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, neurologists, and social workers. 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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• DOJ Announces Settlement With South Carolina Over Claims Of Warehousing People With Mental Illness
• Virginia Reports Three-Year Outcomes Of Behavioral Health Transformation To Expand Access, Strengthen Support For Individuals & Families
• Suicide Deaths Fell Slightly In 2024
• Smartwatch System Alerts Help Parents Shorten, Defuse Children’s Severe Tantrums Early
• Richland County, Ohio, Opens 10-Bed Supportive Housing & Recovery Unit, Danielle’s Lighthouse
• Wellness Workdays Launches BRAVE Frontline Mental Health Program For The Construction Industry
• Rady Children’s In San Diego To Break Ground On New Behavioral Health Hospital, Will Double Inpatient Capacity
• $72 Million Private Grant To Fund Three-Year CCBHC Expansion Pilot In Illinois, Kansas & Michigan
• Settlement Agreement Between The United States & The State Of South Carolina
• Early Onset for Recovery of Psychosis (EORP) By UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
• Atrium Health Floyd To Offer Virtual School-Based Mental Health Services
• Ibis Healthcare Announces Construction Of 32-Bed Mariposa Women’s Hospital In Tampa, Florida
• Care Solace Partners With Arkansas Department Of Education To Coordinate School-Based Mental Health Care Access Statewide
• Primary Care Digital Platform For Behavioral Health Decreased PMPM Spend
• Medicaid IMD Waivers Did Not Increase Overall Psychiatric Hospitalization Rate

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Private Practice Professionals Report Adopting Technologies To Integrate Behavioral Health Services

A recent survey of 206 private practice professionals indicates that many are adopting technologies to deliver integrated behavioral health services and support the care journey from identification through ongoing treatment. Technologies adopted include telehealth platforms, digital screening and assessment tools, specialty tools, and mobile smartphone applications. More than two-thirds, 67%, of the survey respondents have a behavioral health professional on staff, a report on the survey stated, and 38% of the respondents said they receive… Read

• Colorado To Require Health Plans To Use Nationally Recognized Clinical Criteria For Behavioral Health Coverage Decisions
• Alleva Introduces InCheck, A Behavioral Health Compliance Management Platform
• Colorado House Bill 25-1002
• Psychologists Reporting Never Using AI Assistance With Their Practices Fell From 71% In 2024 To 44% In 2025
• Ohio Expands Youth Mobile Response & Stabilization Services Statewide