Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Beacon Behavioral Partners and its private equity backer, Latticework Capital, are prepping the psychiatric services provider for an exit, according to media reports. Axios reported last week that the sale process will be a competitive auction set to begin in early 2026. The report also states that Beacon Behavioral Health is bringing […]
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 […]
Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. (Nasdaq: ACHC) is facing pressure from an activist investor who has called for a range of changes at the company. New York City-based Engine Capital published its letter to the Acadia Healthcare board of directors on Wednesday, calling out the company’s perceived missteps and proposing a handful of reforms that it […]
For-profit psychiatric beds now make up nearly one-third of all freestanding beds. Beds at government hospitals – which once dominated two-thirds of the sector – are continuing to shrink, a new study says. Three years ago, privately held providers, such as Summit BHC and PAM Health made moves to build new facilities after the pandemic […]
A new behavioral health provider is aiming to address two of the industry’s biggest challenges: the rising cost of pediatric inpatient care and the need to develop a skilled, sustainable workforce. Embark Behavioral Health vet Chris Perkins is launching a new youth-focused behavioral health provider dubbed Velocity. The facility, slated to open this fall, will […]
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission is looking to reform children’s behavioral health by targeting overmedicalization, mental health prescribing patterns and excessive screen time. Under the direction of U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy, which was released Sept. 9, is a […]
Magellan Health’s pediatric collaborative care model has yielded an 84% referral-to-enrollment rate for behavioral health support, with 56% of children remaining engaged or graduating from the program following a 40% reduction in their PHQ scores. Now, the health care giant is looking to expand the model’s scale. Early intervention through collaborative care models is often […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story For a concept that by definition means connecting a patient to care, “fragmented” is how most behavioral health providers describe the state of triage for their patients. Reinventing the process would improve outcomes and may even help address the mental health staffing crisis, experts told Behavioral Health Business. Triaging […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Back-to-school season is an inherently exciting time. Changing grades – maybe transitioning from elementary school to middle school, or from middle school to high school – and reuniting with favorite friends, teachers and coaches is an annual milestone ingrained in many of us. Beyond the ad campaigns for supplies, […]
Rates of anxiety, serious mental illness (SMI), major depressive episodes and suicidality went down slightly among adolescents across the U.S. in 2024. Yet, among adults, the prevalence of any mental illness rose by 4.8%, from 58.7 million people in 2023 to 61.5 million people in 2024. Despite these trends, there were 3 million fewer adults […]
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