Alsana names behavioral health vet CEO Eating disorder recovery provider Alsana has named Allan Benham its new CEO. Benham most recently served as chief operating officer at trauma, mental health and addiction provider Meadows Behavioral Healthcare. “My passion for changing lives through recovery and for patients struggling with eating disorder behaviors patient aligns with Alsana’s […]
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Most US employers say they are prioritizing improving their employees’ mental health. Popular interventions like partnering with companies that promise resilience training and mindfulness practices may not help employees as much as advertised. A new study published in the Industrial Relations Journal found that employee wellness initiatives lead to no reliable difference in mental well-being. […]
Payers have increasingly pushed for measurement-based care, but experts question whether the behavioral health industry has the tools to broadly implement the practice. Measurement-based care, in which clinical data is collected throughout treatment, may increase the likelihood that a patient receives evidence-based care. Implementing the practice requires a whole-person approach that includes contextualization and cultural […]
Virtual counseling and coaching unicorn BetterUp is expanding its services to consumers, as it has teamed up with Walmart to launch a mental fitness platform for caregivers. BetterUp for Caregivers was designed by PhDs and behavioral scientists and will be available through The Wellness Hub, an online resource offered by Walmart that promotes health goals […]
The mental health tech space raised $5 billion and created nine new mental health unicorns in 2021, according to new data from CB Insights. The number of unicorns — companies that have a valuation of at least $1 billion — is up 150% compared to last year. They are almost all based in the United […]
BetterUp, a behavioral health unicorn company that provides virtual counseling and coaching services, has named Omar Dawood as president of its BetterUp Care offering. Launched in February, BetterUp Care links users to one-on-one coaching with behavioral health specialists, as well as on-demand support for issues pertaining to parenting, nutrition and sleep. Curated content, group coaching […]
BetterUp taps Walmart exec as its first CMO Behavioral health unicorn BetterUp, which provides counseling and coaching services through its virtual platform, has named Tom Van Gilder as its first ever chief medical officer (CMO). Van Gilder comes to the company from Walmart (NYSE: WMT), where he also served as CMO. There, Van GIlder led […]
BetterUp, a virtual coaching and counseling platform for employees and businesses, has raised $125 million in a Series D funding round, bringing the company’s valuation up to $1.73 billion. Funding for the latest round — which the San Francisco-based wellness unicorn announced Thursday — was led by ICONIQ Growth. Lightspeed Venture Partners, Plus Capital and […]
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