Tag: Mental Health
The Growing Psychiatric Hospital Crisis: Strained Systems and Solutions
Psychiatric hospitals are facing unprecedented challenges as they buckle under decades of financial pressure, with the situation escalating following the onset of the pandemic....
Grow Therapy Raises $80.2 Million Series B to Expand Insurance Coverage Nationwide and Empower Mental Health Clinicians
The mental health care industry is rapidly evolving, with technology playing an increasingly vital role in making therapy more accessible and affordable. A prime...
Senators Target Talkspace and BetterHelp in Probe Over Data Sharing With Big Tech
Three U.S. Senators—Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ron Wyden (D-OR)—have launched a high-profile inquiry into the data practices of two major digital...
Talkspace and Mindpath Health Deal Talks Collapse Amid Turbulence in Virtual Behavioral Health Market
Talkspace Inc. (Nasdaq: TALK), a prominent virtual-only behavioral health provider, recently became the subject of speculation concerning a possible talkspace mental health acquisition by...
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: A Landmark Investment in Mental Health and Behavioral Health Services Nationwide
The newly proposed Bipartisan Safer Communities Act mental health provisions represent a pivotal moment in federal efforts to improve mental health care and behavioral...
Bipartisan Momentum Builds to Address Mental Health and Substance Use Crisis with the Restoring Hope Mental Health Act 2022
In a powerful display of bipartisan unity, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Restoring Hope Mental Health Act 2022 on Wednesday with an...