There are plenty of cards stacked against substance use disorder (SUD) orgs in 2025: margins are tightening, waitlists are growing, and documentation constantly pulls providers away from care. And with workforce shortages worsening and policies like OBBBA creating even more financial instability, “working harder” isn’t enough to stay viable. “In 15 years, we will be […]
Running a successful behavioral health organization is no easy feat. Margins are thin, budgets are stretched, and there’s zero room for financial error—especially in today’s funding climate. One poor investment could have major ramifications for the quality and accessibility of behavioral health services in your community. It’s always exciting to talk about the bells and […]
In November of 2022, I had a first call with the head of marketing at Eleos. At that point, the marketing department was basically one or two people who were building out the strategy as they went. I might have pestered them with more questions than they expected (and with a plethora of emails to […]
Dr. Dennis Morrison is the Chief Clinical Officer at Eleos and the owner of Morrison Consulting. Previously, he has served as Chief Clinical Officer at Netsmart Technologies, CEO of Centerstone Research Institute (CRI), and CEO of Center for Behavioral Health (CBH). Group therapy was a cornerstone of my clinical practice—and remains my favorite treatment intervention, […]
Talking about compensation can feel taboo with your closest colleagues—let alone on a public podcast. But with behavioral health budgets tighter than ever, avoiding the conversation altogether isn’t an option. In the latest episode of No Notes, Dr. Denny Morrison sits down with Katie Weihe, VP of Human Services at Aurora Mental Health & Recovery, […]
Get ready to reimagine documentation for substance use disorder and addiction treatment. Watch the on-demand recording of Eleos’ Q3 2025 launch event, a 1-hour virtual experience where we unveiled powerful new solution to ease documentation in group-based settings across outpatient, intensive outpatient (IOP), and hybrid models of care: Groups Audio Sessions. Available directly within Eleos Documentation, Groups Audio […]
Dr. Dennis Morrison is the Chief Clinical Officer at Eleos and the owner of Morrison Consulting. Previously he has served as Chief Clinical Officer at Netsmart Technologies, CEO of Centerstone Research Institute (CRI), and CEO of Center for Behavioral Health (CBH). If you’re a community behavioral health leader, you might be struggling to see any […]
Community mental health organizations face a unique challenge: providing fair and competitive compensation to their clinicians while operating under tight financial constraints. In this episode of No Notes, host Denny Morrison, PhD, sits down with Katie Weihe, Human Resources Vice President at Aurora Mental Health, and Amanda Rankin, Customer Insights Lead at Eleos, to explore […]
Not long ago, the leadership team at Hillsides—a century-old behavioral health nonprofit in Los Angeles—found themselves grappling with 25 vacant clinical positions and a direct care staff running on empty. Documentation was falling days—sometimes even weeks—behind, morale was low, and any new initiative, no matter how promising, elicited fatigue and skepticism. Clearly, something wasn’t working, […]
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