GIMBHI’s daily mental health update — 10/29/26

👻 Mental health “ghost networks” plague commercial insurance directories, JAMA study finds (Simon Haeder et al., JAMA Health Forum) — 10/16/26
TL;DR: A 5,822-call secret shopper study across 5 states found only 12.4% of calls to directory-listed psychiatrists and psychologists yielded an appointment, with 55.6% of evaluable calls hitting directory errors and 61.3% nonevaluable.

🩺 Talkiatry expands therapy nationwide to build integrated behavioral health platform (Heather Landi, Fierce Healthcare) — 10/22/26
TL;DR: Talkiatry rolled out virtual therapy in all 50 states with 400+ employed therapists alongside its 800+ psychiatrists, offering coordinated psychiatry and therapy across 100+ insurers and 170M covered lives, with plans for IOP and SUD services.

🔗 PsychPlus acquires Precision Psychiatric Services, adding 100+ psychiatrists in California (PsychPlus, EIN Presswire) — 10/23/26
TL;DR: PsychPlus acquired California-based Precision Psychiatric Services, adding 100+ psychiatrists and hospital partnerships across EDs, inpatient, and outpatient settings, following its recent Koa Health acquisition toward a 6M+ person global mental health platform.

🏫 Thrive Therapies raises $7.7M to scale in-school therapy for children with disabilities (Thrive Therapies, Business Wire) — 10/22/26
TL;DR: Dallas-based Thrive Therapies raised $7.7M led by LiveOak Ventures to expand its model delivering therapy, evaluations, and behavioral health care to students with disabilities across 200+ schools in six states, with 85%+ meeting annual IEP goals.