Behavioral Health Deal Values Grew By 324% In 2024
The value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) related to behavioral health care in the U.S. increased dramatically in 2024, growing by 324% compared to those in 2023, according to data... The post...
View ArticleCo-Occurring Mental Health & Substance Use Services
In 2024, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) developed this series to provide guidance to states related to critical issues that may be addressed by the Community......
View ArticleDrug Use, Dependence & Abuse Among State Prisoners & Jail Inmates, 2007-2009
In June 2017, the Bureau of Justice Statistics published a report that examines patterns of past drug use by different periods (i.e., ever used, at time of offense, month before... The post Drug Use,...
View ArticleEleos Raises $60 Million In Series C Funding To Expand Its Behavioral Health...
Eleos Health, which provides a electronic medical record platform for behavioral health provider organizations, raised $60 million in a Series C funding round. The company plans to use the funding......
View ArticleNevada To Improve Community-Based Services For Children With Behavioral...
On January 3, 2025, the Nevada Medicaid program agreed to improve community-based services for children with behavioral health disabilities so that they can access services without being...
View ArticleSAMHSA Awards 14 States & DC CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Planning Grants
On January 7, 2025, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded 14 states and the District of Columbia $1 million, one-year Certified Community Behavioral Health...
View ArticleMentavi Health Confirms Accuracy & Reliability Of Online ADHD Diagnostic...
Mentavi Health, an evidence-based mental health solutions organization, announced the results of a real-world validation study for the Mentavi Health Diagnostic Evaluation, commonly known as the...
View ArticleIllinois Launches BEACON Children’s Behavioral Health Portal
The Illinois Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative (CBHTI) announced the public launch of the Behavioral Health Care and Ongoing Navigation (BEACON) care portal, a centralized resource...
View ArticleChart: 12 Month-Ending Provisional Number & Percent Change Of Drug Overdose...
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) published this chart of 12-month ending provisional number and percent change of drug overdose deaths. The report... The...
View ArticleOklahoma Failure To Provide Community-Based Behavioral Health Supports, Plus...
Oklahoma unnecessarily institutionalizes, or places at serious risk of unnecessary institutionalization, adults with behavioral health disabilities in the Oklahoma County area, in violation of the...
View ArticleHalf Of Those With Stroke Experienced Post-Stroke Depression Within 12 Months
In the first year after experiencing a stroke, 55% of stroke survivors also experienced depression. About one-third experienced depression during the first three months after the stroke. During the...
View ArticleDigital + Addictions
What digital treatment landscape for addictions will look like in the year ahead is not exactly clear. The lack of clarity is a combination of policy indecision and health plan... The post Digital +...
View ArticleColumbia Valley Community Health To Open Behavioral Health Clinic In East...
Columbia Valley Community Health (CVCH) will open a new behavioral health clinic in East Wenatchee in February 2025. The Wenatchee Express Care facility will offer comprehensive behavioral health...
View ArticlePAX Health Acquires Harris Psychiatric Services, Expanding Specialized Mental...
PAX Health, a behavioral health care company backed by HCAP Partners and Hamilton Lane, acquired Harris Psychiatric Services, a specialized outpatient psychiatric practice focused on treating people...
View ArticleBridging The Divide
The prevalence of addiction disorders in the U.S. population doubled between 2013 and 2023, rising from 8.2% in 2013 to 17.1% in 2023. But, the percentage of the population with... The post Bridging...
View ArticleFDA Approves Spravato Esketamine Nasal Spray As Monotherapy For...
On January 17, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson & Johnson’s Spravato® esketamine nasal spray as a monotherapy for treatment-resistant depression. The new use is...
View ArticleNeuroFlow Acquires Quartet Health
Digital mental health platform NeuroFlow acquired Quartet Health, a value-based behavioral health care enablement company. Financial terms were not disclosed. Through this deal, NeuroFlow will continue...
View ArticleAdult ADHD Incidence Down 10% Between 2016 To 2020, But Rose 15% Between 2020...
The incidence of new attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses among adults aged 19 to 50 receiving care from the Sisters of Saint Mary (SSM) health care system in the midwestern... The...
View ArticleUneven Progress
It’s news to no one that the prevalence of mental health conditions rose during the pandemic and has remained high. In 2022, there were an estimated 59.3 million adults aged... The post Uneven Progress...
View ArticleSAMHSA Releases Updated National Behavioral Health Crisis Care Guidance
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), released updated National Behavioral Health Crisis Care...
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