Fostering independence can be an empowering goal for adolescents with autism as they navigate their path to adulthood. However, clinicians often feel ill-equipped to guide their patients through one significant milestone in the transition to greater autonomy: obtaining a driver’s license. That’s according to a new study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental […]
Cigna (NYSE: CI) has continued to expand its behavioral health segment, and the investment is paying off. Evernorth, Cigna’s health service division, launched a new behavioral health group earlier this year focusing on measurement- and value-based care. According to Cigna’s CEO David Cordani, the new behavioral health group has already started to deliver positive results. […]
Prescription digital therapeutics company Akili, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKLI) announced another workforce reduction, terminating nearly half of its remaining employees. The layoffs, which amount to 46% of Akili’s workforce, will eliminate the company’s marketing and medical affairs teams, according to publicly available documents. The restructuring, which is estimated to cost between $2.3 and $2.8 million including […]
Your Behavioral Health (YBH) announced it acquired teen mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider Insight Treatment Programs. The deal expanded private equity firm-backed YBH’s total footprint to over two dozen facilities across Southern California. “An established provider in the mental health care space, Insight is an excellent fit that expands Your Behavioral […]
Virtual care provider Array Behavioral Care is overhauling its technology infrastructure to prepare for future innovation. Two newly-appointed executives–Christy Kisner, chief operating officer, and Patrick Williamson, chief information officer–are spearheading the initiative. The role of chief information officer is a new one for Array. Williamson’s onboarding represents a strategic shift to modernize the company’s technology […]
ABS Kids launches new ABA location ABS Kids opened a new applied behavior analysis (ABA) center in Provo, Utah, its 12th in the state. The new location, officially opening on May 6, will offer ABA therapy and autism diagnosis services. Salt Lake City, Utah-based ABS Kids provides in-home, in-school and center-based ABA therapy for children […]
In a significant milestone for the rapidly evolving, and at times tumultuous behavioral digital therapeutics (DTx) industry, the FDA granted 510(k) clearance to a novel therapeutic developed by Curio Digital. Curio’s eight-week prescription-only digital therapeutic treats mild to moderate postpartum depression in patients ages 22 and older in tandem with clinician-supervised outpatient care. Postpartum depression […]
Substance use disorder (SUD) providers are increasingly building trauma therapy into their practices, offering screenings and specific treatments to address trauma and improve patient outcomes. Including these services may make providers more attractive partners for health plans. Still, providers may be missing a wide swath of their patient base who need trauma care. Research has […]
Headspace is broadening its reach by offering its mental health coaching services, previously exclusive to its business-to-business segment, directly to individual consumers. Several digital health companies started in the direct-to-consumer space and have since focused their efforts on their B2B business. Now, Headspace is expanding in the opposite direction, taking its B2B coaching product and […]
The CEO and founder of NeurAbilities Healthcare, an autism therapy provider, announced her resignation. After a five-year tenure at the helm of NeurAbilities, Kathleen Stengel stepped down from her role as CEO earlier this month, according to her LinkedIn. “I have mixed emotions today—of pride, excitement, and yes, some sadness too—as I share my decision […]
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