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Beyond the ‘Worried Well’: Why Payers Are Rethinking Therapy for Lower-Acuity Care
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (978+ words) “The worried well.” “Rent-a-friend therapy.” I’ve heard all the terms. But in the post-COVID era, there has been a major increase in the number of individuals seeking behavioral healthcare. While many applaud this surge to connect more people with care…...
Stimulant Use Disorder Might Be Providers’ Next Quiet Crisis
1+ week, 6+ day ago (731+ words) The prevalence of stimulant use disorders has surpassed the number of individuals with opioid use disorder for the first time, fueling new challenges for providers. Carelon Behavioral Health is a part of Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV) and provides behavioral health…...
Mental health isn’t second-class. Our healthcare system still treats it that way
2+ week, 4+ day ago (338+ words) I very nearly didn’t write this article. It actually sat in draft form for 3 months while I (deeply) procrastinated over whether to give it the light of day. So here goes… So, we know we don’t have an awareness or…...
Autism Therapy’s Latest Labor Challenge — Unionization
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1122+ words) The long-running tension between the autism therapy industry and its workforce may be reaching a new level of tension. For years, the industry has failed to resolve the perennial problem of high turnover among RBTs. These are typically hourly wage…...
Advanced Recovery Systems Acquires Promises Behavioral Health
3+ week, 3+ day ago (249+ words) Pixabay on pexels.com | CC0 Winter Park, Florida-based Advanced Recovery Systems acquired Promises Behavioral Health in early July. A representative of the company says the deal “[puts] together two organizations focused on providing evidence-based, expert care for individuals with addiction and…...
In-Home Addiction Treatment Faces a Test of Sustainability
3+ week, 3+ day ago (989+ words) Addiction treatment is generally seen as a continuum of care tailored to a person’s needs and stage of recovery. Still, taking time away from work and family can be challenging for many people seeking treatment. In recent years, we have…...
‘They Rarely Travel Alone’: Inside the Complexity Spiral of Emerging Process Addictions
3+ week, 4+ day ago (467+ words) Addiction treatment providers face a world that is evolving faster than ever as rising process addictions complicate patients’ clinical needs. The American economy and social trends have always impacted addiction treatment. But the industry has never seen the swift rise…...
Confessions from a Retired Addiction Treatment CEO: The Industry Keeps ‘Recycling Solutions’
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1297+ words) After spending a storied career of more than 50 years in addiction treatment and behavioral health, a now retired CEO of one of the largest nonprofit treatment systems told Behavioral Health Business that the industry seems to “recycle solutions” and that…...