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Austintown, Ohio-based Comprehensive Behavioral Health shut its offices Oct. 2, affecting about 7,000 clients served through branches in Austintown, Boardman, East Liverpool, Steubenville, Alliance, Howland and Salem, 21 News reported Oct. 2. Executive Director Ebonie Bourgoin told 21 News that…

Patients with chronic, complex conditions that are difficult to diagnose can face another challenge in the healthcare system: having their symptoms minimized, misattributed or invalidated by clinicians, according to an Oct. 1 article in the American Psychological Association’s Monitor on…

Guidelight Health has taken its intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization model into multiple states, and the clinical, operational and regulatory complexity has compounded at each step. Growth in behavioral health is rarely a question of whether the demand exists. It…

Oct 14, 2026 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

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Presenters:
  • Andy Cruz, Co-Founder & CMO, Guidelight Health
  • Chelsea (Martel) Ladendorf, VP, Compliance & Privacy Officer, Guidelight Health

The prevalence of benzodiazepine dispensing in the U.S. fell 26.7% from 2013 to 2024, with the largest relative decline among adults ages 18-29, according to a study published Sept. 30 in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Researchers from Rutgers University…

Suicide became the 10th-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2024, up from No. 11 in 2023, according to final mortality data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Suicide deaths fell 1% over the same period, from…

Behavioral health needs continue to rise, yet many individuals face challenges finding the right care at the right time. Join Becker’s Healthcare and Cigna Healthcare for a discussion on innovative strategies to improve access, engagement, and outcomes through personalized provider…

Oct 22, 2026 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

Presented by:

Presented by
Presenters:
  • Stuart L. Lustig, MD, MPH, National Medical Executive for Behavioral Health Strategy and Product Design, Cigna Healthcare
  • Lisa Kay, Clinical Quality Leader, Evernorth Health Services
  • Anil Sipahimalani, MD, LFAPA, Lead Behavioral Medical Director, Enhanced Clinical Model, Cigna Healthcare
  • Jason Youngblood, Senior Director – Cigna US Markets Behavioral Center of Excellence and Sales Operations, Cigna Healthcare

The Senate HELP Committee advanced Timothy Westlake, MD, President Donald Trump’s nominee for assistant secretary for mental health and substance use at HHS, in a 12-11 party-line vote. The nomination will now move to the full Senate for a final…

University of California San Diego researchers received a $12.6 million award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to establish the Polysubstance Addiction Research Center. The center will examine addiction involving cocaine, oxycodone, alcohol and the combination of cocaine and…

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