Mental Health Services

The mental health market is defined as treatment services for mental and emotional health and psychiatric care for individuals of all ages. Mental health services are provided by a wide array of professionals, including certified counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and neurologists. The mental health market is facing new challenges – continued cost pressures on Medicare, Medicaid, and government programs; a shift to value-based care financing models; increased consolidation of health systems; and a push towards tech-enabled, consumer-led interventions. While these challenges may seem immense, the mental health market has experienced numerous shifts over the years from the move to managed care to increased community-based care. Organizations that can adapt to these changes are most likely to succeed.

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We just wrapped National Suicide Prevention Month in September. This comes at a time when suicide is on the increase in the U.S. In June this year, 10.7% of U.S. adults aged 18 years and above responding to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said they had seriously considered suicide… Read