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The not-for-profit GuideWell Mutual Holding Corp. on Monday announced that it has agreed to become the majority shareholder of New Directions Behavioral Health.

As college students have returned to campuses this fall—or, in many cases, adapted to remote or hybrid models of learning—the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are still being felt.

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation has announced that it will begin offering virtual addiction treatment and mental healthcare, along with recovery, family and educational services, to Colorado residents through its RecoveryGo telehealth...

The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry announced that it has received a two-year, $32 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to address opioid and stimulant use disorders through the...

Many of us in behavioral healthcare should be preparing for a future in primary care. There is an academic basis for this proposal, but it increasingly has political urgency. Many in our field point to primary care as a destination, but for...

A new collaborative fund backed by an investment and incubation company created by Melinda Gates has been created to boost mental healthcare for minority and/or LGBTQ+ adolescents in the United States, particularly in the midst of the...

Universal Health Services this week announced that Mark Friedlander, MD, MBA, is joining the organization as the new chief medical officer for its Behavioral Health Division. Friedman is a board-certified, practicing psychiatrist, and as...

Purdue Pharma, maker of the prescription pain medication OxyContin, will plead guilty to three federal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and violating anti-kickback laws, as part of an $8 billion settlement, according...