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Why Real Estate Investors Are Looking at Behavioral Health — and Why So Many SUD Projects Still Fail
May 15, 2026
The demand for behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities has never been higher. Across the country, investors…
PTSD & SUD
May 14, 2026
This blog is based on content that Ascension CEO, Doug Leech, shared at the 3rd Annual Scars to STARs Summit on…
Ibogaine Opens a Door. Recovery Requires a Path.
May 5, 2026
The conversation around ibogaine is shifting—and it’s accelerating. What was once considered fringe is now entering serious clinical discussion. Cultural…
Resilience Is a Design Choice: What SUD Providers Must Do Now to Withstand Uncertainty
March 25, 2026
The substance use disorder (SUD) industry entered 2026 expecting pressure. What it didn’t expect was how quickly that pressure would…
Housing, Recovery, and Stability: Why Communities Need a Hybrid Model for Addiction and Mental Health Care
March 8, 2026
Across the United States, communities are grappling with a difficult question: how do we effectively address homelessness when it is…
Restoring Hope, Rebuilding Lives: Why America Must Invest in Modern Addiction Recovery Infrastructure
March 8, 2026
Substance use disorder (SUD) rarely begins with a dramatic moment. More often, it grows quietly hidden behind stigma, isolation, and…
Defending Value-Based Care in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
March 3, 2026
Value-based care in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment is not a trend. It is a necessary evolution. For decades, fee-for-service…
2025 Reflections: A Year of Growth, Grit, and Groundbreaking Work in Recovery
December 2, 2025
For Ascension Recovery Services, 2025 was not just another year of projects, openings, and milestones. It was a year that…
From Recovery to Reform: Building Hope and Healing on Tribal Lands
October 24, 2025
When I started my recovery journey, I had what so many do not: both familial and financial support. Even though…
Breaking Barriers in Mental Health & SUD Care: LPCs and LMFTs as Medicare Providers
October 18, 2023
In a groundbreaking move, the landscape of mental health care and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in the United States…
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Posts
- When Funding Whiplash Becomes the Risk: What the SAMHSA Grant Reversal Signals for Behavioral Health
- Welcome to Ascension Recovery Services
- Doug Leech Webinar with Behavioral Health Business
- Substance Use Disorder Peer Recovery Program, WV PEERS, Launches
- 2025 Reflections: A Year of Growth, Grit, and Groundbreaking Work in Recovery