Integrated behavioral health practice management provider Ritten has landed $35 million in funding. Five Elms Capital led the Series B round. Ritten previously raised $17.5 million in two rounds, according to Crunchbase. The software provider works with addiction treatment and mental health organizations. Its platform integrates electronic medical records, customer relationship management, and revenue cycle […]
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Psychologists have used AI tools in their work much more in 2025 than in 2024. The latest Practitioner Pulse Survey by the American Psychological Association and APA Services Inc. shows that only 44% of surveyed psychologists never used an AI tool in their practices in 2025. Just a year ago, the share of never-users was […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Clinician retention challenges in addiction treatment arise when daily duties diverge from the essential mission of providing care. The addiction treatment industry now has the opportunity to bring innovation to bear on perennial challenges in ways previously unimaginable. The advent and seemingly overnight proliferation of AI-backed software and the […]
New survey data show that a significant portion of the board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) workforce feels there is a key gap in how they are trained to dose hours for applied behavior analysis (ABA). The survey, conducted by the tech company RethinkBH and inclusive of 390 responses from practicing BCBAs, finds that 80% do not […]
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 […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Autism diagnostics in the U.S. are ripe for innovation. There is no shortage of new tests, tools and tech that seek to get a potential autism spectrum disorder diagnosed faster, more accurately, more specifically, or earlier in a child’s life. The day when any number of the companies vying […]
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 […]
Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) are spearheading a bipartisan effort to establish permanency for telehealth access with H.R. 5081, the Telehealth Modernization Act, a bill that was introduced to the House on Sept. 2. The effort comes just 28 days before telehealth extensions for Medicare patients are set to expire […]
Electronic health records (EHRs) are often viewed as the building blocks for modernizing health care. Still, many behavioral health providers are just beginning the process of going digital. Only 63% of providers have a behavioral health-specific EHR platform in place, according to a survey conducted by Behavioral Health Business. Laura Groschen, Acadia Healthcare’s (NASDAQ: ACHC) […]
Nonprofit behavioral health provider Legacy Treatment Services and its subsidiary, Community Treatment Solutions, are under investigation for a data breach involving nearly 42,000 patient records. The Hainesport, New Jersey-based provider has nine locations throughout the state. A spokesperson from the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell confirmed to Behavioral Health Business that it has […]


