Charlie Health said April 19 that it will fill three major gaps in California’s mental healthcare system: access, availability and affordability. California ranks 48th in the nation for youth access to mental healthcare, according to a news release.
“Today, nearly half of young people in California struggle with mental health issues. But only 1 in 8 receive treatment,” Charlie Health CEO and co-founder Carter Barnhart said. “Rates of both suicide and self harm are on the rise, as are psych-related ER admissions. The current mental healthcare model is unsustainable and ineffective. Charlie Health is delivering life-saving care solutions in a state that is not only grappling with a youth mental health crisis but also with a serious mental health provider shortage.”