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Tele-psychiatry helps small provider expand services, treat during pandemic

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As is the case nationally, psychiatry is in limited supply in the area of River Valley Health and Dental Center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. That said, as a large primary care office offering integrated behavioral health, it was important to expand mental health services to include specialty care for patients.

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Blackbird Health Raises $17 Million Series A to Expand Access to Integrated, Technology-Backed Youth Mental Health Model

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Blackbird Health is a mental health company for kids and young adults struggling with social, emotional, developmental, and school-related challenges. “Our investment in Blackbird stems from a longstanding belief that the most successful models in pediatric mental health must be fundamentally focused on high-quality care.

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Brave Health Secures $40M in Series C Funding to Expand Access to Mental Health Services for Medicaid Populations

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Brave Health , the largest virtual mental health provider and engagement platform focused on serving Medicaid populations, today announced a $40M Series C funding round led by Town Hall Ventures, with existing investors Union Square Ventures, City Light Capital and others joining as well. About Brave Health.

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Vita Health Announces $22.5M Series A Funding Round

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The Vita behavioral health care pathways are based on the founding team’s successful clinical trials published in JAMA, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and thousands of patient encounters demonstrating reductions in suicide attempts by more than 60% and deaths by up to 80%. In 2021 there were over 1.7

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Talkiatry Finds Features and Flexibility in eClinicalWorks

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Talkiatry is a telemedicine service connecting psychiatrists with patients suffering from depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, and other common mental health and behavioral problems. This market is an especially complex area of health care for many reasons.

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Minded Raises $25 Million Seed Round To Reimagine The Future of Psychiatry

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The telehealth company specializing in managing mental health medication for consumers will expand nationwide and introduce innovative psychiatric offerings Minded, the specialist in prescribing mental health medication online, announces $25 million in seed funding.

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Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. Rarely does mental health require in-person tests. She’s board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry as well as adult psychiatry. Taking vitals is not necessary. Regarding telepsychiatry, she says in 2024: 1.