Heard, a startup providing back-office accounting services for private therapists, secured a $10 million series A investment led by Footwork, an early-stage-focused venture capital firm, with co-investors Founders Co-Op, Act One Ventures and various angel investors.
Behavioral Health Technology
Digital care company Amwell is launching a comprehensive behavioral health program.
More medical providers are utilizing virtual reality to treat patients with mental health disorders, and the technology has the potential to improve patient care, according to Smithsonian Magazine.
The rise of digital mental health treatment methods in recent years points to further developments in technology-assisted behavioral healthcare, according to an article published by Microsoft.
Becker's has compiled a list of websites, helplines and warmlines for immediate support:
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Since the beginning of March, four mental health centers have reported data breaches or hacking incidents affecting a total of 36,261 people, according to the HHS breach portal.
Behavioral health startup Ours has secured $5 million in pre-seed and seed round funding from investors including tennis star Serena Williams, Innovation Map reported May 11.
Psychiatric collaborative care management company EvolvedMD raised $5.4 million in series A funding, Utah Business reported May 11.
Artificial intelligence-based digital behavioral health companion Wysa was granted breakthrough device designation.
Mental Health America, a community-based nonprofit, offers an online mental health screening tool that is free and anonymous.