Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. (Nasdaq: ACHC) faces another round of scrutiny regarding its oversight of its facilities. On Sunday, The New York Times published a report that highlighted several questionable and potentially dangerous practices at some of Acadia’s psychiatric hospitals, with NYT citing interviews with dozens of current and former Acadia Healthcare employees and patients. […]
Delivering behavioral health services requires a nuanced approach, where providers truly understand the needs of their patients. That’s especially true when delivering care to specialized and particularly vulnerable populations, including those living with cancer. Dr. Guy Maytal serves as chief of integrated care and psychiatric services for Forge Health, an outpatient mental health and substance […]
Chandler, Arizona-based Embark Behavioral Health is undergoing a leadership transition. On Wednesday, the private equity-backed child and young adult behavioral health provider announced that Alex Stavros, its CEO of 13 years, will step away from daily management and into a board member role. Embark Behavioral Health named Scott Filion as its new CEO, effective September […]
Nearly a quarter of the U.S. adult population received mental health treatment in 2023. That’s according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s new 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) report. “Each year, data from the annual NSDUH provides an opportunity to identify and address unmet healthcare needs across America,” […]
Ghost networks remain a major problem in health care – and behavioral health is no exception. Broadly, ghost networks create barriers for individuals trying to access behavioral health services through their payer. There are many reasons why ghost networks exist, with payers and providers both contributing to the problem. In this BHB+ TALKS conversation, senior […]
Fourteen percent of high school students say that they have misused prescription opioids, placing them at higher risk of overdose, mental health issues and suicide. While the number of teens using opioids has declined in recent years, a new virtual treatment option has emerged for some teens still struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD). Virtual […]
Patients diagnosed with both opioid use disorder (OUD) and a psychiatric condition can experience decades-long delays before receiving treatment and significant barriers to care. A new partnership between OUD treatment provider Ophelia and hybrid mental health provider Thriveworks is seeking to provide an accessible pipeline to care for patients with co-occurring OUD and psychiatric disorders. […]
Galen Mental Health has named Kristen Scheel its CEO. Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt and Dan Davidson co-founded the Alachua, Florida-based outpatient mental health provider. The company operates a network of mental health treatment centers that care for those with mental health, eating disorders and dual diagnoses. It also offers care via intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) and […]
Medication adherence is a critical issue for behavioral health providers. This is especially true for patients with serious mental illness. More than half of patients with schizophrenia are nonadherent to medication, and 50% of patients with depression and 44% of patients with bipolar disorder are nonadherent to medication, according to a meta-analysis. In order to […]
Reports of abuse and neglect have increasingly rang alarm bells about the lack of oversight of children in residential behavioral health facilities. A new report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that almost one-third of states fail to collect the information that could identify patterns of maltreatment among foster children in residential facilities. […]
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