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.
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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:
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.
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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.
The national nonprofit health plan CareSource is partnering with Clarigent Health to bring artificial intelligence to behavioral health providers in Ohio as an innovative way to identify patients displaying warning signs of suicide.
The Justice Department is investigating behavioral health startup Cerebral over its controlled substances prescriptions, The Verge reported May 9.