What You Should Know:
- The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in mental health is a rapidly growing field, but a new national survey from Iris Telehealth reveals that consumer trust hinges on one critical factor: human oversight.
- The 2025 AI & Mental Health Emergencies Survey suggest that while respondents recognize AI's potential to expedite the detection of behavioral health crises, they overwhelmingly oppose any model in which AI makes final care decisions without
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Seven Starling Raises $8M to Expand Maternal Mental Health Platform Nationally
What You Should Know:
- Seven Starling, a virtual provider of women's behavioral health services secures $8M in Series A funding led by Rethink Impact. The round includes participation from insiders Pear VC, Zeal Capital Partners, Magnify Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Expa, Fiore Ventures, the March of Dimes, Rogue Women's Fund, and Graham & Walker.
- The investment will accelerate the company's national expansion of its maternal mental health platform.
Maternal Mental
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Birches Health Raises $20M to Combat Gambling Addiction Crisis
What You Should Know:
- Birches Health, a national provider of gambling addiction treatment, has announced it has raised $20M in combined Series A and Seed funding.
- The Series A was led by AlleyCorp and the Seed was led by General Catalyst, with additional participation from a number of other investors.
- The funding will be used to accelerate investments in clinical excellence, expand its provider network, and scale its infrastructure to meet the growing demand for
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Little Otter Health Secures Growth Funding to Expand Pediatric Mental Health Services
What You Should Know:
- Little Otter Health, a pioneering digital mental health company announced it has secured significant growth funding from Decathlon Capital Partners.
- The capital infusion will be used to invest in the continued expansion of the company’s mental health services for children and support the rollout of new electronic medical records (EMR) software.
Proven Outcomes Drive Strong Growth
Little Otter Health, which offers holistic, evidence-backed care for
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Delaware Launches Statewide Behavioral Health Platform to Bridge Care Gaps
What You Should Know:
- The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH), in partnership with Bamboo Health, has officially launched DTRN360, a new behavioral healthcare coordination platform.
- The platform is designed to connect providers, improve care transitions, and reduce silos across the state's behavioral health system.
Bridge Care Gaps
Powered by the Bamboo Intelligence Hub™, DTRN360 is the result of a multi-year effort to bring together
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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
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Charlie Health Expands Virtual Behavioral Healthcare to Ages 8-64
What You Should Know:
- Charlie Health, a provider of virtual high-acuity behavioral healthcare, has announced a major expansion of its services to include individuals ages 8 to 64. With this change, Charlie Health is directly addressing critical care gaps for younger children and midlife adults, reinforcing its position as the only provider to offer this level of care to such a broad age range at scale.
- Access to high-acuity behavioral healthcare is more critical than ever,
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Array Behavioral Care Launches Care Pathways to Standardize Virtual Mental Health Treatment
What You Should Know:
- Array Behavioral Care, a virtual behavioral health provider, has introduced its proprietary Care Pathways, a structured framework designed to ensure patients receive timely, clinically appropriate, and tailored treatment.
- The new model is intended to bring consistency, accountability, and personalization to a field that has long struggled with variability in care delivery. Care Pathways also enables measurement-based care across Array’s virtual
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Talkspace and Express Access Partner to Optimize Mental Health Referrals
What You Should Know:
- Talkspace, a virtual behavioral health provider, and Express Access, a referral platform funded by the National Institutes of Health, have announced a new partnership to reshape how Americans access mental healthcare.
- Talkspace is the first national digital provider to adopt the Express Access TOP Match™ system at scale. This integration will allow for scientific provider matching and real-time patient progress tracking to be embedded directly into its care
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Pager Health Launches AI Agent to Simplify Behavioral Health Navigation
What You Should Know:
- Pager Health has launched its AI-powered Behavioral Health Agent, a new AI navigation solution designed to change how health plan members find and access behavioral health (BH) support.
- The platform serves over 26 million members across the U.S. and Latin America.
Intelligent, Needs-Based Navigation
Health plans often have strong behavioral health offerings, but these resources are typically disconnected, leaving members to navigate a complex
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