GIMBHI’s daily mental health update — 10/15/26

📉 Newport Healthcare, Clarvida, Comprehensive Life Resources cut 227 jobs across youth programs (Behavioral Health Business) — 10/02/26
TL;DR: Three youth behavioral health providers are cutting 227 staff, closing sites in Tacoma, Washington, and Anaheim and Santa Ana, California, and downsizing Newport’s St. Cloud, Minnesota facility.

💳 SimplePractice enhances insurance workflows for independent practices (SimplePractice) — 10/01/26
TL;DR: LA-based SimplePractice launched Insurance Essentials, a billing suite included in every plan, and Insurance Navigator, an add-on with AI claim support and insurance specialists, for its 250,000+ mental health clinicians.

🛒 Headway builds patient marketplace, adds $9.99 fee for providers on marketplace bookings (Headway) — 10/01/26
TL;DR: New York-based Headway is investing $150M+ a year in a patient-provider matching marketplace and launched its first patient app. It will soon charge providers $9.99 per appointment with patients who find them through the marketplace.

🔍 NOCD working with Morgan Stanley on strategic options (Axios Pro) — 09/30/26
TL;DR: Chicago-based NOCD, a venture-backed virtual OCD therapy platform, has been working with Morgan Stanley to explore strategic alternatives, as virtual behavioral health M&A picks up.