mental health

Stress Point Health, mental health, SPHERE, meditation, neurofeedback
By  Tammy Lovell 02:37 am October 11, 2021
London-based startup, Stress Point Health has announced the results of new research on the effectiveness of digitised neurofeedback, conducted by students of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London. Neurofeedback is a form of self-control of the brain via the measurement of brain waves and provision of an audio or video feedback signal. Researchers at Imperial College measured the...
A woman using a tablet at her desk
By  Emily Olsen 11:26 am October 8, 2021
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...
ORCHA, NHS, digital health apps, weight management, mental health, dementia, Integrated care systems
By  Tammy Lovell 05:01 am October 8, 2021
People across the South-West of England will be given access to digital health libraries, through a partnership between the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) and seven Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). It follows the success of the Our Dorset programme, which allows health and care staff to recommend apps focused on mental health, dementia, diabetes and cancer support to...
Screenshot of a website description of the Raising Healthy Children app
By  Adam Ang 02:34 am September 28, 2021
The Australian government has unveiled a new mobile application that helps parents support their children's mental health and wellbeing. WHAT IT DOES The Raising Healthy Children app by federal government-backed Raising Children Network provides parents with children aged 12 and below with information on their child's health, development and wellbeing. It guides parents, carers and professionals...
12 year old girl wearing a reusable, protective face mask in classroom while working on school work at her desk.
By  Emily Olsen 11:34 am September 27, 2021
Pediatric teletherapy company DotCom Therapy is partnering with in-school telehealth provider Goodside Health to increase kids’ access to mental healthcare in schools. The collaboration will allow DotCom therapists to work with Goodside patients who receive elevated marks on depression and anxiety screenings. “We are excited to continue to collaborate with DotCom Therapy and help close an...
Alt text: A child playing on an iPad
By  Adam Ang 04:08 am August 26, 2021
The University of Southern Queensland in Australia has disclosed that a global research team is developing a unique classification system for the early detection of autism in children. WHAT IT'S ABOUT In a study, whose findings were published in the journal Complex & Intelligent Systems, the researchers examined and tested two sets of nonlinear, highly distinctive features of EEG signals...
Podcast guest Peter Hames
By  MobiHealthNews 02:06 pm August 20, 2021
For a long time, the standard of care in mental and behavioral health has been some combination of pharmaceuticals and talk therapy. But with FDA-cleared, rigorously vetted digital health apps, there's a new piece of the puzzle, and it has the potential to combine the advantages of therapy with the scalability of drugs. In this episode of HIMSSCast, Big Health CEO Peter Hames joins host Jonah...
Holmusk's mConnect platform integrates patient-reported outcomes and EHR clinical data.
By  Adam Ang 02:47 am August 18, 2021
Holmusk, a health tech firm based in Singapore and New York, has signed deals to use patient data from the University of Texas Health Science Center and the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD to develop AI-powered analytic tools. WHY IT MATTERS The company will help create longitudinal patient records in both centres, which are still storing data in various legacy electronic health record...
Four screenshots of the MindFi mobile app
By  Adam Ang 01:10 am August 17, 2021
MindFi, a Singapore-based corporate health and wellness platform, has raked in SG$ 1 million ($750,000) in pre-seed funding.  The investing round was participated by venture capital firms iGlobe Partners, M Venture Partners, as well as angel investors like Singaporean businessman Koh Boon Hwee; Jeffery Tiong, CEO of innovation intelligence platform developer PatSnap; and live chat platform Zopim...
Therapist sitting on a couch with a clipboard
By  Mallory Hackett 02:10 pm July 29, 2021
SonderMind, a Denver-based digital behavioral health company, completed a $150 million Series C funding round, bringing its total amount raised to date to $183 million. New investors Drive Capital and Premji Invest co-led the round, with additional participation from General Catalyst, Partners Group, Smash Ventures, Kickstart Fund, F-Prime Capital, Founders Circle Capital, Zoma Foundation and FCA...