Behavioral Health Technology

Nashville, Tenn.-based Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center improved satisfaction among pediatric behavioral patients with an individualized care planning tool. The tool, My Health Passport, was introduced in 2017 and is intended to help children communicate…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Mental Health Cooperative has partnered with Rockville, Md.-based Silent Beacon, a safety technology company, to equip nearly 300 staff with wearable panic buttons.  The collaboration aims to enhance on-the-job safety for the company’s frontline mental health workers, many…

The FDA’s Digital Health Advisory Committee will meet Nov. 7 to evaluate whether generative AI tools can be used safely and effectively in mental healthcare. The session marks the committee’s first in nearly a year and comes amid growing use…

Innovation in behavioral health is often seen as a story about new technology. But according to two healthcare leaders, transformation comes when technology and process improvement work hand in hand, helping patients access care, supporting providers and making systems more…

Mason County, Wash., has partnered with software company United We Care to launch a digital mental health pilot aimed at expanding access to underserved areas.  Through the program, residents have 24/7 access to Stella, an AI-powered mental health companion, according…

Chicago-based Array Behavioral Care, a virtual behavioral health provider, has launched a proprietary model aimed at standardizing treatment and improving outcomes across its services. Care Pathways, a structured, scalable framework, is fully integrated across Array’s home-based services and designed to…

Remote monitoring tools are giving clinicians more time and data to track behavioral health patients’ progress between visits, according to an article on the American Hospital Association’s website. Here are four things to know:

The Behavioral Health & Wellness Center at Children’s Nebraska has received a $5.51 million grant from the James M. Cox Foundation — an investment aimed at transforming technology use in behavioral health, Renee Rafferty, senior vice president of the center,…

Providence, R.I.-based Brown University will lead the AI Research Institute on Interaction for AI Assistants, an effort focused on creating a new generation of AI assistants for use in mental and behavioral health settings, according to a news release on…

Talkiatry is adding couples therapy to its lineup of psychotherapy services.  Patients can be referred to couples therapy through Talkiatry’s psychiatric providers, according to a July 8 news release.  Talkiatry, a telepsychiatry provider, has been scaling its psychotherapy services. The…