New Strategy Brings Substance Abuse Treatment Into the Hospital
The Los Angeles health system’s Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team (START) pairs an addiction medicine specialist with a social worker or case manager to coordinate post-discharge care plans, including diagnostic assessments, information on treatments, psychosocial support and follow-up phone calls for one month.
For CMOs, Prioritizing Physician Wellbeing Includes Reducing Stigma
Any healthcare organization wants to know that a provider is competent and capable of providing care, but that desire should not extend to prying into people’s mental health history, says Anthony Aquilina, DO, executive vice president and chief physician executive at WellSpan.
Trends in Behavioral Health Tech to Watch for in 2025
Between the growing appeal of digital therapeutic apps, the evolution of clinical note-taking tools, and the growing ability of AI tools to meet patients’ and providers’ needs, many of these trends are already in motion.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 118 – Filling the Mental Health Services Gap with Technology
On episode 118 of PSQH: The Podcast, Loren Larsen, CEO and co-founder of Videra Health, talks about how technology can help fill the gaps in mental health services.
Ohio State Study Confirms Value of Virtual Care in Suicide Prevention
In a randomized clinical trial of 96 patients between 2021 and 2023 with recent suicidal ideation or suicidal behavior, counselors using brief cognitive behavioral therapy via telehealth were able to cut suicide attempts by 41% compared to present-centered therapy.
Revolutionizing Mental Healthcare Through AI-Enhanced Provider-Patient Relationships
As we stand at the intersection of behavioral health and cutting-edge technology, we must ask ourselves: How can we leverage these tools to not only improve patient outcomes but also strengthen the crucial provider-patient relationship?
Mount Sinai to Use AI to Detect Mental Health Concerns
The $20 million project, funded by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), will include researchers from Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Columbia and Carnegie Mellon Universities and use ambient tools developed by Deliberate AI.
Telling a Better Care Story with Health Risk Assessments
Unlock Health has designed its Substance Abuse HRA, an online health risk assessment, to enable behavioral health treatment centers, healthcare providers, and integrated health systems a way to accurately identify individuals at risk for SUD and engage with them early on to personalize treatment plans and provide better outcomes.
New Licensure Compact Could Boost SDOH, Behavioral Health Outreach
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is issuing four grants worth a collective $2.5 million through the License Portability Grant Program (LPGP) to create a multi-state social worker licensure compact. Through the compact, license social workers will be able to practice in member states without the need to apply for a license in each state.
The Importance of Between-Visits Appointments and Mental Health
A study by the National Council for Mental Well-Being reveals that mental health services in the U.S. are insufficient despite more than half of Americans (56%) seeking help, with limited options and long waits becoming the norm.