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- Everyday Health: 5 Signs Emotional Eating Is a Problem — and What to Do About It
- Authority Magazine: Raising Children Who Are Mentally and Emotionally Healthy
- AZ Central: Eating Disorders Soared During the Pandemic. In Arizona, Demand for Treatment Remains High
- Behavioral Health Business: Embark Behavioral Health Announces New Vice President of Quality and Outcomes, Group President, and CFO
- Verywell Mind: Signs of Emotional Maturity
- InBetween Magazine: Talking to Your Kids About Divorce
- Trendsetter to Know: Alex Stavros, Chief Executive Officer at Embark Behavioral Health
- Beckers Behavioral Health: Greenwood Village Opening
- Behavioral Health Business: Embark CEO Feature
- Parade Magazine: The 12 Surprising Tell-Tale Signs of Helicopter Parenting
- Authority Magazine: Raising Children With Healthy Social Media & Digital Media Habits
- Authority Magazine: How Journaling Can Help You Be More Calm, Mindful, and Resilient
- SheKnows: How to Talk to Your Kids About Suicide
- Verywell Family: What to do if Your LGBTQ Child is Bullied
- AZ Foothills: Alex Stavros- Innovators in Health & Wellness
- Parents.com: How to Help Children With Eating Disorders
- Verywell Family: How to Support Your Child When They Come Out to You
- Healthline: Teen Dietary Habits What Parents Should Know About Emotional Eating and "Gateway Foods"
- AZ Big Media: Embark Behavioral Health Moves to Chandler
- Healthcare Insights: Addressing the Mental Health Challenges of America’s Youth as a Service-Minded and Humanitarian Leader
- KNX News Radio: Heading back to school and pre-teen mental health
- Embark Named an Arizona Top Workplaces 2022
- Verywell Health: 988 is the new national mental health hotline
- Psych Central: How to break the cycle of intergenerational trauma
- Mainline Parent: Embark at Mainline is helping teens & families struggling with mental health
- Pursue Whole: Empowering Your Children with Resilience & Grit
- Verywell Health: Taking a cooking class can boost your mental health
- Mainline Parent: Navigating Teen Mental Health: 3 things every parent needs to know
- APA PsycNet: The effectiveness of trauma-informed wilderness therapy with adolescents
- The Better Behavior Show: How To Help Young Adults Transition To Adulthood Successfully
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Company News & Announcements
Dr. Sharnell Myles to Visit Houston for Strategic Meetings with Leading Behavioral Health Organizations
Houston, TX – March 2025 – Dr. Sharnell Myles, Chief Clinical Officer of Embark Behavioral Health and a nationally recognized expert in trauma-informed care, will visit Houston to meet with leaders from some of the city’s most esteemed behavioral health organizations. These meetings will focus on strengthening partnerships, fostering collaboration, and advancing innovative strategies in…
Embark Behavioral Health Strengthens Foundation of Expert Care and Begins Expansion into Integrated Health
[Chandler, Arizona, February 11, 2025] – Embark Behavioral Health, a leader in youth and young adult mental health care, is reaffirming its commitment to creating joy and healing generations. Under the leadership of Scott Filion, CEO, and Dr. Sharnell Myles, Psy.D., Chief Clinical Officer, the company is fortifying its mission through a revitalized clinical leadership…
Embark Behavioral Health Earns Recognition as Top Workplace in Arizona and Leading Mental Health Provider Three Years in a Row
Embark Behavioral Health, a leading nationwide network of premium mental health care for adolescents, teens and young adults was named one of Arizona’s 2024 Top Workplaces by USA Today Network’s AZ Central for the third consecutive year. The award highlights businesses that outperform in their markets and helps those organizations attract and retain the best…
Embark Behavioral Health Names Scott Filion Chief Executive Officer
Media ContactCarson [email protected] Veteran Healthcare and Technology Executive Succeeds Long-Term Leader Alex Stavros CHANDLER, Ariz. (August 21, 2024) – Embark Behavioral Health, a leading network of outpatient centers and residential programs offering premier mental health treatment for preteens, teens and young adults, has appointed Scott Filion as CEO, effective September 10. Filion succeeds Alex Stavros,…
2023 Annual Outcomes Report Highlights
Embark Behavioral Health Delivers Strong Therapeutic Results In 2023 Through Continuum Of Care Offerings And Robust Data Collection Efforts
Embark Behavioral Health Announces New Chief Clinical Officer
Company Strengthens Leadership Team With Seasoned Clinical Expert and Appoints CCO CHANDLER, Ariz. — February 16, 2024 — Embark Behavioral Health, a leading network of mental health treatment programs for youths, young adults, and their families, is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Sharnell Myles, licensed psychotherapist, certified clinical…
Reflecting on 2023 and Looking Forward to 2024
As we embark on another year of creating joy and healing generations, we want to take a moment to reflect on our team’s achievements in 2023 and outline our goals for 2024. First, let us check in on the status of our BHAG. Our Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) is to lead the way in…
OCD Expert Brings 25 Years’ Experience to Embark
Highly respected behavioral health expert Brad Riemann, Ph.D., serving as Embark Behavioral Health consultant and clinical adviser.
The Embark Difference: A Healing Treatment Approach
At Embark Behavioral Health, its healing treatment approach provides an evidence-supported therapeutic structure that creates effective growth, learning, and healing for youths, young adults, and their families across the United States. Based on human development research and literature, the approach allows Embark treatment teams to best identify and understand each client and family’s emotional, relational,…
A Message From Our CEO: Embark’s Position on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)
I want to share Embark’s position on a very important and relevant issue, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). As a leading behavioral health provider for children, teens, and young adults for nearly 30 years, we recognize the mental health crisis among youth and believe all levels of behavioral health care should have…