The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation launched a new business-to-business digital substance use disorder (SUD) service, expanding the traditionally facility-based organization’s digital services. Titled “Workplace Solutions,” the product provides four main services for employers. Three of its services are digital content and tools; the other service is a “centers of excellence” value-based care bundle of services. […]
More than 40% of polled behavioral health industry insiders believe the addiction and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment space has the most significant growth opportunity moving forward. That’s according to a new survey from Kipu and Behavioral Health Business, which included answers from 164 clinical and administrative staff members, C-suite level executives and others about […]
In the U.S., it can often take individuals months to get appropriate behavioral health care. As a result, emergency departments across the country are seeing a massive uptick in patients seeking these types of services. Some health systems – Intermountain Health, Geisinger Health and M Health Fairview among them – are combatting this issue by […]
Recovery Centers of America has named former-Sevita executive Brett Cohen its next CEO. Former-CEO Brian O’Neill, who founded the company in 2014, will transition to a board member role. Before joining Recovery Centers of America, Cohen served as the chief operating officer of the intellectual and developmental disabilities services organization Sevita, which employs over 40,000 […]
Digital behavioral health startup Pelago, formerly Quit Genius, has announced that its platform will expand its offerings to care for youth with substance use disorder (SUD). The new coordinated care program will treat teens aged 15 to 17 for tobacco and alcohol use disorders (AUD), and individuals aged 16 and over for opioid use disorder […]
Within the behavioral health sector, it has been a bumpy 12 months for autism treatment providers. But it’s turning out to be somewhat of a tumultuous year for those in the substance use disorder (SUD) space as well. SUD dealmaking fell below pre-pandemic levels in Q1, according to a recent report by M&A advisory firm […]
Banyan Treatment Centers’ new CEO, John Sory, is tasked with leading the organization through its next growth phase. Sory succeeds Joe Tuttle, the founder of the Pompano Beach, Florida-based addiction treatment provider. Tuttle will step into a board director role after a transition period. Sory takes on the CEO role, effective July 17. Sory’s appointment […]
New data demonstrates that fentanyl has complicated addiction treatment in the U.S. by increasing the prevalence of polysubstance use in patients seeking treatment. The data — from the Kennewick, Washington-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) provider Ideal Option — show that as many as 61% may need treatment for at least two different substances. “Polysubstance use disorder […]
Substance use disorder provider Caron Treatment Centers is looking to offer more step-down services for its patients by adding a new partial hospitalization program (PHP) to its flagship campus. Founded 65 years ago, the Wernersville, Pennsylvania-based organization cares for patients with substance use disorders. It operates in Pennsylvania, Florida, Washington D.C., Georgia and New York. […]
For 30 years, we’ve been chasing a panacea for mental health, trying to find the right prescription or the right mix of medications as a substitute for comprehensive treatment. More and more, doctors prescribe medication alone, even though such medications should be supported by counseling. The lack of qualified therapists is compounded by insurance companies […]
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