What You Should Know:
- Ginger, a provider of on-demand mental healthcare, today announced Spanish language capabilities of Ginger’s entire on-demand mental health offering. The added capabilities aligns perfectly with the company’s recent decision to commence supporting those members utilizing Medicaid (starting in certain markets). Ginger members who prefer to receive care in Spanish will be able to access the full mobile app experience, from intake, to messaging and care delivery, in
Read More
Behavioral Health | News, Analysis, Insights - HIT Consultant
Eleos Health Raises $6M to Expand VoiceAI-Powered Behavioral Health
What You Should Know:
- Eleos Health, a digital health startup transforming behavioral healthcare with voice-based AI insights, today announced the close of $6M in seed funding to develop and launch their new category of automated health tech solutions that accelerate clinicians’ decision making led by aMoon Fund with participation from lool ventures, who led the company’s pre-seed round, and Gandyr Group, alongside Arkin Holdings, Geingels and former c-suite and executives from Google, MIT
Read More
Brightline Expands Virtual Behavioral Health Support For Kids, Teens, and Families Nationwide
What You Should Know:
- Brightline, a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of virtual behavioral health care for children and families, announced nationwide expansion of its first-of-its kind behavioral health coaching programs and digital platform, called Brightline Connect, to support families across the country.
- Brightline initially launched behavioral health coaching for children, teenagers, and parents and caregivers in spring 2021 to bring families tangible support — especially in the
Read More
Lyra Health Launches Care Integration Solutions for Alcohol Use Disorder and Other Serious Mental Illnesses
What You Should Know:
- Lyra Health, a Burlingame, CA-based provider of comprehensive mental health care benefits for global employers, today announced the first technology-integrated care solutions designed to address serious mental health issues such as alcohol use disorder (AUD), suicidality, and other complex mental health diagnoses.
- Traditional employee assistance programs and health plans too often don’t effectively support people with serious mental illnesses and substance use
Read More
Ellipsis Health Secures $26M to Power AI-Powered Voice Biomarker for Mental Health
What You Should Know:
- Ellipsis Health, a San Francisco-based pioneer of the first voice vital sign to quantify and manage depression and anxiety at scale has raised $26M in Series A funding led by SJF Ventures with participation from several investors. The Series A investment round brings Ellipsis Health’s total funding to $31 million.
- Founded in 2017, Ellipsis Health has pioneered an artificial intelligence-powered, speech-based vital sign to quantify and manage depression and anxiety
Read More
Ginger and Headspace Merge to Form Headspace Health to Support Mental Health
What You Should Know:
-Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, and Ginger, a leader in on-demand mental healthcare, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge.
- The combined entity, Headspace Health, will provide the full spectrum of proven, effective virtual support - from mindfulness and meditation to text-based behavioral health coaching, to video-based therapy and psychiatry - for all types of patient populations (consumers, employees,
Read More
K Health Acquires Mental Health App Trusst for On-Demand Text-Based Therapy
What You Should Know:
- KHealth, a data-driven virtual primary care platform providing affordable, personalized healthcare to millions of adults and children, today announced its acquisition of Trusst, the mental health app connecting people and providers for on-demand text-based therapy. Financial terms of deal were not disclosed.
- Trusst has built a proprietary, simulated way for users to have virtual conversations with national experts on topics ranging from shyness to trauma. The
Read More
Connections Health Solutions Secures $30M to Expand Behavioral Health Crisis Services Model
What You Should Know:
- Connections Health Solutions, a Phoenix, AZ-based provider of immediate-access behavioral health crisis stabilization, has raised $30 million in a growth financing led by Heritage Group, a leading healthcare-focused private equity firm.
- The partnership will fuel national expansion of Connections Health Solutions’ leading behavioral health crisis services model.
Rising Demand for Behavioral Health Services
Demand for behavioral health services is on
Read More
U.S. Naval Academy Awards NeuroFlow New Contract to Support Wellness and Resiliency of USNA Midshipmen
What You Should Know:
- NeuroFlow, a technology and services provider for behavioral health integration, has been contracted by the U.S. Naval Academy to support Midshipmen wellness during their 47-month journey to commission as naval officers.
- The new offering gives Midshipmen access to a secure mobile application designed to enhance resiliency and, when necessary, support a pathway to care. NeuroFlow’s platform confidentially captures health data to enable the system to provide
Read More
SonderMind Raises $150M to Expand Tech-Enabled Behavioral Health Platform
What You Should Know:
- SonderMind Inc., a Denver, CO-based provider in improving mental health clinical outcomes and making behavioral health more accessible to all Americans, today announced it has raised $150M in Series C financing co-led by new investors Drive Capital and Premji Invest, with participation from General Catalyst, Partners Group, Smash Ventures, Kickstart, and F-Prime Capital.
- For mental health providers, SonderMind enables clinicians to
Read More
