Brian Holzer Departs Aware Recovery Care; CEO Successor Named

In-home addiction treatment Aware Recovery Care has undergone another significant leadership change. Dr. Brian Holzer has stepped down from the CEO role. He is succeeded by the company’s chief operating officer, Roy Sasenaraine. “As for me, I’m taking some much-needed time with my family before turning to what’s next,” Holzer said in a social media […]

Exclusive: Passage Health Reels In $8M for All-In-One ABA Software

Applied behavior analysis-focused software provider Passage Health has raised $8 million in a Series A round. The New York City-based startup landed investment from the San Francisco-based B2B software venture capital firm Telescope Partners. Passage Health will use the infusion of cash to fund product development, hiring and a push to expand its reach nationwide. […]

Exclusive: Behavioral Health Software Provider Dazos Raises $25M Series A

Behavioral health software company Dazos has secured a $25 million Series A investment from the B2B software growth capital firm Radian Capital. Dazos President and co-founder Louis Devaleix exclusively told Addiction Treatment Business that behavioral health’s unique nature requires industry-specific software tools. He argued that generic business-enablement services require operators to spend too much time, […]

Optum CEO Moves to UnitedHealth Group Role; Forge Health CEO Changes Seats in C-Suite

Optum CEO moves to enterprise role at UnitedHealth Group, successor named Heather Cianfrocco, the CEO of Optum, will move to the role of executive vice president of governance, compliance and information security at Optum’s parent company, Minnetonka, Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). Optum is the payvider services and consulting arm of UnitedHealth Group. Cianfrocco took […]

AI Could Be the Unlikely Coach Training the Next Generation of Therapists

This is an exclusive BHB+ story Therapists of 2025 have turned to an unlikely new coach: artificial intelligence.  More behavioral health providers are using AI to help train and provide real-time feedback to therapists — not to replace clinicians. Within the behavioral health space, AI is being leveraged for avatar-training scenarios and pointing out therapist […]

[Updated] Accanto Health Announces New CEO

Accanto Health CEO Dr. Tom Britton is stepping down from his role at the company, marking the second CEO to leave the company since the merger that created the eating disorder provider. The company has tapped Chief Financial Officer Jessie Morsching to fill the role. Morsching has worked in the health care sector for more […]

‘You Have Got To Be Willing to Just Be a Pitbull’: How Autism Support Now Translated Culture Into Increased Payer Rates

Autism Support Now has used a dogged approach to culture and advocacy to rapidly expand into one of the largest Medicaid-focused autism therapy providers in Missouri. Headquartered in Independence, Missouri, the autism therapy operates nine clinics — eight in Missouri and another in Olathe, Kansas. It was initially founded in 2016 as an in-home applied […]

BACB Removes DEI Content from Coursework Requirements

The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) has removed the inclusion of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) content from its certification and continuing education coursework requirements, angering several clinicians in the space. The BACB has become the leading organization allocating certifications for clinicians practicing applied behavior analysis (ABA), the core therapy offered in the autism therapy […]

New Addiction Treatment Advocacy Group Unites 9 Companies ‘To Have a Voice’

Nine outpatient addiction treatment organizations have launched a new industry advocacy organization focused on office-based outpatient treatment (OBOT). Monikered the National Alliance for Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Solutions (NACATS), the nonprofit advocacy organization is led by Spero Health co-founder and CEO Steve Priest. He has taken on the role of president of the organization. In its […]