […]

New Partnership Propels Lyra Past Employer Models, Jump-Starts Rogers’ Virtual Care Capabilities

Not-for-profit behavioral health care provider Rogers Behavioral Health and for-profit workforce mental health provider Lyra Health have forged an alliance. The collaboration, announced Tuesday, gives Lyra access to Rogers’ health plan networks while allowing Rogers to scale its virtual services using Lyra’s national footprint. For Rogers and Lyra executives, the most important aspect of the […]

SUD Treatment Provider Meridian Behavioral Health Acquires 20th Facility, Plans Future Growth

Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider Meridian Behavioral Health has acquired Gateway Recovery Center, adding a crucial element to its continuum of care. Gateway provides medical detoxification, a service for which Meridian previously had to refer patients elsewhere. The acquisition is also part of Meridian’s strategic growth plan, which CEO Lewis Zeidner estimates will involve […]

Recovery Dynamics Secures PE Investment to Scale SUD Services

Private equity firm Optimal Investment Group has invested in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider Recovery Dynamics. Recovery Dynamics plans to use the strategic investment to grow its service lines and embark on an “ambitious expansion plan.” “Our investment reflects our confidence in the company’s vision and operational expertise, and we are committed to providing […]

Rising Cannabis Use Disorder Cases Prompt Treatment Providers to Expand Services

This is an exclusive BHB+ story Experts warn that rates of cannabis use disorder (CUD) are increasing due to more favorable perceptions of the drug and higher concentrations. Providers already treating substance use disorders (SUDs) have the tools to treat CUD – a move that could increase care access and strengthen revenue streams. However, better […]

BrightSpring Sells IDD Business to Sevita for $835M

Health care provider BrightSpring (Nasdaq: BTSG) is divesting its behavioral health business, which includes care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Sevita, another home and community-based care provider, paid $835 million to acquire the service arm.  Louisville, Kentucky-based BrightSpring announced the deal on Monday, saying that selling its behavioral service arm, ResCare Community […]

FTC Sues SUD Treatment Provider Evoke Wellness Over Google Search Ad Masquerade

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued a substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider for posing as other providers to get increased business. Florida-based Evoke Wellness allegedly used deceptive Google search ads that appeared to represent other SUD providers, using its competitors’ names as keywords and displaying ads in a way that impersonated other clinics, […]

Oceans Healthcare Acquires Haven Behavioral Healthcare, Expands Into 5 New States

Behavioral health provider Oceans Healthcare has acquired Haven Behavioral Healthcare, adding seven new locations to its roster. Plano, Texas-backed Oceans announced on Thursday that it acquired all outstanding shares of Haven Behavioral Healthcare, bringing the provider into five new states: Arizona, Idaho, Ohio, New Mexico and Pennsylvania. “Oceans has consistently sought opportunities that would expand […]

Multiple Sexual Assault Cases Reported at Acadia Healthcare Facility, Company Denies Systemic Issues

More allegations about Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) have surfaced in the press, this time reporting sexual assault at one of the company’s behavioral health hospitals. A male patient at Acadia-owned Options Behavioral Health Hospital raped another patient with severe mental illness, according to reporting by Mirror Indy. A nurse had reported to higher-ups that the […]