Investment & Transactions

Children's Home of Northern Kentucky in Covington, a behavioral health facility, has been gifted $150,000 on behalf of the city of Independence, Ky., Link NKY reported Feb. 21. 

Michigan state leaders are granting $7.9 million in federal funds toward behavioral health, crisis programs and combating gun violence, CBS affiliate News Channel 3 reported Feb. 21. 

Health insurance provider Elevance Health — through its philanthropic arm, the Elevance Health Foundation — added $1.6 million in additional grants to its support program for organizations working to address maternal and child healthcare needs. 

CHRIS 180, a social services organization based in Atlanta, is one of five recipients in Georgia to receive a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Maven, a multispeciality digital healthcare company geared toward women and families, raised $90 million via private equity deals in the fourth quarter of 2022, the largest of any virtual mental health provider, according to a report published by business intelligence…

The department of family medicine at the University of Buffalo (N.Y.) Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received a federal grant to assist in the training of primary care residents in mental and behavioral healthcare.

The state of California inked a $37 million contract with Next Generation Advanced, a emergency communications management company, to run its Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Crisis Lifeline network. 

The Rare Impact Fund, created by singer and actress Selena Gomez, awarded $1.5 million in grants to organizations working to develop and expand global mental health services.

Here are 12 investments into mental healthcare totaling $1.2 billion that have been reported by Becker's since Feb. 2:

Investments in digital health companies dropped from $59.7 billion in 2021 to $25.9 billion in 2022 — a decrease of 57 percent — according to a report published by business intelligence company CB Insights.