Virtual care provider Teladoc, today announced the launch of Behavioral Health Navigator, bringing innovation to virtual care delivery and the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health conditions. Behavioral Health Navigator is an integrated care service that provides specialized “navigation,” support and coordination, combined with virtual access to expert providers for those facing mental health conditions.More than 42 million Americans live with anxiety disorders, and more than 16 million
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AbleTo Raises $36.6M to Accelerate Behavioral Health Platform
AbleTo, Inc., a provider of technology-enabled behavioral health solutions has raised $36.6 million in Series D funding led by Bain Capital Ventures and also includes strategic investor Aetna. Existing investors, ncluding .406 Ventures, Sandbox Industries, HLM Venture Partners, and Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. also contributed in this round. AbleTo plans to utilize the funding to accelerate scale and expansion of its business operations. The company has now raised a total of $57.4 million
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Lyra Health, Welkin Health Partner to Develop Personalized Care for Behavioral Health Needs
Lyra Health, a digital health company transforming access to behavioral health in the workplace, has partnered with digital health startup Welkin Health to develop an end-to-end solution that will strengthen Lyra's work providing timely and personalized care for employers, and their employees in need of behavioral health services.Welkin’s configurable case management platform consolidates email, text, and phone communications between patient and care provider, creating a comprehensive overview
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Can Telemedicine Transform the Mental Health Care Delivery Model?
People who suffer from mental illness not only struggle with their condition, but oftentimes struggle to get care. This is especially concerning when you consider that mental illness affects 1 in 5 people or 43 million in the US and that number is growing.1 These individuals stand to benefit from behavioral health counseling and support, but unfortunately their need is met with a shortage of mental health professionals. In fact, according to the U.S. Health Resources and Services
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Castlight Launches Partnership with Behavioral Health Platform MyStrength
Health benefits platform provider Castlight Health and myStrength, Inc., a recognized leader in computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT), announced an agreement to integrate myStrength’s CCBT as a value added offering into Castlight’s behavioral health solution Elevate. Castlight Elevate helps employees working through conditions such as depression, anxiety, substance use disorder, insomnia, and stress. myStrength is one of most recent and deepest integrations into the Castlight platform
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