Ashley Addiction Treatment Expands to Non-Addiction Mental Health Care

A 45-year-old Maryland addiction treatment provider has radically expanded its services. Ashley Addiction Treatment announced that as of Oct. 1 it is providing telehealth mental health services for all Maryland residents, regardless of whether the patient has a substance use disorder (SUD) diagnosis. Ashley, a nonprofit organization that is headquartered in Havre de Grace, Maryland, […]

‘There’s a Sense of Urgency’: How Wearables Could Reshape Addiction Treatment

Wearables offer addiction treatment providers tantalizing opportunities to improve care outcomes. Increasingly sophisticated devices are now available at affordable price points. Effortless data collection opens the door to more objectivity in a highly subjective field. But there’s a serious problem. Researchers and practitioners still need to figure out what to do with the mountains of […]

Ashley Addiction Treatment, Release Recovery Partner to Expand SUD Treatment Access for Communities of Color

Ashley Addiction Treatment and Release Recovery Foundation have teamed up to launch a scholarship for underserved communities in need of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Specifically, the new scholarship program aims to remove financial barriers for people of color, who are less likely to get treatment than their white counterparts. “Our real goal is to […]

Movers & Shakers: LifeStance Fills New C-Suite Role; Ashley Addiction Treatment Hires VP of Engagement

LifeStance Health creates, fills new C-Suite position LifeStance Health, a private equity-backed outpatient behavioral health provider, has named Felicia Gorcyca as its first chief people officer. Gorcyca comes to LifeStance Health from TPG Capital — a Dallas-based private equity company that backs LifeStance alongside Summit Partners and Silversmith Capital Partners — where she was an […]

Ashley Addiction Treatment’s New CEOs Plot Course for Growth in Outpatient Services, Research

Ashley Addiction Treatment is getting back to its co-leadership roots while also branching out into new directions, especially when it comes to its portfolio of offerings.  Earlier this month, the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider announced that executives Alex Denstman and Greg Hobelmann are being jointly promoted to the company’s top position. They’ll take […]

Movers & Shakers: New CEOs at Ashley Addiction Treatment, New Directions

Ashley Addiction Treatment appoints joint CEOs  Ashley Addiction Treatment has promoted two of its senior executives to lead the company.  Alex Denstman — Ashley’s senior vice president and chief growth officer — and Greg Hobelmann — senior vice president and chief medical and clinical officer — will take over as joint CEOs on March 1. […]

Movers & Shakers: Caron Treatment Centers CEO to Retire; Medical Director Shake-Ups

Maine’s largest mental health provider gets new president Maine’s largest mental health provider has selected a new president. Kelly Barton will officially step into the role at Maine Behavioral Healthcare in early October. Maine Behavioral Healthcare is a not-for-profit that serves more than 20,000 patients across 30 locations in the state. It’s part of the […]