Key Developments

In September 2023, Discovery Behavioral Health, Inc., a mental health, substance use and eating disorder treatment center, had entered into a clinical research agreement that will play an integral role in the launch of a new A.I.-driven platform called Discovery365. The platform tracks patient progress for 12 months after discharge from a behavioral treatment program, a period Discovery refers to as "the one-year recovery gap," when industry relapse rates are exceedingly high.
In March 2023, Centra and Lifepoint Behavioral Health, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, announced that it had entered into a joint venture partnership to build and operate a new inpatient behavioral health hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia
In May 2022, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a funding opportunity of nearly USD 15 million for a three-year federal grant to establish a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) program that will strengthen the delivery of behavioral health care to residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
In January 2022, BHI-TWP launched TeleBehavioral Health 301 and 401 Series. The 301 series will focus more on how TeleBehavioral Health skills can be used to enhance the mental health for certain populations and on developing TeleBehavioral-specific tools and protocols. The 401 series will bring national experts from across the country to discuss highly relevant complex issues related to designing and implementing effective TeleBehavioral Health programs.
In October 2020, Golden Years Behavioral Health Group announced the launch of its recently licensed behavioral health outpatient services to provide counselling and support to community members in need of addiction, mental health, and other behavioral health services.