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Explore our blog for the latest market trends and insights, inspiring stories in our ‘Real Stories. Real Impact.’ series featuring professionals in behavioral health, and the ‘Recovery Heroes‘ series celebrating those we collectively serve.
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The Business Case for Reducing Mental Health and SUD Stigma
September 26, 2025
A Strategic Guide for Health Plans, Providers, Employers, and the Public Sector Mental health stigma is costing the U.S. economy hundreds of billions annually through delayed care, emergency interventions, and workforce disruption. Excess costs arising from mental health inequities total…
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Breaking Down Barriers: Addressing Inequities in SUD Prevention and Treatment
September 26, 2025
While inadequate health insurance remains a primary driver of treatment gaps, numerous additional barriers contribute to the persistent inequities in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, particularly among BIPOC communities. Understanding and addressing these multifaceted obstacles is essential for creating a…
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Leveraging Digital Tools to Build & Retain Census
September 4, 2025
Healthcare providers face an unprecedented crisis. In 2024, 122 million Americans lived in Health Professional Shortage Areas, while HRSA projects a shortage of more than 113,000 addiction counselors in the U.S. by 2037. Faced with these challenges, healthcare providers are…
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Health Plan Improves Care with Digital SUD Support Solution
August 29, 2025
Case managers and peer support staff working in the health insurance industry assist clients with a wide range of conditions and chronic diseases in navigating the complexities of the healthcare system. About 60% of adults in the U.S. have at…
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Breaking the Isolation Trap: How CG Stays Connected in Recovery
August 22, 2025
As his children got older, CG found himself drawn back to drinking and drugs, habits he’d started as a teenager. He’d taken a bit of a break while his kids were young, but as they needed him less, he went…
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Beyond Office Hours: How Digital Tools Extended Mech’s Outpatient Recovery
August 21, 2025
Like many people, Mech first experimented with drugs and alcohol as a teenager in high school. From the start, he struggled with moderation, which led to serious addiction issues—cocaine, crack, and meth—as the decades passed. After using for a long…
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Extending Inpatient Recovery Through Virtual Support
August 20, 2025
Cici1986’s introduction to alcohol began in her teen years, and it didn’t take long before it was a full-blown problem. Heavy drinking in her 20s led to a run-in with the law in 2023 and a serious car accident in…
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When Job Loss and Death Hit, Connections Prevented Return to Use
August 20, 2025
Fourteen years of drug use had turned Healer’s world inside-out. She’d gone through a divorce, and Child Protective Services was threatening to take her children. An intensive outpatient program was offered as a way for her to keep her kids,…
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From Hidden Addiction to Daily Check-Ins: Supporting MemawS’s Recovery Journey
August 20, 2025
For years, MemawS and her husband ran a successful small business and spent quality time with her children and grandchildren. But the couple had a secret they’d successfully hidden from everyone for about 14 years. When it came out, MemawS’s…
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Voices of Recovery: How Genuine Engagement Drives Clinical Outcomes
August 18, 2025
At CHESS Health, we know that lasting recovery doesn’t just change lives—it transforms them. Our digital recovery solutions support and simplify the work of health plans, healthcare providers, and public agencies while driving improved outcomes. While clinical studies and outcomes…
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SUD Treatment Retention: How Digital Tools Reduce Costs and Protect Revenue
July 20, 2025
Poor substance use disorder (SUD) treatment retention creates dual financial pressures across the healthcare ecosystem. For treatment providers, it poses a threat to revenue sustainability. For health plans, public health, and employers, it drives up long-term costs through repeated episodes…
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Rethinking Addiction: Why Digital Technology is Essential to Solving America’s $740 Billion Crisis
July 14, 2025
Addictions of all types affect millions of people across the United States. No demographic is spared, leaving a devastating impact on individuals, families, and communities. Addiction is extremely common, but often poorly understood. Whether substance- or behavior-related, addictions share similarities…
