Non-Traditional Investors, Serial Entrepreneurs Reshape Behavioral Health Investment Landscape

As the behavioral health industry matures, a few trends have emerged: more serial entrepreneurs, an uptick in non-traditional investors, and valuations finally settling in. Investors have poured $10.6 billion into expansion-stage mental health and wellness (MHW) companies since 2020, according to a new report from Deloitte. While deal sizes and volumes have declined since their […]

Spending on Mental Health Apps Could Reach $500M in 2022

The world appears set to spend almost twice as much on mental health apps in 2022 than it did in 2019. A new report from the professional services giant Deloitte — titled Technology, Media & Telecommunications 2022 Predictions — says that a “conservative” annual growth rate for global spending on mental health apps is 20%, […]

Rise of Outpatient Services, More Patient Demand Driving Big Investments in Behavioral Health

The volume of outpatient health care services has climbed for decades, as more Americans need assistance for a variety of concerns, including those pertaining to behavioral wellness. And as factors like value-based care payments have correlated with a rise in outpatient behavioral health assistance, C-suite leaders and investors are taking note. Indeed, outpatient behavioral health […]

How Behavioral Health Executives Can Improve Workforce Shortages, Access

The pandemic has worsened the nation’s overall behavioral health, underscoring industry-wide workforce shortages and access issues — as well as the dire need to fix them. “The pandemic has been a shock to the system in all sorts of ways,” David Rabinowitz, an Atlanta area senior manager for Deloitte Consulting, said. “We’re just really recognizing […]