While private equity investors continue to look for new opportunities in behavioral health, there is one area that is still relatively uncharted: serious mental illness (SMI) care. Caring for the SMI population can be very challenging and requires a multipronged approach, as well as a robust patient engagement plan. Due to these challenges, SMI care […]
The behavioral health industry often falls short when caring for underserved communities with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. Despite the infusion of capital that poured into the mental health industry over the last few years, the bulk of that investment has been centered around low-acuity patients with commercial health plans. However, many are […]
Serious mental illness (SMI) startup Vanna Health has raised $29 million ahead of its official launch. The company, which is centered around connecting patients with SMI to community resources with a value-based care approach, plans to use the new funding to help it grow out its partnerships and launch in a small number of states. […]
Serious mental illnesses (SMIs) are extremely costly and can lead to negative health outcomes, a fact that makes this corner of the behavioral health world ripe for innovation. Specializing in SMI treatment, however, comes with a number of high-stakes challenges. SMIs – conditions such as schizophrenia, severe bipolar disorder and major depression – impact roughly […]
Investor darlings, behavioral health companies raised a whopping $5.1 billion in 2021. But the bulk of interventions focused on patients with mild to moderate mental health conditions. Former National Institutes of Health (NIH) Mental Health Director Dr. Thomas Insel’s new venture, Vanna, is looking to change that paradigm. The for-profit startup connects people with serious […]
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