Acadia Healthcare Faces New Scrutiny Over Alleged Abuse at Shuttered Facility

More allegations of abuse and misconduct at an Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) facility have surfaced in an investigation by The New York Times, which reports alleged instances of patient suicide and rape. The latest report comes just two months after Acadia Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest behavioral health providers, shuttered its troubled Timberline Knolls […]

[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 […]

69% of Eating Disorder Patients Seek Care for Mental Health Concerns

Eating disorders commonly overlap with mental health issues. New research shows that patients are acutely aware of the need to treat both concerns. One of the top motivating factors for people with eating disorders to seek treatment is concern over mental health, according to new data from digital eating disorder treatment provider Equip. Sixty-nine percent […]

Eating Disorder Outlook 2025: M&A On the Rise, GLP-1s Impact Treatment 

The eating disorder treatment sector has transformed dramatically in the past few years, with 2025 poised to bring further disruption through virtual care expansion, market consolidation and evolving patient needs. This evolution is occurring on the heels of a string of notable eating disorder treatment facility closures in 2023 and 2024.  Despite the shuttering of […]

Alsana Swiftly Replaces CEO with Former Chief Growth Officer

Eating disorder provider Alsana has tapped Jordan Watson as its new CEO, marking a rapid leadership transition less than a year after Allan Benham’s appointment to the role. Watson worked for Alsana from 2017 to 2022, most recently as the company’s chief growth officer. He has also worked for eating disorder provider Monte Nido and […]

Fort Health Defies Challenging Funding Environment with New VC Raise, Expands into 2 States

Virtual pediatric behavioral health provider Fort Health is executing its partner-first, expand-after strategy, securing a round of funding while landing a new payer partnership. The New York City-based provider raised a $5.5 million round led by venture capital firms Twelve Below and Vanterra, Fort Health exclusively told Behavioral Health Business. The funds will be used […]

As Dealmaking Cools, Eating Disorder Treatment Providers Reassess

Eating disorder treatment providers say they face a slew of challenges, including how to attract patients and best differentiate themselves from their competitors. At a Behavioral Health Business INVEST panel in Dallas earlier in October, Abhilash Patel, CEO and co-founder of Within Health, and Thomas Britton, CEO of Accanto Health, spoke bluntly about an industry […]

As GLP-1s for Weight Loss Become More Common, Providers Question Their Impact on Treating Eating Disorders

In 2021, Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt co-founded Within Health, a company with headquarters in Miami that provides telehealth for patients with eating disorders. Oliver-Pyatt has spent several years as a psychiatrist addressing eating disorders, which many providers recognize as one of the most complex and difficult to treat psychiatric problems. In the last year, a new […]