Consonance Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Youth-Focused Embark Behavioral Health

Youth behavioral health provider Embark Behavioral Health has received a significant investment from the private equity firm Consonance Capital Partners. As part of the deal, Consonance Capital Partners took a controlling stake in the company. The new capital will set Embark Behavioral Health up for an ambitious growth strategy, multiple sources familiar with the investment […]

Why REITs Could Be the ‘Knight in Shining Armor’ for Behavioral Health Investors, Operators

Partnering with real estate investment trusts (REITs) could be a major opportunity for certain behavioral health operators. That’s the case Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) Chief Investment Officer Talya Nevo-Hacohen made during a panel chat at Behavioral Health Business event INVEST. Specifically, sponsor-backed operators that are dependent on a facility could be a good […]

Nursing Home Operators Increasingly Investing in Mental Health, OUD Services

Magnified by visitation restrictions and other challenges, seniors had some of the highest rates of behavioral health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. And while the public health emergency has become more manageable, many of those difficulties continue. Yet seniors often don’t have access to behavioral health care, particularly those in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). This […]

Sabra Sees Big Opportunity for Behavioral Health, Finding Sophisticated Providers With Scalable Platforms is a Challenge

Real estate investment trust Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) is prioritizing behavioral health as it continues its strategy to diversify revenue, Sabra CEO Mark Rick Matros said during the company’s Q1 earnings call. The company, which also has existing assets in the skilled nursing facility and senior living space, said that it is looking […]

Discovery Behavioral Health Launches Integrated Outpatient Division and Executive Team

Discovery Behavioral Health (DBH) is rolling out a new integrated division that combines traditional, telehealth and specialized outpatient services to treat depression and substance use disorders (SUDs). DiscoveryMD is the fourth division of Los Alamitos, California-based DBH, which operates over 130 centers in 13 states for mental health, SUD and eating disorder treatment. DiscoveryMD will […]

Talkiatry Adds to Leadership Team, DBH Taps New Leader of Virtual Programming

Talkiatry fills leadership roles with new hires Virtual behavioral health provider Talkiatry has added to its leadership team with two new hires. Adam Bunke joins New York-based Talkiatry as its head of design. Bunke comes to the company from Philips, where he was a design director and creative strategist for the global conglomerate. Bunke has […]

Pipeline: Spero Health’s New Treatment Clinics; Voyages Expands Regional Presence

Spero Health opens doors to two new locations Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider Spero Health has expanded its footprint with two new locations in Ohio and Virginia. Spero’s Ohio clinic is located in Akron, in the eastern part of the city, and offers in-person and telehealth services. The clinic accepts most commercial insurances as […]