A new behavioral health provider is aiming to address two of the industry’s biggest challenges: the rising cost of pediatric inpatient care and the need to develop a skilled, sustainable workforce.
Embark Behavioral Health vet Chris Perkins is launching a new youth-focused behavioral health provider dubbed Velocity. The facility, slated to open this fall, will be a teaching hospital dedicated to professionalizing the behavioral health workforce.
The Springfield, Missouri-based provider will initially focus on adolescent males aged 13 to 17, with plans to expand its scope over time. Velocity is currently operator-funded…