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United We Care and Mason County Launch Digital Mental Health Pilot

by Jasmine Pennic 08/22/2025 Leave a Comment

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United We Care and Mason County Launch Digital Mental Health Pilot

What You Should Know: 

– United We Care, a global deep-tech mental health company, has partnered with Mason County, Washington, to successfully launch a digital mental health pilot program in one of the nation’s mental health care deserts. The initiative provides residents with 24/7 confidential access to mental health and substance use support.

– The program has shown promising early results: 50% of users booked a session with a licensed mental health provider, 72.5% completed clinically validated mental health assessments, and 93% engaged with United We Care’s AI-powered mental health companion, Stella.

Addressing Barriers to Care with a Hybrid Approach

Mason County faces a severe shortage of mental health professionals, with geographic isolation, economic hardship, and stigma serving as long-standing barriers to care. The pilot program removes these obstacles by offering remote, confidential, and insurance-covered support.

The program gives residents continuous access to Stella, an AI wellness agent that can think, reason, and connect. It also offers a comprehensive mental health ecosystem that includes self-guided therapy content, substance use risk screening, certified mental health coaching, peer listener support, and referrals to licensed therapists. The initiative was developed with local clinics to ensure its cultural relevance and accessibility for Mason County’s rural communities.

Early Engagement and Future Expansion

Early engagement with the platform has been strong. In the first two months, 42% of users returned to the app, and 62% of those who used Stella came back for multiple sessions. Over 2,000 messages were exchanged with the AI companion during that time, with conversations averaging 11 minutes. Stella also demonstrated its ability to deliver timely alerts by identifying several high-risk mental health situations in real time and activating emergency protocols, including during late-night hours.

“More than 150 million Americans live in areas without enough mental health professionals, and Washington is especially seeing rising rates of depression, suicide, and substance use,” said Ritu Mehrotra, founder and CEO of United We Care. “This pilot proves that with the right mix of technology, human support, and community collaboration, we can deliver accessible, stigma-free care in the places that need it most right now—not years from now.”

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