The American Medical Association is urging Congress to add safeguards for AI mental health chatbots amid safety concerns, while noting their potential to expand access.

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A new report from Trilliant Health finds behavioral health demand has surged since 2018, but workforce shortages and access barriers continue to limit care.

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Jimini’s $17 million round was from M13, Town Hall Ventures, LionBird, Zetta Venture Partners and OneMind.

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Reducing unnecessary utilization, expanding timely access to care and easing workforce burdens can help providers and health plans deliver improved healthcare for complex patient populations in the year ahead.

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Grow Therapy’s Series D funding was led by TCV and Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from BCI, Menlo Ventures, Sequoia, SignalFire and Transformation Capital.

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Headspace and Care.com partnered to provide caregivers with brief mindfulness content and free subscriptions to support their mental health.

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Instead of adding more layers of complexity to an already strained system, there’s a more effective solution: make it simpler for independent clinicians to run a practice, participate in insurance networks directly, coordinate care, and provide treatment.

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Telepsychiatry provider Talkiatry has raised a $210 million Series D round led by Perceptive Advisors, bringing its total funding to more than $400 million. CEO Robert Krayn said the company is focused on scaling its clinician-employed model and improving outcomes as competition intensifies across behavioral health and virtual care.

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Oasys Health’s $4.6 million in funding included a $4 million seed round led by Pathlight Ventures, with participation from Twine Ventures and Better Ventures, as well as $600K pre-seed funding from 1984 Ventures. 

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By involving highly experienced therapists and mental health administration experts from the beginning of development of new tech, we not only build tools that are more effective, but also build trust and confidence among clinicians.

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New mental health treatment tools based on technology work, and outcomes are exceptional. Now health plans must expand coverage so more patients can access these new treatments.

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Experts emphasized that getting digital mental health support to underserved youth requires community partnerships, culturally tailored approaches, peer outreach and equitable access.

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For healthcare facilities, AI-driven soft skill training is gaining traction in light of critical staffing shortages and the need for more emotionally intelligent personnel.

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FamilyWell’s financing was led by New Markets Venture Partners and included participation from .406 Ventures, GreyMatter Capital, The Alix Foundation, The Donna Fund and The Lee Foundation.

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Cigna Healthcare has partnered with Headspace to offer over 7 million members access to Headspace’s digital mental health tools.

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[Sponsored] Transitioning from military to civilian life can be overwhelming, especially for veterans facing mental health challenges, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression or substance use disorders. The most affordable mental health treatment programs for veterans in Northern California offer affordable and specialized care tailored to veterans across the state.

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To meaningfully scale mental health care — and improve outcomes along the way — we must move beyond the rigid constraints of episodic care and toward a model that is continuous, intelligent, and adaptive to individual needs.

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Mental health company Talkspace has purchased Wisdo Health, an AI-powered platform for social health and peer support.

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We owe it to those who dedicate their lives to caring for others to ensure that they, too, have access to help when they need it most.

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When the technology changes even slightly, the psychological impact can be detrimental to a person’s health and sometimes, even debilitating.

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[Sponsored] Employee assistance programs have become essential tools for organizations aiming to address mental health challenges, reduce burnout and foster healthier workplaces.

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Array Behavioral Care introduced a new model called Care Pathways, which aims to make mental health treatment more consistent and personalized while also improving patient outcomes.

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As AI chatbots become a surrogate for human connection amid a national mental health crisis, experts are worried about these tools’ lack of safeguards — with research showing the models can provide dangerous, sometimes fatal, advice. Regulators and providers alike are scrambling to catch up with a technology that evolves faster than humans are able to understand.

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A new initiative from the Digital Medicine Society aims to replace outdated mental health questionnaires with a set of shared digital measures that track things like patients’ sleep, activity and speech. By relying on real-time, quantitative insights, the project seeks to set a data-driven standard for evaluating the effectiveness of mental health treatments.

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If we gut school-based care, we’re not only closing doors, we’re also deepening the racial and economic inequities that already shape our mental health system. We can’t claim to care about equity in healthcare if we’re willing to strip care from the very places that reach the kids who need it most.

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Through a new partnership, Tia Health’s primary care providers can now refer women in need of mental health support to Talkspace, where they can access therapy and psychiatric services.

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When we talk about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition fundamentally born from overwhelming experiences that leave a long-term imprint on the body, our mainstream approach often feels stuck in the past.

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Sword Health’s $40 million funding round was led by General Catalyst. In total, the company has raised $300 million. The most recent round brings its valuation to $4 billion.

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This is not a burden primary care should bear alone. It’s an opportunity to strengthen the connection between mental health providers and medical professionals and build a care model that reflects how people actually seek help.

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Clinical trials, real-world data and digital biomarkers are turning artificial intelligence into a practical ally in the fight against depression.

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