Gallus Detox Centers Acquired by SCB Global Healthcare Tom Valentino September 4, 2019 Tom Valentino, Senior Editor SCB Global Healthcare Services, a Denver-based investment firm, has acquired Gallus Detox Centers, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based provider of inpatient medical detox programs for alcohol and drug addiction ..read more

Labor Issues Affect Mental Healthcare Patients and Providers, Too H. Steven Moffic September 4, 2019 H. Steven Moffic, MD Psychiatry and many other mental healthcare disciplines could not —or would not—be part of any organized labor union. Perhaps that was not so important in the past, but it very well may be now ..read more

Discovery Behavioral Health Opens Facility in Orlando for Young Adults, Adolescents Tom Valentino September 3, 2019 Tom Valentino, Senior Editor Discovery Behavioral Health is now accepting clients for its Discovery Mood & Anxiety Program at its new facility in Orlando, Florida ..read more

NARMH Conference Attendees Embrace Community Connections Ron Manderscheid September 3, 2019 Ron Manderscheid, PhD, Executive Director, NACBHDD and NARMH The National Association for Rural Mental Health's annual conference, held recently in Santa Fe, New Mexico, identified behavioral health challenges in rural areas and offered solutions to address them ..read more

Timberline Knolls Names New CEO Tom Valentino September 3, 2019 Tom Valentino, Senior Editor Pamela Alba, MA, LMFT, has been named chief executive of the residential treatment center for women and adolescent girls in suburban Chicago ..read more

SaVida Opens Outpatient Facility in Southwest Ohio Tom Valentino September 3, 2019 Tom Valentino, Senior Editor SaVida Health’s 12th facility, located in Middletown, Ohio, provides outpatient medication-assisted treatment for opioid and alcohol addiction ..read more

CDC Researcher: Stick with FDA-Approved Meds Over E-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation Tom Valentino August 29, 2019 Tom Valentino, Senior Editor E-cigarettes can be considered “safer” than traditional cigarettes, but a lack of research around their long-term use should prevent them from being considered “safe” in general, CDC Office on Smoking and Health deputy director of research Brian King, PhD, MPH said ..read more

Join the Resistance to ‘Fake News’ in Behavioral Healthcare Tom Valentino August 28, 2019 Ed Jones, PhD Behavioral healthcare could become a prime target for accusations of "fake news" due to long-standing public confusion and stigma. However, every scientific discipline can prepare for attacks on its knowledge base by being scrupulous in rating the certainty of its evidence ..read more

Oklahoma Ruling Against Johnson & Johnson Could be Framework for Future Lawsuits Tom Valentino August 27, 2019 Tom Valentino, Senior Editor An Oklahoma judge’s ruling that Johnson & Johnson was responsible for helping to fuel the state’s opioid crisis could provide the framework for pending litigation against pharmaceutical companies in other states ..read more

Proposed 42 CFR Part 2 Changes Aimed at Facilitating Better Care Coordination Tom Valentino August 26, 2019 Tom Valentino, Senior Editor The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has proposed a series of revisions to 42 CFR Part 2 regulations to facilitate better care coordination for the treatment of substance use disorders ..read more