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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• Volunteers Of America Northern Rockies Expands Veteran Services In Kalispell, Montana To Serve The State’s Largest Veteran Population
• Utah’s Castleview Hospital Plans New Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit
• Ohio Breaks Ground On New Behavioral Health Hospital In Trotwood
• Teva Launches ‘Home Ground Schizophrenia Community,’ A New Online Resource Hub For People Living With Schizophrenia & Their Care Partners
• Family Care Center Opens Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic In Queen Creek, Arizona
• Idaho Restores Medicaid Assertive Community Treatment & Peer Support Services For People With Serious Mental Illness
• Federal 2027 Budget Proposal Would Eliminate SAMHSA As Stand-Alone Agency & Reduce Behavioral Health Funding By 8%
• Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS) By OMNI: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
• Idaho Medicaid Information Release MA26-09: Reimbursement Of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) & Mental Health Peer Support For Adults
• Enrolled Idaho Senate Bill 1446: Relates To The Appropriation To The Department Of Health & Welfare & The Judicial Branch For Fiscal Year 2027
• HHS Budget In Brief Fiscal Year 2027
• Telehealth Alone Isn’t The Answer To Access
• The University Of Alabama At Birmingham Expands Care With Two New Specialty Programs Tailored To Developmental & Behavioral Health Conditions
• Ohio Awards $1 Million Contract To Problem Gambling Network Of Ohio To Expand Statewide Gambling Treatment System
• The Concierge Competitive Edge

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California Awards $1.18 Billion In Bond Funding To Add 2,500+ Beds & 4,200+ Outpatient Slots

California awarded $1.18 billion in grant funding for 66 behavioral health infrastructure projects across 130 facilities to expand residential and crisis treatment capacity statewide. The projects are expected to add 2,554 residential and inpatient beds and 4,273 outpatient treatment slots. The funding is part of the Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (Bond BHCIP) Round 2: Unmet Needs, created through Proposition 1, which was approved in 2024. Proposition 1 authorized $6.4 billion in bond funding… Read

• Oklahoma Fails To Meet Consent Decree Requirements On Timely Competency Restoration
• Federal Agencies Decline To Defend 2024 Mental Health Parity Rule & Prepare For New Proposal In 2026
• Public Comment Period Open For The Solano County, California Behavioral Health Services Act 2026-2029 Integrated Plan
• Otsuka Pharmaceutical To Acquire Transcend Therapeutics
• Centerstone To Open New Behavioral Health Clinic In Poplar Bluff, Missouri