UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) payvider arm, Optum Health, will lay off 572 employees in early 2026, according to WARN notices the company filed in New Jersey. All of its behavioral health services in the state will stop effective Nov. 30. Other areas affected include pediatrics and specialty care. The layoffs are slated to begin on […]
Arizona Autism has announced it will lay off nearly 3,000 employees, transitioning some portion of them to contract positions. The Phoenix-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) and intellectual/developmental disabilities services provider told employees and disclosed to the Arizona state government that it provided notice to employees on Oct. 30. Information published online by the state shows […]
New layoffs at the end of October reflect the downward pressures on the residential care model. Two closures have impacted 356 employees, according to public documents. One entity will continue to operate while another appears to be heading for closure. In Dearborn Heights, Michigan, the nonprofit, youth-focused behavioral health and social services provider Vista Maria […]
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This is an exclusive BHB+ story Behavioral health companies are now hiring for new positions that didn’t exist three or even five years ago. Roles like “cyberpsychologist,” “media psychologist,” and “advisor of health device management” are becoming more common as technology is integrated even further into all facets of U.S. health care. The explosion of […]
Hopebridge, one of the nation’s largest pediatric autism therapy providers, said it has solved a key issue many of its peers continue to battle: hiring and retaining staff. Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) are notoriously hard to retain for autism provider organizations. Low pay and challenging work environments are not […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story The Trump administration has undone the near-total ban on noncompete agreements in the U.S. originally enacted by the Biden administration. Now, it is taking the pulse of American industry before deciding on these restrictive workplace covenants. Until then, the federal rules around the use of noncompetes are effectively back […]
Acadia Healthcare Co. (NASDAQ: ACHC) will shutter multiple branded treatment entities across the country, impacting hundreds of roles. In September, Behavioral Health Business reported the provider would eliminate 90 positions in North Carolina and close one of its Indiana facilities. New public data and commentary from the company show that this bout of closures is […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story A small but lively movement in state legislatures may add a new player to the mental health prescriber team. Several states have recently considered giving specialized psychologists the authority to prescribe and manage patients treated with mental health-related medications. Last year, Utah became the seventh state to create such […]
OpenAI – the tech giant behind the generative AI tool ChatGPT – is actively exploring how to build a network of licensed mental health professionals that users can access directly through the chat platform. This follows a wave of reported AI-induced psychosis states and user harm via chatbot conversing. The company recently reached 700 million […]
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