What You Should Know:
- Kooth Digital Health, a platform for youth mental health and well-being, has partnered with Aetna Better Health® of Illinois to provide free mental health resources to thousands of teens and young people in the state. This one-year collaboration aims to address the critical need for accessible mental health care for Illinois youth.
- The partnership builds on Kooth's successful track record. Over 17 million people worldwide currently have access to Kooth's platform,
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InStride Health Secures $30M to Expand Access to Pediatric Mental Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- InStride Health, a leader in outpatient treatment for childhood anxiety and OCD closes oversubscribed $30M Series B funding round led by General Catalyst with participation from existing investors .406 Ventures, Valtruis, Mass General Brigham Ventures, and Hopelab Foundation.
- The latest investment brings InStride Health's total funding to $56M and will help fuel the company's mission of providing high-quality, accessible mental healthcare to young
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Brightside Health Secures $33M to Expand Access to Mental Healthcare
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- Brightside Health, a teletherapy provider for depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders, raises $33M in Series C funding led by S32.
- The funding round, which included participation from existing investors alongside new partners like Kennedy Lewis, Time BioVentures, and Anne Wojcicki's Redwood Pacific, will fuel Brightside Health's expansion plans.
- The funding comes on the heels of the company's recent expansion into Medicaid and Medicare programs, along
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New Study Shows Promise for Voice-Based Mental Health Monitoring
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- A new study by Sonde Health reveals vocal biomarkers can be a reliable indicator of mental health. The research, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, highlights the potential of Sonde's mental fitness vocal biomarker (MFVB) platform to complement traditional mental health assessments and improve self-monitoring.
- Sonde’s MFVB technology has already been integrated into consumer health monitoring apps, life insurance health apps, consumer audio wearables, and
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Israeli Hospital Develops Generative AI Platform to Improve Mental Healthcare Access
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- Sheba Medical Center, a leading Israeli hospital, is collaborating with ARC Innovation Center and KPMG to develop a generative AI platform named "Liv" aimed at transforming mental healthcare accessibility.
Mental Health Crisis
The project is driven by the urgent need to address the global mental health crisis, significantly worsened by COVID-19 and other recent events. The lack of qualified mental health professionals creates a bottleneck in the system, leaving
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FamilyWell Secures $4.3M to Combat Maternal Mental Health Crisis
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- FamilyWell Health, a company dedicated to improving maternal mental health, announced today they have secured $4.3 million in seed funding led by .406 Ventures, with participation from GreyMatter Capital and Mother Ventures.
- The funding will fuel FamilyWell's national expansion, tackling the crucial issue of maternal mental health. An alarming statistic reveals that 1 in 5 women in the United States experience postpartum depression, yet access to treatment remains
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Brightside Health Expands Medicaid & Medicare Access for Telemental Health Coverage
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Brightside Health today announced new and expanded payer partnerships to support Medicaid and Medicare. The news comes just months after the company – which serves individuals with mild-to-severe clinical depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders – shared that it would begin serving 50 million Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries. These underserved populations will have access to all of Brightside Health’s life-saving mental health care
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SAMHSA and ONC Invest $20M in Behavioral Health IT Initiative
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- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced they are joining forces to invest over $20 million in a groundbreaking initiative to improve health information technology (IT) adoption and capabilities in behavioral healthcare settings.
- The strategic collaborative effort, aligned with the HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration and the
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New Study Links Depression to Higher Body Temperature Using Oura Rings
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A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego and the University of California San Francisco suggests a surprising link between depression and body temperature. Published today in Scientific Reports, the findings reveal that individuals with depression tend to have higher body temperatures, opening up potential avenues for novel treatment approaches.
Higher Temperatures, More Symptoms
The study, involving over 20,000 participants
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Cedars-Sinai Launches AI-Powered VR Therapy App on Apple Vision Pro
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- Cedars-Sinai clinicians have teamed up with AI experts to develop an AI-powered VR therapy app, Xaia, that leverages the power of Apple Vision Pro to offer an immersive, accessible approach to mental health support.
- By harnessing the power of AI and virtual reality, the app offers a convenient, engaging, and effective way for individuals to manage their mental well-being. As technology continues to evolve, apps like Xaia hold immense potential to democratize
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