Mental health
Mood, hormonal-cognitive interplay, and the clinical infrastructure forming around women's mental and behavioral health.
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Signals in Mental health
- Funding ↗Funding · Jan 29Spring Health to acquire Alma, expanding precision mental-health access to 23,000+ therapistsThe Index Editorial
- Funding ↗Funding · Nov 18FamilyWell Health closes $8M Series A for integrated women's mental health careThe Index Editorial
- Funding ↗Funding · Sep 18Seven Starling raises $8M led by Rethink Impact to expand maternal MH to 30+ states by 2026The Index Editorial
- Funding ↗Funding · Aug 1Equip Health discloses $46.6M raise, bringing total to $156.3M for virtual eating-disorder treatmentThe Index Editorial
- Ecosystem Shift ↗Ecosystem Shift · Jul 1Tia Health partners with Talkspace to integrate virtual mental health into women's primary careThe Index Editorial
- Funding ↗Funding · Feb 6Summer Health acquires Gen Z women's mental & reproductive health platform Caraway HealthThe Index Editorial
Top organizations in Mental health
FamilyWell Health
StartupIntegrated women's mental health platform — perinatal, fertility, menopause.
Headspace
StartupMeditation and behavioral-support platform.
Seven Starling
StartupVirtual behavioral health across the perinatal continuum — preconception, loss, postpartum, parenthood; expanding to 30+ states.
Equip Health
StartupVirtual family-based eating disorder treatment (therapist + dietitian + physician + family mentor). Total raised $156.3M+.
Canopie
StartupPrevention-focused maternal MH digital therapeutic; identifies at-risk new moms via screening and delivers CBT-based program; FDA Breakthrough sought.
Mavida Health
StartupLA-based virtual MH platform for women across the reproductive lifespan (fertility, perinatal, postpartum); LGBTQ+ family-building MH programs.
Recent analysis · Mental health
JAMA Network Open serial cross-sectional Kaiser Permanente study finds PPD rates increased across all groups 2010-2021; Black and multiracial women bear highest burden.
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BMC Psychiatry meta-analysis of 50 studies / 385,092 women finds 28.0% pooled global prevalence of depression in postmenopausal women.
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