To say Shawn Coughlin has a lot on his mind these days is putting it mildly. Throughout the pandemic, behavioral health conditions nationwide have worsened and substance use disorder (SUD) overdose rates have continually broken records. Although the numbers paint a bleak picture, Coughlin — who heads one of the behavioral health industry’s leading groups […]
On September 9, the Biden administration issued a mandate for all health care workers at federally funded facilities to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. The order also extends to behavioral health care workers, whom a leading industry group last year described as being an afterthought when it came to inoculating frontline staff. A number of behavioral health […]
The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) is asking lawmakers and government officials to improve the behavioral health treatment options available to children and adolescents nationwide. Specifically, the trade group wants to see residential treatment included in the continuum of care alongside outpatient, intensive outpatient (IOP), partial hospitalization (PHP) and inpatient care offerings. Formerly the […]
Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment stakeholders are asking the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make it easier for providers to use contingency management to help people overcome addiction. Contingency management uses positive reinforcement to motivate certain behaviors. In the case of SUD treatment, that […]
Since 2004, Oceans Healthcare has been making a name for itself by providing behavioral health services to overlooked populations. At first, that meant seniors: The provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services got its start treating the older adult and geriatric population specifically. While that demographic is still key to Oceans’ business, it’s since […]
Hopebridge hires VP of clinical services Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers — one of the nation’s largest autism treatment providers — has expanded its leadership team with the hire of a new vice president of clinical services. The company announced the addition of Adam Hahs on Monday. In his new role, Hahn will be responsible for […]
It seems America has spoken: Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. While it’s still too early to know exactly what Biden’s policy platform will look like, experts anticipate the new administration will usher in a number of positive changes for the behavioral health industry. “Biden and his history indicate that […]
Certain behavioral health providers who were previously ineligible to receive federal funding to help offset the financial impacts of COVID-19 are now allowed to apply for financial relief. Those who have already received payments may also be eligible to apply for additional funding. The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced the next phase […]
This week has been a rough one for U.S. stocks, with the S&P 500 halting trading twice and the Dow Jones Industrial Average experiencing its worst drop since 1987. Concerns over the coronavirus, or COVID-19, were largely to blame. The market’s drop took behavioral health stocks down with it, with Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) […]
Promises chairman named interim CEO Rob Waggener, the chairman of Nashville, Tennessee-based mental health and SUD treatment provider Promises Behavioral Health, has been named the company’s interim CEO. Waggener will retain his chair post as he temporarily takes the helm of Promises, which operates 10 facilities in Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas and its home state […]
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