Equip hires its first president Equip, a virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment company, appointed Nikia Bergan as its first-ever president. Bergan will report to co-founder and CEO Kristina Saffran and serve as an observer on the Equip board of directors. For nearly 20 years, Bergan worked at the Advisory Board Company, part of Optum. Optum […]
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Turnover in the behavioral health space appears to have remained stable in 2022. That’s at least according to the 2023 Behavioral Health Salary & Benefits Report, released annually by the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS). This year’s report pulled from a survey of 462 behavioral health facilities, which collectively offered data on nearly 31,4000 […]
Generative AI has come for behavioral health. Now the question is this: What will the industry do about it? Forward-thinking and innovative approaches to technology may help the behavioral health industry tackle some of its most pressing challenges. Further, early adoption may allow the industry to play a meaningful role in generative AIs development and […]
Cityblock, a population health startup that offers physical and behavioral health services, has announced plans to reduce its workforce by 155 employees – about 12% of the company’s total workforce. The company’s CEO, Dr. Toyin Ajayi, said the layoffs are part of Cityblock’s maturation as it becomes more “agile” and “nimble” in delivering care. “Some […]
Behavioral health giant Acadia Healthcare Company (Nasdaq: ACHC) has named Walgreens and Aetna vet Heather Dixon its new chief financial officer. This comes as David Duckworth announced he would leave the position after over a decade. As CFO, Dixon is tasked with supporting Acadia in its long-term growth plan to diversify its services and revenue. […]
Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. names new C-suite member Franklin, Tennessee-based Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. (Nasdaq: ACHC) named Judith Scimone its chief human resources officer. She will report to company CEO Chris Hunter. In her new role, she is tasked with developing and advancing Acadia Healthcare’s people strategy and helping it become the “premier employer of […]
Carelon, the health care services arm of Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV), has opened its first brick-and-mortar clinic. At an organizational-level, the opening reflects Carelon’s commitment to boosting access to behavioral health services while advancing whole-person health, according to Glenn MacFarlane, who serves as president and CEO of Carelon Behavioral Health, formerly known as Beacon Health […]
Teladoc (NYSE: TDOC) attributed its direct-to-consumer mental health segment BetterHelp’s first-quarter revenue growth to an uptick in membership and stable customer-acquisition costs. In 2022, the telehealth provider struggled to keep up with the rising customer-acquisition costs, which were partly inflated by new digital behavioral health competitors. “Customer acquisition trends have remained stable year to date, […]
Without major public policy changes to bolster the behavioral health workforce, providers will fail to meet the demand for mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services moving forward – even more so than now. That’s according to a new survey conducted by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and The Harris Poll. The survey, […]
Therapists working at behavioral health tech companies can expect an average compensation of about $90,000. That’s according to a new annual compensation report by Therapists in Tech. The report found that the compensation of licensed clinical therapists and specialists ranged from $122,000 on the high end to $70,000 on the low end, with a median […]
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