Early on during the pandemic, it became clear that older patients were at greater risk of suffering the most serious effects of coronavirus, and a great deal of attention went into ensuring steps were taken to protect this population. Yet, despite the impact of stressors and social isolation caused by the pandemic, the same attention has not been given to ensuring their mental health needs are...
Teletherapy company Talkspace announced Monday that president and chief operating officer Mark Hirschhorn had resigned following an internal review of his conduct “in connection with a company offsite that took place late last week.”
In a statement, the company said that Hirschhorn’s resignation was effective immediately and that Talkspace’s executive team would handle his responsibilities....
Digital health has quickly evolved to a point where we can now capture data on everything from step counts and hours of sleep to blood pressure and blood glucose – all day, every day and everywhere.
In addition to these advances in data science, digital health has more recently begun to tap behavioral science to better understand what people do relative to their health and why they do it,...
BeMe Health, a digital behavioral health tool geared towards teens, has raised $7 million in seed funding from Polaris Partners and Flare Capital Partners.
BeMe offers teens mental health content, coaching, self-guided activities and telehealth support on a platform that looks and feels like social media, gaming and streaming sites.
The company said it plans to use the funding to scale the use of...
Digital behavioral health company SonderMind has acquired Qntfy, a predictive-analytics platform that uses mental health biometric data to suggest potential treatment options.
“Qntfy was always rooted in making data work for the individual,” Qntfy founder Glen Coppersmith said in a statement. Coppersmith will serve as chief data officer at SonderMind.
“I am thrilled to be working with SonderMind...
Pediatric behavioral health platform Brightline will launch a program for children with autism spectrum disorder in early 2022.
The company will also expand content and coaching geared toward youth who identify as LGBTQ, and Black, Indigenous or other children of color, expected to be available early next year. Brightline announced a Clinical Advisory Board that aims to help develop more programs...
Behavioral coaching unicorn BetterUp announced Friday it closed a $300 million Series E funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to $4.7 billion.
Wellington Management, ICONIQ Growth and Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Mubadala Investment Company, Sapphire Ventures, Morningside Group, SV Angel and PLUS Capital.
The Series E comes...
Digital mental health company Meru Health announced Thursday it had raised $38 million in a Series B funding round.
The equity and debt financing round was led by Industry Ventures, with participation from Bold Capital Partners, Freestyle VC, FMZ Ventures and Leksell Social Ventures along with financing provided by J.P. Morgan.
The latest round builds on an $8.1 million Series A from last year...
Digital behavioral health platform Ginger announced Monday its on-demand mental healthcare services will soon be available to members in Spanish.
Select Ginger clients will have access to the Spanish language program in the fall, and all members will be able to use Ginger’s behavioral health tools in Spanish by early 2022.
The company said members will have access to the full app experience in...
Ginger, an on-demand behavioral health startup for the employer market, is broadening its focus to include young people with the launch of Ginger for Teens.
The new offering is designed for adolescents aged 13 to 17 and includes Ginger’s full scope of care, including guided self-care content, behavioral health coaching, therapy and psychiatry.
It will be available as a benefit to employees’ teen...
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