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.

Latest Resources

• Interim Final Rule: Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement For Certain Individuals
• Digital Pathways To Consumer Support: A Conversation With Erine Gray, Founder & CEO Of Findhelp
• Kansas Awards Family Mobile Crisis Helpline Contract To Health Source Integrated Solutions, Replacing Carelon Behavioral Health
• 80% Of People With Major Depressive Disorder Do Not Believe Antidepressants Are Sufficient To Reach Remission
• Percentage Of Florida Older Adults Hospitalized For Mental Disorders Increased By 16% Between 2022 & 2024
• Youth Mental Health Corps Expands To 16 States In 2026
• Osara Health Expands Cancer Coach Program Into Survivorship Care
• Curio Acquires Nora Mental Health Franchise Network
• Oregon’s System Of Care 2026-2029 Strategic Plan
• Forward Motion On CCBHCs: Preparing For The Next Phase Of Behavioral Health Transformation
• SAMHSA Selects 10 More States To Join The CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration
• California Behavioral Health Association Launches Behavioral Health Innovation Institute To Advance Youth Well-Being Through Technology & Community Collaboration
• Fred Finch Youth & Family Services Breaks Ground On Crisis Residential Program For Youth With Autism In California
• San Diego County Awards Three Mental Health Rehabilitation Center Service Contracts Worth $235 Million
• North Carolina DHHS Draft Changes To Clinical Coverage Policy (CCP) 8F for Research-Based Behavioral Health Treatment (RB-BHT) For Autism Spectrum Disorder

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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

• Author Health Enters Three New States, Accelerating Access To Behavioral Health Care For Medicare Beneficiaries
• Aetna Launches Mental Health On Demand For Self-Insured Employers
• Stella Mental Health Expands Boston-Area Services With New Newton Treatment Center
• JotPsych Launches Integrated E-Prescribing System For Behavioral Health
• Transforming Adolescent Residential Services: The New Hope Case Study