Posts Tagged ‘Behavioral Health’
Lyra Health, Big Health and Mantra Health raise a combined $332M to commercialize digital therapeutics for mental/ behavioral health
Lyra Health scores $235M and buys employee assistant program ICAS World (MobiHealth News): Employer-focused digital mental health provider Lyra Health announced a whopping $235 million Series F round led by Dragoneer. Salesforce Ventures and Coatue also participated. This new infusion of cash brings the company’s total raise to over $900 million. The funding coincided with…
Read MoreSolera Health includes Ginger and eMindful to expand digital mental healthcare platform
Solera expands mental health network with new partners Ginger and eMindful (Fierce Healthcare): Solera Health, a platform that links people with a curated collection of health solutions, is adding mental health companies Ginger and eMindful to its network of partners. Ginger, a provider of on-demand virtual mental health care, and eMindful, which offers evidence-based mindfulness…
Read MoreOn cognitive reframing and biases, stress, mental health tech, Aduhelm backlash, Britney Spears, and more
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring this time nine scientific reports and industry developments to help promote lifelong brain and mental health. #1. To lower stress levels and improve problem-solving, practice cognitive reframing instead of venting “… venting likely doesn’t soothe anger as much as augment it. That’s because encouraging people to…
Read MoreHeadspace and Ginger merge to expand and scale up digital mental health
Headspace and Ginger are merging to form Headspace Health (TechCrunch): Meditation app Headspace this morning announced plans to merge with on-demand mental health service Ginger. Barring unforeseen regulatory roadblocks, the two companies will combine to form Headspace Health. The new organization would sport a combined value of $3 billion and a headcount of more than 800.…
Read MoreFour trends accelerating mental health innovation in the COVID/ post-COVID era
The money behind mental health: How the pandemic increased innovation, investment in behavioral health care (Fierce Healthcare): Earlier this month, Modern Health marked a milestone few companies ever reach: unicorn status. With the help of its latest $74 million funding round, the startup, which serves as a mental health benefits platform for employers, topped a…
Read MoreCan biofeedback-based videogames help children better manage stress? Magellan Health and Mightier secure $2 million NIMH grant to investigate
Mightier and Magellan Health Launch NIMH-Funded Research to Improve Outcomes in Children’s Mental Health through the Use of Video Games (press release): Mightier, provider of a ground-breaking video game system for teaching children emotional regulation, today announced the company has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to…
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