Pediatric teletherapy company DotCom Therapy announced Wednesday it has acquired Wolf+Friends, a support app for parents of children with special needs, mental health concerns and learning disabilities.
This marks DotCom's first acquisition since it was founded in 2015. As part of the deal, Wolf+Friends' community app will relaunch this summer to include support groups facilitated by DotCom's...
Therapists serving patients from lower socioeconomic status groups, as well as couples and families, are less likely to continue teletherapy after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in JMIR.
The study surveyed mental health professionals currently using telehealth between January and April last year about their practices, experiences moving to and using teletherapy, and their...
Telehealth giant Amwell has launched a new behavioral health product called the Amwell Comprehensive Behavioral Health Program.
The new program will offer a digital mental health tool with optional coaching and virtual therapy and psychiatry, depending on the patient's needs. Amwell said the latest offering combines the behavioral health programs from SilverCloud Health, which it acquired last...
Cerebral CEO and cofounder Kyle Robertson is leaving his position at the digital mental health company amid growing controversy over its prescribing practices, particularly for controlled substances like Adderall.
Dr. David Mou, who has served as Cerebral's president and chief medical officer, will be taking the reins as CEO effective immediately. Mou added the president role earlier this month....
Mental health benefits provider Spring Health is expanding into the family and pediatric space with its acquisition of Weldon.
Weldon offers mental wellness guidance to parents through chats with therapists, social workers and parenting coaches as well as group support with other parents and educational content. It includes topics like sleep, tantrums, grief, screen time and overall child...
Cerebral will stop prescribing most controlled substances to new and existing patients, the embattled digital mental health company confirmed to Insider.
According to an email sent to staff on Monday, Cerebral CEO Kyle Robertson said the company would halt prescriptions of controlled substances like Adderall and Xanax for new patients starting May 20 and for existing patients starting October 15...
Demand for mental health services has soared since the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK alone an estimated 1.6 million people are awaiting treatment, while a further eight million who do not qualify for NHS help are experiencing day-to-day challenges.
Increasingly digital therapeutics (DTx) are being considered as an option to fill the gaps in healthcare provision. They have the potential to be woven...
A combined approach using both face-to-face screenings and a machine learning model embedded in an EHR performed best at predicting suicide risk among adults, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
The study included more than 120,000 encounters in inpatient, ambulatory surgical and emergency department settings from more than 83,000 patients. It found the hybrid approach that used...
Free mental health app available to 1 million South Yorkshire NHS users
An emotional wellness app is being offered to over 16s in the UK's South Yorkshire for free, to help manage low moods, reduce stress and improve sleep.
The myStrength app has been commissioned by the South Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) and is being delivered by Consultant Connect, part of the Teladoc Group.
Users are...
Mental health EHR Osmind scored $40 million in a Series B funding round led by DFJ Growth.
Other participants include Susa Ventures, General Catalyst, Future Ventures, Tiger Global, Pear VC and angels Lachy Groom, Brent Saunders, Helena Goodman and Ariel Katz.
Osmind offers an EHR tailored to clinicians and researchers using and studying ketamine and other psychedelics, as well as transcranial...
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