Georgia House Bill 584 takes effect January 1, 2026, transferring licensing and oversight for several behavioral health facility types—including SUD programs—from the Department of Community Health (DCH) to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD). On paper, it…
Behavioral health leaders search for all kinds of resources when Joint Commission accreditation approaches, consulting firms, mock survey experts, online training programs, software tools, checklists, and virtual support. The volume of options can make it feel like accreditation is a…
Virginia has introduced a new gatekeeping step for organizations seeking to open high-priority behavioral health and addiction treatment programs. Beginning November 7, 2025, any applicant pursuing a Priority 1 or Priority 2 service license must complete a state-designed training and…
Behavioral health providers often think of scalability in terms of growth—more locations, more services, more lives reached. But in practice, the real question isn’t how fast an organization can expand. It’s whether the underlying operational structure can absorb that expansion…
A federal grand jury in Little Rock returned a sweeping indictment in late November 2025 against psychologist Krameelah Banks, charging her with 23 counts of wire fraud, seven counts of making false statements in connection with health care matters, and…
The Center for Disability Services (CFDS), a longstanding provider of medical and behavioral health services in the Albany region, announced in late November 2025 that it will discontinue its psychiatric program by December 31. The decision affects approximately 1,100 patients,…
PHI breaches hit behavioral health the hardest. A PHI breach is never just a technical failure. For behavioral health providers, it carries deeper consequences; legal exposure, regulatory pressure, clinical disruption, and a loss of patient trust that takes years to…
Behavioral health leaders looking for specialized consulting often find themselves choosing between generalist healthcare firms or boutique groups that lack operational depth. Atlantic Health Strategies was created to close that gap. The organization functions as a behavioral-health-only MSO, supporting programs…
Pathfinder Recovery is preparing for strategic expansion into the State of Connecticut, building on its established foundation of excellence in behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment. The initiative aligns with the organization’s long-term growth plan to increase access to…
For behavioral health executives, choosing the right consulting partner is no longer a peripheral decision. With regulatory standards tightening, payor audits increasing, and clinical models evolving across states, the wrong advisor can create significant operational and legal exposure. Many organizations…
