mental health

Young person communicating with a cell phone
By  Anthony Vecchione 10:56 am May 1, 2025
Virtual teletherapy company Talkspace is teaming up with online digital safety platform Bark Technologies to offer Talkspace's mental health offering free of charge to Bark phone and Bark app users.   Bark's content monitoring platform aims to help families recognize potential dangers in children's online activities. It provides mental health support by connecting children with therapists via...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 04:08 pm April 30, 2025
  Editor's note: This article has been updated to include Teladoc's first quarter 2025 earning results. New York-based virtual care company Teladoc Health announced it acquired mental health platform UpLift in a deal worth $30 million.  The acquisition reinforces Teladoc's game plan to increase its leadership position in virtual mental health and the ability for consumers served by the company's...
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By  Jessica Hagen 10:43 am April 25, 2025
Woebot Health, maker of an AI-powered mental health chatbot, sent an email to users announcing it is retiring its app as of June 30. Woebot's nonprescription digital mental health tool includes content specific to teens, including media literacy, bullying in school settings, and body image and psychoeducation.  According to Behavioral Health Business, members can download their conversation...
A group of teenagers gathered in a room
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:02 pm April 2, 2025
The Child Mind Institute, a children's mental health resource, has partnered with the California Department of Healthcare Services to launch Mirror, an intuitive mental health journaling app for teens. Free of charge, Mirror aims to enhance emotional processing and offer a supportive environment for self-reflection.  The Mirror app allows users to self-express and understand patterns in their...
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By  Jessica Hagen 05:20 pm October 8, 2024
New York-based mental health technology company Resilience Lab has acquired online psychiatric medication management platform Options MD, which will allow Resilience to offer integrated prescription management and psychotherapy services for moderate to severe mental illness.  Resilience Lab is an online mental healthcare platform that connects patients with therapists who specialize in depression...
A young person using their smartphone
By  Adam Ang 04:01 am September 30, 2024
Despite growing up with technology and the internet, young people of New Zealand have expressed a strong preference for in-person help when it comes to their mental health.  Research led by the University of Otago, Wellington explored the views of people aged 15-30 on digital mental health supports.  FINDINGS  A survey was conducted online in 2022 and culled complete responses from 1,471...
Doctorpresso's REDI mental health diary app
By  Adam Ang 06:39 pm September 17, 2024
A new mental health diary app developed in South Korea leverages generative AI to early screen depression while securing sensitive user data.  HOW IT WORKS Doctorpresso came up with a mobile app called REDI that analyses a user's speech patterns and provides near real-time insights into their mental state.  Through AI, the app analyses four voice characteristics: average pitch, pitch variability...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 03:45 pm August 29, 2024
Online behavioral healthcare company Talkspace announced it is joining forces with the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) as the player advocates organization's exclusive mental health technology partner. The aim is to give players, their families and support teams free, 24/7 access to Talkspace’s self-guided therapy app, Talkspace Go, and its virtual therapy offering at a discount....
Professor Sonja March of USQ demonstrating the use of Momentum to a parent and child
By  Adam Ang 12:25 am May 9, 2024
A new online platform has launched offering what could be the most comprehensive digital health mental health programme for young people in Australia – without relying on the convenience of artificial intelligence.  Backed by the Australian government's Medical Research Future Fund, Momentum provides free access to treatments, tools, and techniques for addressing common mental health problems to...
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By  Trevor Dermody 01:10 pm April 4, 2024
Nonprofit organization Zero Overdose is partnering with digital community health worker navigation platform Pear Suite to provide training for community health workers (CHWs) and other home and community-based service providers across the country.  Zero Overdose gives providers and organizations tools for overdose safety planning and ultimately preventing unintentional overdose deaths, while...