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For many behavioral health providers, zoning feels like nothing more than an obstacle—an exhausting set of rules, hearings, and restrictions that slow down or even block expansion. It’s easy to see zoning as the barrier between your organization and the patients you’re trying to serve. But with the right legal strategy, zoning doesn’t have to be a roadblock. In fact, it can become an opportunity. Across the country, cities are beginning to rethink how land use can improve pub

When a city denies your license application, drags out the permitting process, or imposes impossible conditions for opening a treatment...

Florida continues to face staggering rates of overdose deaths and a rising demand for treatment beds. Families, communities, and...

Behavioral health providers and patients scored an important win in federal court this month. A New York magistrate judge has given...

Baltimore City is considering a significant change in its zoning code aimed at improving access to health care clinics, including...

A new NIH-funded study has shown compelling evidence that giving people medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) while incarcerated...

What Happened Comprehensive Psychiatric Services (CPS), a behavioral medicine provider headquartered in Walnut Creek, California (doing...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently announced a controversial proposal to change state law to allow involuntary treatment for people...

Recent findings from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)  provide compelling evidence that quitting smoking isn't just an individual...

August 2025  brought major news in the behavioral healthcare world: Praesum Healthcare Services, LLC , a Lake Worth, FL–based operator of...

A recent New York Times Magazine  feature posed a pressing question: A highly effective treatment for opioid addiction exists—so why...

A recent audit from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG)  found that Florida did not fully meet federal reporting and oversight...

The intersection of land use law and behavioral health care is once again in the spotlight. On August 22, 2025, North Atlanta Recovery...

In the complex world of behavioral healthcare, compliance is not just a regulatory requirement but a critical component of delivering...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued its first detailed interpretation of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) —and...

A Warning from the Front Lines Dr. Veronica Kelley, Director of the Orange County Healthcare Agency, has issued a stark warning:...

At the University of North Carolina, epidemiologist Nabarun “Nab” Dasgupta  channels profound personal loss into life-saving science....

1. Kratom Byproduct 7-OH — A Potent Opioid-Like Threat Health authorities are sounding alarms over products—especially beverages like the...

Boston, MA  — Optimum Labs, a New Bedford–based clinical laboratory, and its owner, William Owens, have pleaded guilty to orchestrating...

Minneapolis, MN  — Addiction treatment provider NUWAY Alliance  has agreed to pay $18.5 million  to resolve allegations of Medicaid...